Perspectives

Editorial

• Evolution of a Journal: Environmental Health Perspectives
  Kenneth Olden and Thomas J. Goehl
  p. A 174

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Correspondence

• Safety of Carrageenan in Foods
• Carrageenan in Foods: Response
• Time for a Change in Philosophy
• Mercury and the Central Nervous System
  p. A 176

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Environews

Forum

• Plants Provide Prevention
• Overpowering Manure
• Genes Express Dissatisfaction with Environment
• Unwell Water in South Carolina
• EHPnet: Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition
• The Beat
  p. A 180

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NIEHS News

• The Hudson: A River Runs through an Environmental Controversy
• Human Genetics, Environment, and Communities of Color
  p. A 184

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Focus

• e-Junk Explosion
  p. A 188

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Spheres of Influence

• Who Pays for e-Junk?
  p. A 196

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Innovations

• Leading the Charge for Better Batteries
  p. A 200

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Science Selections

• How Arsenic Acts
• POP Surprise
• Lead in the Average Joe
  p. A 204

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Research

Articles

• The Association of Blood Lead Level and Cancer Mortality among Whites in the United States
  Ahmedin Jemal, Barry I. Graubard, Susan S. Devesa, and Katherine M. Flegal
  p. 325

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• Evidence for Induction of Oxidative Stress Caused by Chronic Exposure of Chinese Residents to Arsenic Contained in Drinking Water
  Jingbo Pi, Hiroshi Yamauchi, Yoshito Kumagai, Guifan Sun, Takahiko Yoshida, Hiroyuki Aikawa, Claudia Hopenhayn-Rich, and Nobuhiro Shimojo
  p. 331

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• Renal Effects of Uranium in Drinking Water
  Päivi Kurttio, Anssi Auvinen, Laina Salonen, Heikki Saha, Juha Pekkanen, Ilona Mäkeläinen, Sari B. Väisänen, Ilkka M. Penttilä, and Hannu Komulainen
  p. 337

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• Hydroxylated Polychlorinated Biphenyls as Inhibitors of the Sulfation and Glucuronidation of 3-Hydroxy-Benzoapyrene
  Peter van den Hurk, Gerhard A. Kubiczak, Hans-Joachim Lehmler, and Margaret O. James
  p. 343

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• Alteration of Intracellular Cysteine and Glutathione Levels in Alveolar Macrophages and Lymphocytes by Diesel Exhaust Particle Exposure
  Nabil H. Al-Humadi, Paul D. Siegel, Daniel M. Lewis, Mark W. Barger, Jane Y. C. Ma, David. N. Weissman, and Joseph K. H. Ma
  p. 349

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• Polychlorinated Dibenzo-p-dioxins, Dibenzofurans, and Biphenyls in Fishermen in Finland
  Hannu Kiviranta, Terttu Vartiainen, and Jouko Tuomisto
  p. 355

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• Prediction of Rodent Nongenotoxic Carcinogenesis: Evaluation of Biochemical and Tissue Changes in Rodents Following Exposure to Nine Nongenotoxic NTP Carcinogens
  Clifford R. Elcombe, Jenny Odum, John R. Foster, Susan Stone, Susan Hasmall, Anthony R. Soames, Ian Kimber, and John Ashby
  p. 363

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• A New Invertebrate Member of the p53 Gene Family Is Developmentally Expressed and Responds to Polychlorinated Biphenyls
  Kathryn Jessen-Eller, Jill A. Kreiling, Gail S. Begley, Marjorie E. Steele, Charles W. Walker, Raymond E. Stephens, and Carol L. Reinisch
  p. 377

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• The Potential Impact of Flooding on Confined Animal Feeding Operations in Eastern North Carolina
  Steve Wing, Stephanie Freedman, and Lawrence Band
  p. 387

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• A Benchmark Dose Analysis of Prenatal Exposure to Polychlorinated Biphenyls
  Joseph L. Jacobson, James Janisse, Mousumi Banerjee, Jennifer Jester, Sandra W. Jacobson, and Joel W. Ager
  p. 393

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• Sister Chromatid Exchanges and Micronuclei in Peripheral Lymphocytes of Shoe Factory Workers Exposed to Solvents
  Marià Pitarque, Alexander Vaglenov, Maria Nosko, Sonya Pavlova, Vera Petkova, Ari Hirvonen, Amadeu Creus, Hannu Norppa, and Ricard Marcos
  p. 399

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• The Association between Biomarker-Based Exposure Estimates for Phthalates and Demographic Factors in a Human Reference Population
  Jung-Wan Koo, Frederick Parham, Michael C. Kohn, Scott A. Masten, John W. Brock, Larry L. Needham, and Christopher J. Portier
  p. 405

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Children's Health

• Pentachlorophenol and Hydroxylated Polychlorinated Biphenyl Metabolites in Umbilical Cord Plasma of Neonates from Coastal Populations in Québec
  Courtney D. Sandau, Pierre Ayotte, Éric Dewailly, Jason Duffe, and Ross J. Norstrom
  p. 411

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• Dust Mite, Cockroach, Cat, and Dog Allergen Concentrations in Homes of Asthmatic Children in the Northeastern United States: Impact of Socioeconomic Factors and Population Density
  Brian P. Leaderer, Kathleen Belanger, Elizabeth Triche, Theodore Holford, Diane R. Gold, Young Kim, Thomas Jankun, Ping Ren, Jean-ellen McSharry, Thomas A. E. Platts-Mills, Martin D. Chapman, and Michael B. Bracken
  p. 419

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Workshop Summary

• Summary of the National Toxicology Program's Report of the Endocrine Disruptors Low-Dose Peer Review
  Ronald Melnick, George Lucier, Mary Wolfe, Roxanne Hall, George Stancel, Gail Prins, Michael Gallo, Kenneth Reuhl, Shuk-Mei Ho, Terry Brown, John Moore, Julian Leakey, Joseph Haseman, and Michael Kohn
  p. 427

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Grand Rounds

• The Pitfalls of Hair Analysis for Toxicants in Clinical Practice: Three Case Reports
  Melissa Frisch and Brian S. Schwartz
  p. 433

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Announcements

• Extramurally Speaking
  p. A 207
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• Fellowships, Grants & Awards
  p. A 208
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• Career Opportunities
  p. A 210
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• Calendar
  p. A 214
• New Books
  p. A 216