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Some recent publications:

Aschengrau A, Weinberg JM, Janulewicz PA, Romano ME, Gallagher LG, Winter MR, Martin BR, Vieira VM, Webster TF, White RF, Ozonoff DM. Occurrence of mental illness following prenatal and early childhood exposure to tetrachloroethylene (PCE)-contaminated drinking water: a retrospective cohort study. Environmental Health 2012, 11:2. [online 20 January 2012] doi:10.1186/1476-069X-11-2.
Fraser AJ, Webster TF, Watkins DJ, Nelson J, Stapleton HM, Calafat AM, Kato K, Shoeib M, Vieira V, McClean MD. Polyfluorinated Compounds in Serum Linked to Indoor Air in Office Environments. Environ Sci Technol 2012, 46: 1209–1215. [online 8 December 2011]. DOI: 10.1021/es2038257.
Watkins D, McClean M, Fraser A, Weinberg J, Stapleton HM, Sjodin A, Webster TF. Impact of Dust from Multiple Microenvironments and Diet on PentaBDE Body Burden. Environ Sci Technol 2012; 46: 1192–1200 [online 5 December 2011]. DOI: 10.1021/es203314e.
Aschengrau A, Weinberg JM, Janulewicz PA, Romano ME, Gallagher LG, Winter MR, Martin BR, Vieira VM, Webster TF, White RF, Ozonoff DM. Affinity for risky behaviors following prenatal and early childhood exposure to tetrachloroethylene (PCE)-contaminated drinking water: a retrospective cohort study. Environmental Health 2011, 10:102 [2 December 2011]. doi:10.1186/1476-069X-10-102.
Bliss RL, Weinberg J, Vieira VM, Webster TF. Adjusted significance cutoffs for hypothesis tests applied with generalized additive models with bivariate smoothers. Spatial and Spatio-temporal Epidemiology 2011; 2:291-300. doi:10.1016/j.sste.2011.09.001
Cooper EM, Covaci A, van Nuijs ALN, Webster TF, Stapleton HM. Analysis of the flame retardant metabolites bis(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl) phosphate (BDCPP) and diphenyl phosphate (DPP) in urine using liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry. Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry 2011; 401:2123–2132. [Published online 11 August 2011] DOI: 10.1007/s00216-011-5294-7
Watkins DJ, McClean MD, Fraser AJ, Weinberg J, Stapleton HM, Sjödin A, Webster TF. Exposure to PBDEs in the Office Environment: Evaluating the Relationships Between Dust, Handwipes, and Serum. Environ Health Perspect 2011; 119:1247-1252. [Online 30 June 2011]. doi:10.1289/ehp.1003271.
Stapleton HM, Klosterhaus S, Keller A, Ferguson PL, van Bergen S, Cooper E, Webster TF, Blum A. Identification of Flame Retardants in Polyurethane Foam Collected from Baby Products. Environ Sci Technol 2011; 45: 5323–5331. [Accepted 18 May 2011]. doi: 10.1021/es2007462.
Gallagher LG, Vieira VM, Ozonoff DM, Webster TF and Aschengrau A. Risk of breast cancer following exposure to tetrachloroethylene-contaminated drinking water in Cape Cod, Massachusetts: reanalysis of a case-control study using a modified exposure assessment. Environmental Health 2011, 10:47 [21 May 2011]. doi:10.1186/1476-069X-10-47.
Hoffman K, Webster TF, Bartell SM, Weisskopf MG, Fletcher T, Vieira VM. Private Drinking Water Wells as a Source of Exposure to PFOA in Communities Surrounding a Fluoropolymer Production Facility. Environ Health Perspect 2011; 119:92-97. [Online 4 October 2010] The full text is freely available doi:10.1289/ehp.1002503.
Bliss RY, Weinberg J, Vieira VM, Ozonoff A, Webster TF. Power of Permutation Tests Using Generalized Additive Models with Bivariate Smoothers. J Biomet Biostat 2010; 1:104. [Online 11 November 2010]. The full text is freely available doi:10.4172/2155-6180.1000104.
DiGangi J, Blum A, Bergman Å, de Wit CA, Lucas D, Mortimer D, Schecter A, Scheringer M, Shaw SD, Webster TF. San Antonio Statement on Brominated and Chlorinated Flame Retardant. Environ Health Perspect. 2010; 118:A516-A518. [Online 28 October 2010] The full text is freely available doi:10.1289/ehp.1003089.
Young RL, Weinberg J, Vieira V, Ozonoff A, Webster TF. A power comparison of generalized additive models and the spatial scan statistic in a case-control setting. International Journal of Health Geographics 2010, 9:37. [Online 19 July 2010]. The full text is freely available doi:10.1186/1476-072X-9-37.
Young RL, Weinberg J, Vieira VM, Aschengrau A, Webster TF. A multilevel non-hierarchical study of birth weight and socioeconomic status. International Journal of Health Geographics 2010, 9:36 [Online 9 July 2010]. The full text is freely available doi:10.1186/1476-072X-9-36.
