Other Presentations/Publications

2013

• Porous Extraction Paddle. Giese, R. W., Webinar to the human exposure and biomarker groups at the EPA on January 9, 2013. The webinar was also presented to the analytical chemistry group at Merck on January 8, 2013.

2012

• Noushin Fallahpour, Songhu Yuan, Akram N. Alshawabkeh, ” Pd- catalytic Hydrodechlorination of TCE using Cathodic H2 in a Circulated Electrolytic Column at High Flowrate and Current”, Poster Presentation, 25th Anniversary Conference of Superfund Research Program, October, 2012, Raleigh, NC.
• Ali Ciblak, Songhu Yuan, Akram Alshawabkeh, “Effects of Anodic O2 on Pd-catalytic Hydrodechlorination of Chlorinated Solvent in Groundwater Using Cathodic H2”, Poster Presentation, 25th Anniversary Conference of Superfund Research Program, October, 2012, Raleigh, NC.
• R. Ghasemizadeh, C. Butscher, F. Hellweger, I. Padilla, A. Alshawabkeh “Transient MODFLOW model for groundwater flow and TCE transport in Vega Alta aquifer, Puerto Rico” Poster presentation, Complex Mixtures RTA, April 2012, Woods Hole, MA.
• R. Ghasemizadeh, D. Meric, C. Butscher, C. Irizarry, A. Anaya J. Howard, I. Padilla, F. Hellweger, A. Alshawabkeh “Modeling Groundwater Flow and Contaminant Fate and Transport in the North Coast Karst Aquifer of Puerto Rico” Poster presentation, Connecting Research and Practice: A Dialogue between ATSDR and the NIEHS Superfund Research Program, August 2012, Atlanta, GA.
• R. Ghasemizadeh, D. Meric, C. Butscher, C. Irizarry, A. Anaya J. Howard, I. Padilla, F. Hellweger, D. Vesper, A. Alshawabkeh “Environmental Data Analysis, GIS Mapping, and Groundwater Modeling in the North Coast Karst Aquifer of Puerto Rico” Poster presentation, The 25th Annual Meeting of the Superfund Research Program, October 2012, Raleigh, NC.
• C. Butscher, R. Ghasemizadeh, I. Padilla, A. Alshawabkeh “Modeling NAPL Transport in the North Coast Karst Aquifer, Puerto Rico” Poster presentation, 2012 PROTECT Retreat, February 2012, Dorado, Puerto Rico.
• C. Butscher, C. Yegen, R. Ghasemizadeh, C. Irizarry, J. Howard, I. Padilla, D. Kaeli, A. Alshawabkeh “Environmental data mining, analysis & management, and integration into GIS and groundwater modeling” Poster presentation, 2012 PROTECT Retreat, February 2012, Dorado, Puerto Rico.
• Cordero, J.F., Meeker, J.D., Sheahan, T.S., Padilla, I., Giese, R., Silevitch, M.B., Loch-Caruso, R., Kaeli,D. and Alshawabkeh, A.N. (2012) ” Case Study – Puerto Rico Testsite for Exploring Contamination Threats,” Proceedings of Geo-Congress 2012, State of the Art and Practice in Geotechnical Engineering, Oakland, CA, March 25-29, 2012.
• Baek, K., Kasem, N., Ciblak, A., Vesper, D., Padilla, I., Alshawabkeh, A. N. (2012) “Electrochemical Reduction of Selenate Using Reactive Anode,” Proceedings of Geo-Congress 2012, State of the Art andPractice in Geotechnical Engineering, Oakland, CA, March 25-29, 2012.
• Laskoskie A, Vesper D, Edenborn HM (2012) Hydrogel Tracer Beads: The Development, Modification, And Testing Of An Innovative Tracer For Better Understanding Lnapl Transport In Karst Aquifers. Geological Society of America, National Meeting, Charlotte NC, November 2012.
• Laskoskie A, Edenborn HM, Vesper DJ (2012) Development of hydrogel beads as proxies for NAPL contamination in karst aquifers. International Association of Hydrogeologists (IAH), Congress, Nigeria Falls Canada, September 2012
• Laskoskie A, Edenborn HM, Vesper D J (2012), Development of Hydrogel Tracer Beads to Monitor Contaminant Transport in Karst Aquifers. Geological Society of America, North-Central Regional Meeting, Dayton OH, April 2012
• Torres, N.I., C. Irizarry, and I. Y. Padilla, Analysis of the Historical Groundwater Contamination with CVOCs and Phthalates In Non-Prasa Wells In The North Coast of Puerto Rico, SACNAS Regional Meeting, Mayagüez, PR, March 2-3, 2012.
• Padilla, Ingrid, Jose Cordero, and John Meeker, Impact of CVOCs and Phthalates Contamination jn the Karst Groundwater System of Northern Puerto Rico (Oral), Connecting Research and Practice: A Dialogue between ATSDR and the NIEHS Superfund Research Program, Atlanta, GA, August 7-8, 2012.
