Perspectives

Editorials

• Environmental Health and the Coastal Zone
  John J. Stegeman and Andrew R. Solow
  p. A 660

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• Editor's Note: Articles Now Published within 24 Hours of Acceptance
  Thomas J. Goehl
  p. A 661

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Correspondence

• The Lack of Environmental Justice in Central and Eastern Europe
• Proposed PBPK Model to Predict Infant Exposure to Toxic Chemicals in Breast Milk
• Clewell and Gearhart's Response
• Personal and Political Aspects of MCS
  p. A 662

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Environews

Forum

• Diving Deeper into the Pfiesteria Mystery
• Is Sludge Safe?
• Rooftop Gardens a Cool Idea
• Unraveling an Inherited Disorder: AATD
• EHPnet: Global Biodiversity Information Facility
• The Beat
  p. A 666

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NIEHS News

• Building Awareness of the Built Environment
• Huff Selected for APHA's Rall Award
• Supplemental Income: New Center to Study Herbs
• NIEHS Launches Major PD Initiative
  p. A 670

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Focus

• Coastal Cities: Living on the Edge
  p. A 674

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Spheres of Influence

• The Down-to-Earth Summit: Lessening Our Ecological Footprint
  p. A 682

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Innovations

• Pooling Data on Coastal Zones
  p. A 686

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Science Selections

• Soldiers and Oil Well Smoke
• The Slow Poisoning of Bangladesh
• Cooking Catastrophe
  p. A 690

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• Research

  Review

  The Health Impacts of Exposure to Indoor Air Pollution from Solid Fuels in Developing Countries: Knowledge, Gaps, and Data Needs
  Majid Ezzati and Daniel M. Kammen
  p. 1057

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  Articles

  • Daily Average Exposures to Respirable Particulate Matter from Combustion of Biomass Fuels in Rural Households of Southern India
    Kalpana Balakrishnan, Sambandam Sankar, Jyothi Parikh, Ramaswamy Padmavathi, Kailasam Srividya, Vidhya Venugopal, Swarna Prasad, and Vijay Laxmi Pandey
    p. 1069

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  • Cytogenetic Monitoring in a Population Occupationally Exposed to Pesticides in Ecuador
    César Paz-y-Mińo, Gabriela Bustamante, María Eugenia Sánchez, and Paola E. Leone
    p. 1077

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  • Developmental Toxicity of a Commercial Herbicide Mixture in Mice: I. Effects on Embryo Implantation and Litter Size
    María Fernanda Cavieres, James Jaeger, and Warren Porter
    p. 1081

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  • Analysis of the Biological and Chemical Reactivity of Zeolite-Based Aluminosilicate Fibers and Particulates
    Estelle Fach, W. James Waldman, Marshall Williams, John Long, Richard K. Meister, and Prabir K. Dutta
    p. 1087

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  • Developmental Neurotoxicity of Chlorpyrifos: What Is the Vulnerable Period?
    Dan Qiao, Frederic J. Seidler, Stephanie Padilla, and Theodore A. Slotkin
    p. 1097

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  • Alteration of Pulmonary Immunity to Listeria monocytogenes by Diesel Exhaust Particles (DEPs). I. Effects of DEPs on Early Pulmonary Responses
    Xue-Jun Yin, Rosana Schafer, Jane Y. C. Ma, James M. Antonini, David D. Weissman, Paul D. Siegel, Mark W. Barger, Jenny R. Roberts, and Joseph K. H. Ma
    p. 1105

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  • Polychlorinated Biphenyls Alter Extraneuronal but Not Tissue Dopamine Concentrations in Adult Rat Striatum: An in Vivo Microdialysis Study
    Richard F. Seegal, Richard J. Okoniewski, Karl O. Brosch, and Jeffrey C. Bemis
    p. 1113

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  • Mycobacterium terrae Isolated from Indoor Air of a Moisture-Damaged Building Induces Sustained Biphasic Inflammatory Response in Mouse Lungs
    Juha Jussila, Hannu Komulainen, Kati Huttunen, Marjut Roponen, Eila Iivanainen, Pirjo Torkko, Veli-Matti Kosma, Jukka Pelkonen, and Maija-Riitta Hirvonen
    p. 1119

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  • Effect of Ozonation on the Removal of Cyanobacterial Toxins during Drinking Water Treatment
    Stefan J. Hoeger, Daniel R. Dietrich, and Bettina C. Hitzfeld
    p. 1127

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  • Indicator-Based Assessment of Environmental Hazards and Health Effects in the Industrial Cities of Upper Silesia, Poland
    Eleonora Wcislo, Tadeusz Dutkiewicz, and Jerzy Konczalik
    p. 1133

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  • Exposures to the Kuwait Oil Fires and Their Association with Asthma and Bronchitis among Gulf War Veterans
    Jeffrey L. Lange, David A. Schwartz, Bradley N. Doebbeling, Jack M. Heller, and Peter S. Thorne
    p. 1141

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  • The Concentrations of Arsenic and Other Toxic Elements in Bangladesh's Drinking Water
    Seth H. Frisbie, Richard Ortega, Donald M. Maynard, and Bibudhendra Sarkar
    p. 1147

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  Workshop Summaries

  • The Origin, Fate, and Health Effects of Combustion By-Products: A Research Framework
    Maureen D. Avakian, Barry Dellinger, Heidelore Fiedler, Brian Gullet, Catherine Koshland, Stellan Marklund, Günter Oberdörster, Stephen Safe, Adel Sarofim, Kirk R. Smith, David Schwartz, and William A. Suk
    p. 1155

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  • International Expert Workshop on the Analysis of the Economic and Public Health Impacts of Air Pollution: Workshop Summary
    Michelle L. Bell, Devra Davis, Luis Cifuentes, Aaron Cohen, Nelson Gouveia, Lester Grant, Collin Green, Todd Johnson, Jorge Rogat, Jack Spengler, and George Thurston
    p. 1163

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  Children's Health

  • Mite and Pet Allergen Levels in Homes of Children Born to Allergic and Nonallergic Parents: The PIAMA Study
    Rob T. van Strien, Laurens P. Koopman, Marjan Kerkhof, Jack Spithoven, Johan C. de Jongste, Jorrit Gerritsen, Herman J. Neijens, Rob C. Aalberse, Henriette A. Smit, and Bert Brunekreef
    p. A 693

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  • Sex Ratios of Children of Russian Pesticide Producers Exposed to Dioxin
    John Jake Ryan, Zarema Amirova, and Gaetan Carrier
    p. A 699

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  • Parent Bisphenol A Accumulation in the Human Maternal-Fetal-Placental Unit
    Gilbert Schönfelder, Werner Wittfoht, Hartmut Hopp, Chris E. Talsness, Martin Paul, and Ibrahim Chahoud
    p. A 703

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