Hoffman K, Webster TF, Weisskopf MG, Weinberg J, Vieira VM. Exposure to Polyfluoroalkyl Chemicals and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in U.S. Children Aged 12-15 Years. Environ Health Perspect 2010; 118:1762-1767. [Online 15 June 2010] The full text is freely available doi:10.1289/ehp.1001898.
Young RL, Weinberg J, Ozonoff A, Vieira V, Webster TF. Generalized Additive Models and Inflated Type I Error Rates of Smoother Significance Tests. Computational Statistics & Data Analysis 2011; 55:366-374 . doi:10.1016/j.csda.2010.05.004.
Harrad S, Abdallah M, de Wit C, Östman C, Bergh C, Covaci A, Darnerud PO, de Boer J, Leonards P, Diamond M, Huber S, Mandalakis M, Haug L, Thomsen C, Webster T. Indoor contamination with hexachlorocyclododecanes, polybrominated diphenyl ethers, and perfluoroalkyl compounds: An important exposure pathway? Environ Sci Technol 2010; 4:3221–3231 [Accepted 31 March 2010]. Abstract and full text (for ES&T subscribers): DOI: 10.1021/es903476t.
Vieira VM, Hart JE, Webster TF, Weinberg J, Puett R, Laden F, Costenbader KH, Karlson EW. Association between Residences in U.S. Northern Latitudes and Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Spatial Analysis of the Nurses’ Health Study. Environ Health Perspect. 2010; 118: 957–961 [Online 25 March 2010]. The full text is freely available doi:10.1289/ehp.0901861.
Gallagher LG, Webster TF, Aschengrau A, Vieira VM. Using Residential History and Groundwater Modeling to Examine Drinking Water Exposure and Breast Cancer. Environ Health Perspect. 2010; 118(6):118:749–755 [Online 17 February 2010]. The full text is freely available doi:10.1289/ehp.0901547.
Hoffman K, Webster TF, Weinberg JM, Aschengrau A, Janulewicz PA, White RF, Vieira VM. Spatial analysis of learning and developmental disorders in upper Cape Cod, Massachusetts using generalized additive models. International Journal of Health Geographics 2010, 9:7. [Online 12 February 2010] The full text is freely available doi:10.1186/1476-072X-9-7.
Howard GJ, Schlezinger JJ, Hahn ME, Webster TF. Generalized Concentration Addition Predicts Joint Effects of Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor Agonists with Partial Agonists and Competitive Antagonists.Environ Health Perspect. 2010; 118(5):666-672 [Online 22 December 2009]. The full text is freely available doi:10.1289/ehp.0901312.
Hatch EE, Nelson JW, Stahlhut RW, Webster TF. Association of Endocrine Disruptors and Obesity: Perspectives from Epidemiologic Studies. Int J Andrology 2010; 33: 1–8 [Accepted 11/25/09]. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2605.2009.01035.x
Nelson JW, Hatch EE, Webster TF. Exposure to Polyfluoroalkyl Chemicals and Cholesterol, Body Weight, and Insulin Resistance in the General U.S. Population. Environ Health Perspect. 2010; 18:197-202. [Online 2 November 2009]. The full text is freely available doi:10.1289/ehp.0901165.
Aschengrau A, Weinberg JM, Janulewicz PJ, Gallagher LG, Winter MR, Vieira VM, Webster TF, Ozonoff DM. Prenatal exposure to tetrachloroethylene-contaminated drinking water and the risk of congenital anomalies: a retrospective cohort study. Environmental Health 2009; 8:44 (24 September 2009). The full text is freely available http://www.ehjournal.net/content/8/1/44.
Stapleton HM, Klosterhaus S, Eagle S, Fuh J, Meeker JD, Blum A, Webster TF. Detection of Organophosphate Flame Retardants in Furniture Foam and U.S. House Dust. Environ Sci Technol 2009; 43:7490–7495. [Online 13 August 2009]. Abstract and full text (for ES&T subscribers): DOI: 10.1021/es901401.
Fraser AJ, Webster TF, McClean MD. Diet contributes significantly to the body burden of PBDEs in the general U.S. population. Environ Health Perspect. 2009; 117:1520-1525 [Online 18 June 2009]. The full text is freely available doi:10.1289/ehp.0900817.
Howard GJ, Webster TF. Generalized concentration addition: A method for examining mixtures containing partial agonists. Journal of Theoretical Biology 2009; 259:469–477. [Online 5 April 2009]. Abstract: doi:10.1016/j.jtbi.2009.03.030.
Webster TF, Harrad S, Millette JR, Holbrook RD, Davis JM, Stapleton HM, Allen JG, McClean MD, Ibarra C, Abdallah M, Covaci A. Identifying transfer mechanisms and sources of decabromodiphenyl ether (BDE 209) in indoor environments using environmental forensic microscopy. Environ Sci Technol 2009; 43(9): 3067–3072. [Online 18 March]. Abstract and full text (for ES&T subscribers): doi: 10.1021/es803139w. The text is freely available as via NIH at NIHMS103471.