• Padilla, I., J. Cordero, and Roger Giese, Impacts of Groundwater Contamination on Drinking Water in the Karst System of Northern PuertoRico, 18th Drinking Water Seminar (Oral): Puerto Rico Water and Environment Association Annual Conference and Technical Exhibition, San Juan, PR, May 9-10, 2012.
• Padilla, Ingrid, Akram Alshawabkeh, and Jose Cordero, Fate and Transport of CVOCs and Phthalate Mixtures in Water (Oral), Northeast Superfund Research Program integrative research translation activity (RTA): Complex Mixtures and Exposures: Analyzing, Modeling and Predicting Fate and Effects at Multiple Levels of Environmental and Biological Systems. Marine Biological Laboratories, Woods Hole, MA on April 23-24, 2012.
• Latorre, I., Vazquez, N., Sevillano, M., Hwang, S., Montalvo, R. “Growth-linked Biodegradation and Thermogravimetric Stability of PVC by DEHP Degrading Bacteria Isolated from Landfill Leachate.” 32nd Puerto Rico Interdisciplinary Scientific Meeting, Carolina, PR, March 10, 2012.
• Anaya, A. A. and I. Padilla, Analysis of TCE Fate and Transport in Karst Groundwater Systems Using Statistical Mixed Models, Abstract H11F-1250, 2012 Fall Meeting, AGU, San Francisco, CA December 3-7, 2012.
• Torres, N. I., J. Howard. I. Padilla, P. Torres, I. Cotto and C. Irizarry, Effects of Hydrogeologic Conditions on Groundwater Contamination of CVOCs in the North Coast Karst Aquifer of Puerto Rico, Abstract H11F-1251, 2012 Fall Meeting, AGU, San Francisco, CA December 3-7, 2012.
• Hwang, S., Latorre, I., Caban, M., Soto, B., Montalvo-Rodríguez, R., Hernández-Maldonado, A. “Adsorption and Fenton regeneration of SBA-15 for di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate leached from PVC sheets by Gram-positive strains LHM1 and LHM2, 2012 Fall Meeting, AGU, San Francisco, CA December 3-7, 2012.
• Irizarry, C., Temporal Assessment of Regulatory Water Quality Measurements in the Northern Karst Aquifer of Puerto Rico (PR): A Significant Outcome of the K.C. Donnelly Externship, ”, Superfund Research Program Annual Meeting 2012, Raleigh NC, October 21-24, 2012.
• Torres, N. I., I. Padilla, P. Torres, and I. Cotto, Groundwater Contamination in the Karst Aquifer of Northern Puerto Rico and its Relation to Drinking Water Quality, Superfund Research Program Annual Meeting 2012, Raleigh NC, October 21-24, 2012.
• Ferguson KK, McElrath TF, Meeker JD. Gestational urinary phthalate metabolites in relation to preterm delivery: preliminary findings from a case-control analysis. Poster Presentation. NIEHS Superfund Research Program Annual Meeting, Raleigh, NC. October 21-24, 2012.
• Cantonwine DE, Rivera-Gonzalez LO, Kaeli DR, Anzalota Del Toro LV, Jiminez-Velez B, Alshawabkeh A, Cordero JF, Meeker JD. Exposure to endocrine disrupting chemicals among pregnant women living in Northern Puerto Rico. Invited Talk. NIEHS Superfund Research Program Annual Meeting, Raleigh, NC. October 21-24, 2012.
• Rivera-Gonzalez LO, Cantonwine DE, Basu N, Jiminez-Velez B, Anzalota LV, Kaeli DR, Alshawabkeh A, Cordero JF, Meeker JD. Biological monitoring of trace metal exposure in whole blood samples during different stages of pregnancy in Puerto Rico. Poster Presentation. NIEHS Superfund Research Program Annual Meeting, Raleigh, NC. October 21-24, 2012.
• Ferguson KK, Meeker JD. Relationships between urinary paraben levels and markers of oxidative stress and inflammation. International Society for Environmental Epidemiology; Columbia, SC. Aug. 26-30, 2012.
• Meeker JD. Early Life Exposures and Long-Term Health Consequences: PCE and Phthalates. NIEHS Superfund Program Risk e-Learning Internet Seminar. April 2, 2012.
• Meeker JD. Endocrine Disruptors: Sexy Stuff. Invited “TED-Style” Talk, University of Michigan Department of Environmental Health Sciences 125th Anniversary Event, March 23, 2012. [http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLF87730C0E0C26FEA]. Ann Arbor, MI.
