Superfund Research Program
Vanadium and Human Health
Project Leader: David C. Christiani
Grant Number: P42ES005947
Funding Period: 1995 - 2000
Project-Specific Links
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Publications
2000
- Woodin MA, Liu Y, Neuberg D, Hauser R, Smith TJ, Christiani DC. 2000. Acute respiratory symptoms in workers exposed to vanadium-rich fuel-oil ash. Am J Ind Med 37(4):353-363. PMID:10706747
1999
- Woodin MA, Liu Y, Hauser R, Smith TJ, Christiani DC. 1999. Pulmonary function in workers exposed to low levels of fuel-oil ash. J Occup Environ Med 41(11):973-980. PMID:10570503
- Wu MT, Pan BJ, Ho CK, Lin SF, Kao CY, Chang TT, Wong YC, Hsien KS, Huang CB, Liu CL, Wang YC, Christiani DC. 1999. Petrochemical exposure and leukemia - a preliminary study. Epidemiology 10:S35.
1998
- Donovan CE, Mark DA, Nass RK, Shen MF, Krinzman SJ, Kobzik L, Drazen JM, Christiani DC, Perkins DL, Finn PW. 1998. Blockade of B7 costimulatory molecules inhibits airway hyperresponsiveness in a murine model. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 155:A541.
- Hauser R, Elreedy S, Ryan PB, Christiani DC. 1998. Urine vanadium concentrations in workers overhauling an oil-fired boiler. Am J Ind Med 33:55-61. PMID:9408529
- Kodavanti UP, Hauser R, Christiani DC, Meng ZH, McGee J, Ledbetter AD, Richards J, Costa DL. 1998. Pulmonary responses to oil fly ash particles in the rat differ by virtue of their specific soluble metals. Toxicol Sci 43:204-212. PMID:9710962
- Woodin MA, Hauser R, Liu Y, Smith TJ, Siegel PD, Lewis DM, Tollerud DJ, Christiani DC. 1998. Molecular markers of acute upper airway inflammation in workers exposed to fuel-oil ash. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 158:182-187. PMID:9655727
1997
- Cho S, Hauser R, Christiani DC. 1997. Reproducibility of nasal peak inspiratory flow among healthy adults: assessment of epidemiologic utility. Chest 112(6):1547-1553. PMID:9404752
- Kales SN, Polykronopoulos GN, Castro MJ, Goldman RH, Christiani DC. 1997. Injuries caused by hazardous materials accidents. Ann Emerg Med 30(5):598-603. PMID:9360568
- Kales SN, Polykronopoulos GN, Castro MJ, Goldman RH, Christiani DC. 1997. Mechanisms of and facility types involved in hazardous materials incidents. Environ Health Perspect 105(9):998-1000. PMID:9300926
- Meng ZH, Costa DL, Hauser R, Christiani DC. 1997. Lung injury, leachable metals, and oxidation potential of fly ash. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 155:A244.
- Minnich MG, Houk RS, Woodin MA, Christiani DC. 1997. Method to screen urine samples for vanadium by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry with cryogenic desolvation. J Anal At Spectrom 12:1345-1350.
- Woodin MA, Hauser R, Liu Y, Smith TJ, Christiani DC. 1997. Respiratory symptom incidence in workers overhauling an oil-fired boiler. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 155:A811.
- Wu MT, Kelsey KT, Mao IF, Wypij D, Liu H, Christiani DC. 1997. Elevated serum liver enzymes in coke-oven and by-product workers. J Occup Environ Med 39:527-534. PMID:9211210
- Wu MT, Mao IF, Wypij D, Ho CK, Chen JR, Christiani DC. 1997. Serum liver function profiles in coking workers. Am J Ind Med 32:478-486. PMID:9327071
1996
- Hauser R, Daskalakis C, Christiani DC. 1996. A regression approach to the analysis of serial peak-flow among fuel-oil ash-exposed workers. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 154:968-974. PMID:8887594
- Hauser R, Godleski J, Hatch V, Christiani DC. 1996. Ultrafine particles in human lung macrophages and their relationship with lung function. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 153:A544.
- Krinzman SJ, DeSanctis GT, Cernadas M, Kobzik L, Christiani DC, Perkins DL, Finn PW. 1996. T-cell activation in a murine model of asthma. American Journal of the Physiology of the Lung 271:L476-L483. PMID:8843798
- Woodin MA, Hauser R, Siegel RD, Tollerud DJ, Lewis DM, Liu Y, Smith TJ, Christiani DC. 1996. Nasal lavage inflammatory mediators as biomarkers of upper airway exposure to fuel oil ash. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 153:A475.
1995
- Hauser R, Elreedy S, Hoppin JA, Christiani DC. 1995. Airway obstruction in boilermakers exposed to fuel-oil ash: a prospective investigation. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 152:1478-1484. PMID:7582280
- Hauser R, Elreedy S, Hoppin JA, Christiani DC. 1995. Upper airway response in workers exposed to fuel-oil ash: nasal lavage analysis. J Occup Environ Med 52:353-358. PMID:7795759