Wu N, McClean MD, Brown P, Aschengrau A, Webster TF. Participant Experiences in a Breastmilk Biomonitoring Study: A qualitative assessment. Environmental Health; 2009, 8:4. [Online 18 February 2009]. The full text is freely available doi:10.1186/1476-069X-8-4.
Vieira VM, Webster TF, Weinberg J, Aschengrau A. Spatial analysis of bladder, kidney, and pancreatic cancer on upper Cape Cod: An application of generalized additive models to case-control data. Environmental Health; 2009, 8:3. [Online 10 February 2009]. The full text is freely available doi: 10.1186/1476-069X-8-3
Stapleton HM, Kelly SM, Allen JG, Watkins DJ, Heiger-Bernays WJ, Mcclean MD, Webster TF,Konstantinov A, Klosterhaus S. Response to Comment on "Alternate and New Brominated Flame Retardants in US House Dust." Environ Sci Technol 2008; 42: 9455-6. [Online 14 November 2008]. Full text (for ES&T subscribers): doi: 10.1021/es802619.
Nelson JW, Scammell MK, Altman RG, Webster TF, Ozonoff DM. A New Spin on Research Translation: The Boston Consensus Conference on Human Biomonitoring. Environ Health Perspect. 2009; 117:495–499. [Online 30 October 2008]. The full text is freely available here.
Vieira VM, Webster TF, Weinberg JM, Aschengrau A. Spatial-temporal analysis of breast cancer on Upper Cape Cod, Massachusetts. International Journal of Health Geographics 2008, 7:46. [Online 13 August 2008]. The full text is freely available here.
Stapleton HM, Allen JG, Kelly S, Konstantinov A, Klosterhaus S, Watkins D, Mcclean MD, Webster TF. Alternate and New Brominated Flame Retardants Detected in US House Dust. Environ Sci Technol 2008; 42 (18), 6910–6916. [Online 23 July 2008]. Abstract and full text (for ES&T subscribers): doi: 10.1021/es702964a.
Hatch EE, Nelson JW, Qureshi MM, Weinberg J, Moore LL, Singer M, Webster T. The Association of Six Phthalate Metabolites with Body Mass Index and Waist Circumference in NHANES 1999-2002. Environmental Health 2008; 7:24 (3 June 2008). The full text is freely available here.
Spence LA, Aschengrau A, Gallagher LE, Webster TF, Heeren TC, Ozonoff DM. Evaluation of the Webler-Brown model for estimating tetrachloroethylene exposure from vinyl-lined asbestos cement pipes. Environmental Health 2008; 7(1):37 (3 June 2008). The full text is freely available here.
Allen JG, McClean MD, Stapleton HM, Webster TF. Critical Factors in Assessing Exposure to PBDEs via House Dust. Environ Intern 2008; 34: 1085-1091. [Online 5 May 2008]. Abstract and full text (for EI subscribers): doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2008.03.006.
Allen JG, McClean MD, Stapleton HM, Webster TF. Linking PBDEs in House Dust to Consumer Products using X-ray Fluorescence (XRF). Environ Sci Technol 2008; 42 (11): 4222–4228. [Online 30 April 30 2008]. Abstract and full text (for ES&T subscribers): doi: 10.1021/es702964a.
Webster TF, Hoffman K, Weinberg J, Vieira V, Aschengrau A. Community and Individual-Level Socioeconomic Status and Breast Cancer Risk: Multi-level Modeling on Cape Cod, MA. Environ Health Perspect 2008; 116(8):1125-1129. doi:10.1289/ehp.10818. [Online 25 April 2008]. The full text is freely available here.
Institute of Medicine, National Academy of Sciences. The Utility of Proximity-Based Herbicide Exposure Assessment in Epidemiologic Studies of Vietnam Veterans. Prepared by the Committee on Making Best Use of the Agent Orange Exposure Reconstruction Model: Savitz DA, Alaee M, Dominici F, Ramachandran G, Seibert WG, Stayner L, Waller LA, Ward MH, Webster TF, Woskie S. National Academies Press, 2008.
Stapleton HM, Kelly SM, Allen JG, McClean MD, Webster TF. Measurement of Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers on Hand Wipes: Estimating Exposure from Hand to Mouth Contact. Environ Sci Technol 2008; 42(9): 3329-34. [Web release date: 19 March 2008]. DOI: 10.1021/es7029625. See also the accompanying ES&T news story by Kellyn Betts.
Aschengrau A, Weinberg J, Rogers S, Gallagher L, Winter M, Vieira V, Webster T, Ozonoff D. Prenatal exposure to tetrachloroethylene-contaminated drinking water and the risk of adverse birth outcomes. Environmental Health Perspectives 2008; 116: 814-820. doi:10.1289/ehp.10414. [Online 6 February 2008]. The full text is freely available here.