• Loch-Caruso, R. and Meeker, J.D. Phthalate exposure and preterm birth: a multidisciplinary approach. Presented in the Superfund Research Program’s Risk e Learning” webinar series, 2012 Session III: PCE and Phthalates, April 2, 2012. Accessible at: http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/events/pastmtg/2012/exposures/index.cfm
• Loch-Caruso, R., Meeker, J., Giese, R., Tetz, L., Ferguson, K., Korte, C. and Wang, P. The potential role, mechanisms and relevance of pollutant-induced oxidative stress in preterm birth. Presented at the meeting on Connecting Research and Practice: A Dialogue between ATSDR and the NIEHS Superfund Research Program, ATSDR Chamblee Campus, Atlanta, GA, August 7-8, 2012.
• Vesper, D. “Development of Hydrogel Tracer Beads as Proxies for NAPL Contamination in Karst Aquifers.” Poster presentation at the at the International Association of Hydrogeologists (IAH) Congress, Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada. September 16 – 21, 2012.
• Tetz, L.M., Loch-Caruso, R. Mono-2-ethylhexyl phthalate increases synthesis of bioactive prostaglandins in human gestational cells and tissues. Poster presentation at the 25th Anniversary Meeting of the Superfund Research Program, October 21-24, 2012, Research Triangle Park, NC.
• by the trichloroethylene metabolite S-(1,2-dichlorovinyl)-L-cysteine in extravillous trophoblast cells in vitro. Poster presentation at the 25th Annual Meeting of the Superfund Research Program, October 21-24, 2012, Research Triangle Park, NC.
• Yao, Y., Shao, G., Wang, P., MacNeil, M., Giese, R.W., Discovery of Xenobiotics Associated with Preterm birth, SRP-CDC Meeting, Atlanta, August. 7, 2012. SRP Meeting, Raleigh, October 22, 2012.
• Recruitment of a Pregnancy Cohort in Puerto Rico: Opportunities and Challenges. Presented at Puerto Rico Testsite for Exploring Contamination Threats (PROTECT) Retreat 2012; February 24, 2012; Embassy Suites, Dorado, Puerto Rico.
• Finding the Causes of Preterm Births in Puerto Rico: The PROTECT Transdisciplinary Model. Presented at 32nd Annual Research and Education Forum “Social Determinants of Health: Everybody’s Challenge”, March 28 – 30, 2012, University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus; San Juan, Puerto Rico.
• Trends and Risk Factors For Preterm Births among Puerto Rican Women: An Island and Mainland Study. Presented at 32nd Annual Research and Education Forum “Social Determinants of Health: Everybody’s Challenge”, March 28 – 30, 2012, University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus; San Juan, Puerto Rico.
• Sociodemographic profile of a pregnancy cohort to assess environmental risk factors for preterm birth in Puerto Rico: February 2010 – August 2012. Presented at The 25th Annual Meeting of the Superfund Research Program, Raleigh, North Carolina – October 21-24, 2012.
• Recruitment of a pregnancy cohort to study environmental risk factors for preterm birth in Puerto Rico. Presented at The 25th Annual Meeting of the Superfund Research Program, Raleigh, North Carolina – October 21-24, 2012.
• Biological Monitoring of Trace Metal Exposure in Whole Blood Samples During Different Stages of Pregnancy in Puerto Rico. Presented at The 25th Annual Meeting of the Superfund Research Program, October 21-24, 2012, Raleigh, North Carolina.
• Trends and Risk factors for Preterm births among Puerto Rican women: An Island and Mainland Study. Presented at The 13th RCMI International Symposium on Health Disparities, December 10-13, 2012, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
• Sociodemographic profile of the PROTECT study cohort: exploring the causes of preterm birth in Puerto Rico. Accepted for Poster Presentation IV Puerto Rico Public Health Conference, March 19 – 21 2012, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
• Exposure to Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals among Pregnant Women Living in Northern Puerto Rico. Presented at The 25th Annual Meeting of the Superfund Research Program, October 21-24, 2012, Raleigh, North Carolina.
• The PROTECT Program: Exploring the environmental risk factors of preterm birth in Puerto Rico. Accepted for Oral Presentation, IV Puerto Rico Public Health Conference, March 19 – 21 2012, San Juan, Puerto Rico.