Janulewicz PA, White RF, Winter M, Weinberg J, Gallagher L, Vieira V, Webster T, Aschengrau A. Risk of learning and behavioral disorders following prenatal and early postnatal exposure to tetrachoroethylene (PCE)-contaminated drinking water. Neurotoxicology and Teratology 2008; 30:175-185. doi:10.1016/j.ntt.2008.01.007. [Online 12 February 2008]. access.
Webster TF. Bias magnification in ecologic studies: a methodological investigation. Environmental Health 2007; 6:17 (5 July 2007). The full text is freely available here.
Allen JG, McClean MD, Stapleton HM, Nelson JW, Webster TF. Personal exposure to polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in residential indoor air. Environ Sci Technol 2007; 41(13): 4574-4579. Web release date: 24 May 2007. Abstract and full text (for ES&T subscribers): doi=10.1021/es0703170.
Wu N, Herrmann T, Paepke O, Tickner J, Hale R, Harvey E, La Guardia M, McClean MD, Webster TF. Human exposure to PBDEs: Associations of PBDE body burdens with food consumption and house dust concentrations. Environ Sci Technol 2007; 41(5): 1584-1589. Web release date: 17 Jan 2007. Abstract and full text (for ES&T subscribers): doi=10.1021/es0620282]]. See also the accompanying ES&T news story by Kellyn Betts.
McClean MD and Webster TF. Biomarkers. In: Wallace, R. (Ed.) Maxcy-Rosenau-Last Public Health and Preventative Medicine. McGraw-Hill Medical, 2007.
Webster T, Vieira V; Weinberg J; Aschengrau A. Method for mapping population-based case-control studies using Generalized Additive Models. International Journal of Health Geographics 2006, 5:26 (9 June 2006).The full text is freely available here.
National Research Council of the National Academies. Fluoride in Drinking Water: A Scientific Review of EPA’s Standards. Prepared by the Committee on Fluoride in Drinking Water: Doull J (Chair), Boekelheide K, Farishian B, Isaacson R, Klotz J, Kumar J, Limeback F, Poole C, Puzas J, Reed, N-M, Thiessen K, Webster T. The National Academies Press, Washington, D.C. 2006. Examine or order it here.
Ozonoff A, Webster T, Vieira V, Weinberg J, Ozonoff D, Aschengrau A. Cluster detection methods applied to the Upper Cape Cod cancer data. Environmental Health: A Global Access Science Source 2005, 4:19 (15 September 2005). The full text is freely available here.
Vieira V, Webster T, Weinberg J, Aschengrau A, Ozonoff D. Spatial analysis of lung, colorectal, and breast cancer on Cape Cod: An application of generalized additive models to case-control data. Environmental Health: A Global Access Science Source 2005, 4:11 (14 June 2005). The full text is freely available here.
Schlezinger JJ, Howard GJ, Hurst CH, Emberley JK, Waxman DJ, Webster T, Sherr DH. Environmental and endogenous peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma agonists induce bone marrow B cell growth arrest and apoptosis: interactions between mono(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate, 9-cis-retinoic acid, and 15-deoxy-Delta12,14-prostaglandin J2. J Immunol 2004; 173(5): 3165-77. The full text is freely available here
Webster T, Commoner B. Overview: The Dioxin Debate. In: A. Schecter and T. Gasiewicz (Eds.) Dioxins and Health. 2nd edition, John Wiley & Sons, 2003. Order it here.
Vieira V, Webster T, Aschengrau A, Ozonoff D. A Method for Spatial Analysis of Risk in a Population-Based Case-Control Study. International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health 2002; 205:115-120. Link.
Webster, T. Commentary: Does the spectre of ecologic bias haunt epidemiology? International Journal of Epidemiology 2002; 31:161-162. The full text is freely available here.

Abstracts:

Allen JG, McClean MD, Stapleton HM, Webster TF. PBDEs in dust: between- and within-home variation linked to XRF characterization of consumer products. Organohalogen Compounds 2007; 69:1002-1004.
Howard GJ, Schlezinger JJ, Webster TF. Interactions of TCDD with AhR partial agonists and a competitive antagonist: implications for TEFs. Organohalogen Compounds 2007;69: 1065-1068.
Allen JG, McClean MD, Stapleton HM, Nelson JW, Sanchez G, Fraser AJ, Webster TF. Personal and indoor air exposure to PBDEs in US urban residences. Organohalogen Compounds 2006; 68:2198-2201.
Webster TF. Pharmacokinetics of POPs: Simple models with different implications for halflives and steady state levels. Organohalogen Compounds 2006; 68:344-347. The full text is freely available here.
Wu N, Webster T, Herrmann T, Paepke O, Tickner J, Hale R, Harvey E, La Guardia M, Jacobs E. Associations of PBDE Levels in Breast Milk with Diet and Indoor Dust Concentrations. Organohalogen Compounds 2005; 67: 654-657. The full text is freely available here.