2011

• Giese, R. “Does the Environment Contribute to Preterm Birth?”  Presentation at the 2011 Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Showcase, Northeastern University, Boston MA.  May 13, 2011.
• Padilla, Ingrid. “Relating Source-Water Contamination and Adverse Reproductive Outcomes”, Puerto Rico Water & Environment Association 2011 Annual Conference, May 16-20, 2011, San Juan PR.  Invited Talk.
• Anaya, Angel.  ”Physical Modeling of Transport Processes in Karst Groundwater”, Puerto Rico Water & Environment Association 2011 Annual Conference, May 16-20, 2011, San Juan PR.  Poster – 1st place in student poster competition.

• Project 2: Kimani, P.W. and Loch-Caruso, R. Tetrabromobisphenol A stimulates secretion of interleukin 6 from human first trimester trophoblasts. Toxicologist, in press. [accepted for poster presentation at the 50th Annual Meeting of the Society of Toxicology, March 6-10, 2011, Washington DC]
• Project 2: Korte, C.S. and Loch-Caruso, R. Oxidant-induced inflammatory response in human placental cells is dependent on mitogen activated protein kinases (MAPKs). Toxicologist, in press. [accepted for poster presentation at the 50th Annual Meeting of the Society of Toxicology, March 6-10, 2011, Washington DC]
• Project 2: Tetz, L.M. and Loch-Caruso, R.Mono-2-ethylhexyl phthalate increases oxidant species production and modifies expression of redox-sensitive genes in human placental cells. Toxicologist, in press. [accepted for poster presentation at the 50th Annual Meeting of the Society of Toxicology, March 6-10, 2011, Washington DC]
• Project 2: Boldenow, E., Jones, S., Xi, C., Lieberman, R. and Loch-Caruso, R.  An in vitro model for the study of bacterial colonization of human extraplacental  membranes: role of antimicrobial peptides. Toxicologist, in press. [accepted for poster presentation at the 50th Annual Meeting of the Society of Toxicology, March 6-10, 2011, Washington DC]

2010