Webster T, Vieira V, Schecter A. Estimating Exposure to PBDE-47 via Air, Food and Dust Using Monte Carlo Methods. Organohalogen Compounds 2005; 67: 505-8.The full text is freely available here.
Webster T, Vieira V, Weinberg J, Aschengrau A. Spatial Analysis of Case-Control Data Using Generalized Additive Models. In Jarup, L (Ed.) Proceedings from EUROHEIS/SAHSU Conference 2003: An International Conference on Health and the Environment. Small Areas Health Statistics Unit, Imperial College London, 2003. The full text is freely available here.
Webster T and Sherr D. Types of AhREs and their Implications. Organohalogen Compounds 2003; 65: 106-109. The full text is freely available here.

Upcoming conference and seminar presentations:

Recent conference and seminar presentations:

Vieira V, Gallagher L, Ozonoff D, Webster T, Aschengrau A. US. BREAST CANCER RISK AND TETRACHLOROETHYLENE-CONTAMINATED DRINKING WATER IN CAPE COD, MASSACHUSETTS: A REANALYSIS OF CASECONTROL DATA USING GIS, RESIDENTIAL HISTORIES, AND A MODIFIED EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT. International Society for Environmental Epidemiology (Barcelona Spain, 13-16 September 2011).
Power MC, Webster TF, Weisskopf MG. CROSS-SECTIONAL ASSOCIATION BETWEEN POLYFLUOROALKYL CHEMICALS AND TWO MEASURES OF COGNITVE FUNCTION IN THE NATIONAL HEALTH AND NUTRITION EXAMINATION SURVEY (NHANES). International Society for Environmental Epidemiology (Barcelona Spain, 13-16 September 2011).
Watkins DJ, McClean MD, Fraser AJ, Stapleton HM, Sjödin A, Webster TF. IMPACT OF DUST FROM MULTIPLE MICROENVIRONMENTS AND DIET ON PENTA-BDE BODY BURDEN. International Society for Environmental Epidemiology (Barcelona Spain, 13-16 September 2011).
Stapleton HM, Eagle S, Sjödin A, Webster TF. US TODDLERS EXPOSURE TO PBDE FLAME RETARDANTS: ASSOCIATIONS WITH HOUSE DUST, HAND WIPES, AND SOCIAL/ECONOMIC VARIABLES. International Society for Environmental Epidemiology (Barcelona Spain, 13-16 September 2011).
Howard GJ, Webster TF. RISK DIFFERENCE ADDITIVITY IS AN INAPPROPRIATE TEST OF BIOLOGICAL INTERACTION FOR MANY COMBINATION EXPOSURES. International Society for Environmental Epidemiology (Barcelona Spain, 13-16 September 2011).
Watkins DJ, McClean MD, Fraser AJ, Stapleton HM, Sjödin A, Webster TF. Impact of dust from multiple microenvironments and diet on pentaBDE body burden. Dioxin 2011: 31st International Symposium on Halogenated Persistent Organic Compounds (Brussels, Belgium, 21-25 August 2011).
Stapleton HM, Eagle S, Sjödin A, Webster TF. US toddlers exposure to PBDE flame retardants: associations with house dust, hand wipes, and social./economic variables. Dioxin 2011: 31st International Symposium on Halogenated Persistent Organic Compounds (Brussels, Belgium, 21-25 August 2011).
Cooper E, Stapleton HM, Covaci A, van Nuijs A, Webster TF. Analysis of organophosphate flame retardant metabolites in human urine by LC/MS-MS. BFR2011: The Twelfth Annual Workshop on Brominated and Other Flame Retardants. Boston University, Boston, MA USA. 5-7 June 2011.
Butt C, Stapleton HM, Eagle S, Sjödin A, Webster TF. US toddlers exposure to PBDE flame retardants: Associations with house dust, hand wipes, and social/economic variables. BFR2011: The Twelfth Annual Workshop on Brominated and Other Flame Retardants. Boston University, Boston, MA USA. 5-7 June 2011.
Watkins DJ, McClean MD, Fraser AJ, Stapleton HM, Sjödin A, Webster TF. Impact of dust from multiple microenvironments and diet on penta-BDE body burden. BFR2011: The Twelfth Annual Workshop on Brominated and Other Flame Retardants. Boston University, Boston, MA USA. 5-7 June 2011.
Carignan CC, Heiger-Bernays W, McClean MM, Stapleton HM, Webster TF. Elevated levels of PentaBDE identified in the foam and dust of gymnastics training facilities: a case study. BFR2011: The Twelfth Annual Workshop on Brominated and Other Flame Retardants. Boston University, Boston, MA USA. 5-7 June 2011.
Cooper E, Stapleton HM, Klosterhaus S, Keller A, Ferguson PL, van Bergen S, Blum A, Webster TF. Identification of flame retardants in polyurethane foam collected from baby products. BFR2011: The Twelfth Annual Workshop on Brominated and Other Flame Retardants. Boston University, Boston, MA USA. 5-7 June 2011.
Carignan CC, Wu N, Abdallah MA, Harrad S, Webster TF. Predictors of HBCD and TBBP- A in milk from Boston mothers. BFR2011: The Twelfth Annual Workshop on Brominated and Other Flame Retardants. Boston University, Boston, MA USA. 5-7 June 2011.
Konstantinov A,Utley F, Potter D, Tashiro C, Webster TF, Miller AK, Riddell N, Klein J. Identification of brominated flame retardants in fabrics from international sources. BFR2011: The Twelfth Annual Workshop on Brominated and Other Flame Retardants. Boston University, Boston, MA USA. 5-7 June 2011.
Watkins DJ, McClean MD, Fraser AJ, Stapleton HM, Webster TF. Relationships between PBDEs in office air, dust, and surfaces wipes. BFR2011: The Twelfth Annual Workshop on Brominated and Other Flame Retardants. Boston University, Boston, MA USA. 5-7 June 2011.
We hosted BFR 2011: The Twelfth Annual Workshop on Brominated and Other Flame Retardants on 6-7 June 2011 at Boston University.
Webster, T. Does 2+2=4? It depends what you mean by +. Society for Risk Analysis, New England. USEPA, Boston. 9 February 2011.
Webster, T. Sources, emissions and exposure – flame retardants and other SVOCs. SVOCs in the Indoor Environment: Mechanistic Insights to Support Sustainable Product Design, Safe Use and Improved Public Health. USEPA, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina. 5-7 January 2011.
Webster, T. Indoor Exposure to PBDEs and PFCs: You’re Not Just What You Eat. Dioxin 2010: 30th International Symposium on Halogenated Persistent Organic Pollutants (San Antonio, Texas 12-17 September 2010).
Nelson J, Fraser A, Hatch E, Scammell M, Webster T. FAST FOOD CONSUMPTION AND OTHER DIETARY MEASURES PREDICT PFC SERUM CONCENTRaTIONS IN THE U.S. POPULATION. Dioxin 2010: 30th International Symposium on Halogenated Persistent Organic Pollutants (San Antonio, Texas 12-17 September 2010).
Fraser A, Webster T, Watkins D, Nelson J, Stapleton H, Calafat A, Kato K, Shoeib M, Vieira V, McClean M. PFCs IN INDOOR OFFICE AIR: CONCENTRATIONS AND CONTRIBUTION TO EXPOSURE. Dioxin 2010: 30th International Symposium on Halogenated Persistent Organic Pollutants (San Antonio, Texas 12-17 September 2010).
Weber R, Watson A, Webster T. PBDEs AS “NEW POPs” - CHALLENGES AND KNOWLEDGE GAPS OF CONTROLLING PBDEs UNDER THE STOCKHOLM CONVENTION. Dioxin 2010: 30th International Symposium on Halogenated Persistent Organic Pollutants (San Antonio, Texas 12-17 September 2010).
Watkins D, McClean M, Fraser A, Stapleton H, Sjodin A, Webster T. EXPOSURE TO PBDES IN OFFICES: CONNECTING DUST, HANDWIPES, AND SERUM. Dioxin 2010: 30th International Symposium on Halogenated Persistent Organic Pollutants (San Antonio, Texas 12-17 September 2010).
Cooper E, Stapleton H, Covaci A, van Nuijs A, Webster T. ANALYSIS OF THE FLAME RETARDANT METABOLITE BIS (1,3-DICHLOROISOPROPYL) PHOSPHATE (BDCPP) IN URINE USING LC/MS-MS. Dioxin 2010: 30th International Symposium on Halogenated Persistent Organic Pollutants (San Antonio, Texas 12-17 September 2010).
Stapleton H, Klosterhaus S, Blum A, Webster T. IDENTIFICATION OF FLAME RETARDANTS IN POLYURETHANE FOAM COLLECTED FROM BABY PRODUCTS. Dioxin 2010: 30th International Symposium on Halogenated Persistent Organic Pollutants (San Antonio, Texas 12-17 September 2010).
Webster T, Watkins D, Walker C, Fraser A, Heiger-Bernays W, Stapleton H, McClean M. PENTABDE ALTERNATIVES IN U.S. INDOOR ENVIRONMENTS. Dioxin 2010: 30th International Symposium on Halogenated Persistent Organic Pollutants (San Antonio, Texas 12-17 September 2010).
Vieira V, Shin H, Ryan P, Detwiler R, Sanders B, Webster T, Fletcher T, Bartell S. PFOA-CONTAMINATED SITE SURROUNDING A TEFLON MANUFACTURING FACILITY. Dioxin 2010: 30th International Symposium on Halogenated Persistent Organic Pollutants (San Antonio, Texas 12-17 September 2010).
Stapleton H, Eagle S, Sjodin A, Webster T. U.S. TODDLER'S EXPOSURE TO FLAME RETARDANT MIXTURES: ASSOCIATIONS BETWEEN HAND WIPE RESIDUES AND HOUSE DUST. Dioxin 2010: 30th International Symposium on Halogenated Persistent Organic Pollutants (San Antonio, Texas 12-17 September 2010).
Hoffman K, Webster T, Weisskopf M, Weinberg J, Vieira V. EXPOSURE TO POLYFLUOROALKYL CHEMICALS AND ATTENTION DEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER IN US CHILDREN. Dioxin 2010: 30th International Symposium on Halogenated Persistent Organic Pollutants (San Antonio, Texas 12-17 September 2010).
Vieira et al. Spatial analysis of preterm birth risk in Massachusetts to investigate social and environmental risk factors. ISES-ISEE 2010: 2010 Joint Conference of International Society of Exposure Science & International Society for Environmental Epidemiology (Seoul, South Korea, 28 August - 1 September, 2010).
Vieira et al. Private drinking water wells as a source of exposure to PFOA in communities surrounding a Washington, West Virginia fluoropolymer production facility. ISES-ISEE 2010: 2010 Joint Conference of International Society of Exposure Science & International Society for Environmental Epidemiology (Seoul, South Korea, 28 August - 1 September, 2010).
Young R, Weinberg J, Vieira V, Webster TF. Geographic Clustering of Disease: Comparison of the Statistical Power of GAMs and SaTScan. ISES-ISEE 2010: 2010 Joint Conference of International Society of Exposure Science & International Society for Environmental Epidemiology (Seoul, South Korea, 28 August - 1 September, 2010).
Webster TF, McClean M, Stapleton H. Exposure to polybrominated diphenyl ethers in indoor environments. ISES-ISEE 2010: 2010 Joint Conference of International Society of Exposure Science & International Society for Environmental Epidemiology (Seoul, South Korea, 28 August - 1 September, 2010).
Webster TF. Contrasting Approaches to Exposure Assessment: the PBDE Example. ISES-ISEE 2010: 2010 Joint Conference of International Society of Exposure Science & International Society for Environmental Epidemiology (Seoul, South Korea, 28 August - 1 September, 2010).
Nelson JW, Fraser AJ, Hatch E, Scammell M, Webster TF. Fast food consumption and other dietary measures predict PFC serum concentrations in the U.S. population. PFAA Days III (Research Triangle Park, NC, 8-10 June 2010
Fraser AJ, Webster TF, Watkins DJ, Nelson JW, Stapleton HM, Calafat AM, Shoeib M, Kato K, Viera VM, McClean MD. PFCs in indoor office air: Concentrations and Contributions to exposure. PFAA Days III (Research Triangle Park, NC, 8-10 June 2010
Hoffman K, Webster TF, Bartell SM, Weisskopf MG, Fletcher T, Vieira VM. Private drinking water wells as a source of exposure to PFOA in communities surrounding a fluoropolymer production facility. PFAA Days III (Research Triangle Park, NC, 8-10 June 2010
Hoffman K, Webster TF, Weisskopf MG, Weinberg J, Vieira VM. Exposure to Polyfluoroalkyl Chemicals and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in U.S. Children Aged 12-15 Years. PFAA Days III (Research Triangle Park, NC, 8-10 June 2010
Nelson JW, Fraser AJ, Webster TF. Fast food consumption and other dietary measures predict PFC serum concentrations in the U.S. population. Gordon Research Conference on Environmental Endocrine Disruptors (Les Diablerets, Switzerland, 30 May- 4 June 2010)* Webster, TF. Indoor Exposure to PBDEs and PFCs. 1st International Workshop on SVOCs in the Indoor Environment (Beijing, 31 May -2 June 2010).
Nelson JW, Fraser AJ, Webster TF. Fast food consumption and other dietary measures predict PFC serum concentrations in the U.S. population. Gordon Research Conference on Environmental Endocrine Disruptors (Les Diablerets, Switzerland, 30 May- 4 June 2010)
Webster, TF. Indoor Exposure to PBDEs and PFCs. 1st International Workshop on SVOCs in the Indoor Environment (Beijing, 31 May -2 June 2010).
Webster T. You are what you eat and touch: Exposure to PBDEs and other flame retardants. 4th Annual Conference of the Network on Persistent Organic Pollutants. University of Birmingham, U.K. 20-21 April 2010. Sadly, I will not be able to attend due to the interruption of air travel by the Eyjafjallajökull volcano.
Watkins DJ, Fraser AJ, Stapleton HM, Sjodin A, Webster TF, McClean MD. Exposure to PBDEs in Offices: Connecting Dust, Handwipes and Serum. BFR 2010: The Fifth International Conference on Brominated Flame Retardants (Kyoto, 7-9 April 2010).
Webster TF, Watkins DJ, Walker C, Fraser AJ, Heiger-Bernays W, Stapleton HM, McClean MD. PentaBDE Alternatives in Homes, Offices and Cars. BFR 2010: The Fifth International Conference on Brominated Flame Retardants (Kyoto, 7-9 April 2010).
Stapleton HM, Cooper E, Dishaw L, Seidler F, Slotkin T, Webster TF. Tris (1,3-dichloro-isopropyl) phosphate, a PentaBDE Replacement: Detection in Consumer Products, Human Metabolism, and Neurodevelopmental Effect. BFR 2010: The Fifth International Conference on Brominated Flame Retardants (Kyoto, 7-9 April 2010).
Weber R, Watson A, Webster T. New POPs - The unique challenge of controlling PBDEs under the Stockholm Convention. BFR 2010: The Fifth International Conference on Brominated Flame Retardants (Kyoto, 7-9 April 2010).
Webster T. PBDE Exposure from Product to Person. Society of Toxicology. Salt Lake City, 7-11 March 2010.
Romanoff L, Li Z, Pittman E, Trinidad D, Hand K, Lester S, McClean M, Bartell S, Webster T , Sjodin A. Urinary Excretion Kinetics of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Metabolites Following Dietary Exposure. Pittcon 2010. link. Orlando, FL, 28 February 28 - 5 March 2010.
Webster, T. Introduction to Human Exposure and Epidemiology of Flame Retardants. Flame Retardant Dilemma. Green Science Policy Institute, 12 February 2010, University of California Berkeley CA.
Indoor POPs: More Surprises. International Society of Exposure Science. Minneapolis, 1-5 November 2009. link
Webster, T. Human Exposure to PBDEs From Product to Person. American Chemical Society, Northeastern Regional Meeting (NERM). Hartford, CT, 7 October 2009.
Romanoff LC, Li Z, Pittman EN, Trinidad DA, Hand K, Lester S, McClean MD, Webster TF, Sjodin A. Urinary Excretion Kinetics of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Metabolites Following Dietary Exposure. ISPAC 2009. Charleston, SC, 20-24 September 2009.
Webster, T. The Fate of PBDEs in the Indoor Environment. Fire Retardants and their Potential Impact on Fire Fighter Health. National Institute of Standards and Technology, 30 September 2009.
Nelson JW, Hatch EJ, Webster TF. Certain Polyfluoroalkyl Chemicals Associated with Higher Cholesterol in the General U.S. Population. Presented at ISEE 2009. Dublin, Ireland, 26-29 August 2009.
Hoffman K, Vieira V, Webster TF, White R. Exposure to polyfluoroalkyl chemicals and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in U.S. children aged 12-15 years. Presented at ISEE 2009. Dublin, Ireland, 26-29 August 2009.
Nelson JW, Webster TF. The Social Epidemiology of Bisphenol A Exposure. Presented at ISEE 2009. Dublin, Ireland, 26-29 August 2009.
Vieira V, Webster T, Weinberg J, Hart J, Laden F, Costenbader K, Karlson E. Spatial Analysis of Rheumatoid Arthritis in the Nurses' Health Study. Presented at ISEE 2009. Dublin, Ireland, 26-29 August 2009.
Fraser A, McClean M, Webster TF. Diet contributes significantly to the body burden of PBDEs in the general U.S. population. Presented at ISEE 2009. Dublin, Ireland, 26-29 August 2009.
Watkins D, Stapleton HM, Chan S, McClean MD, Webster TF. PBDE Exposure: Which Is More Important, Homes or Offices? Presented at the 29th International Symposium on Halogenated Persistent Organic Compounds (Dioxin 2009) (Beijing, China, 23-28 August 2009)
Stapleton HM, Klosterhaus S, Eagle S, Fuh J, Meeker JD, Blum A, Watkins D, McClean MD, Webster TF. Identification of Tris(1,3-Dichloro-2-Propyl) Phosphate and Other Organophosphate Flame Retardants in U.S. Indoor Environments. Presented at the 29th International Symposium on Halogenated Persistent Organic Compounds (Dioxin 2009) (Beijing, China, 23-28 August 2009).
Webster, T. From Product to Person, How to Measure Human Exposure to Persistent Halogenated Chemicals/从产品到人体的 PBDEs暴露. Flame Retardant Dilemma. Green Science Policy Institute, 22 August 2009, Beijing, China.
Webster, T. Epidemiology of Flame Retardants (mostly PBDEs)/阻燃剂的流行病学研究 (大部分是PBDEs). Flame Retardant Dilemma. Green Science Policy Institute, 22 August 2009, Beijing, China.
Young RL, Weinberg J, Vieira V, Webster TF. A Power Comparison of Generalized Additive Models and the Spatial Scan Statistic Under Simple Alternative Hypotheses. Presented at the Joint Statistical Meetings (JSM) 2009 (Washington DC, 1-6 August 2009).
Young RL, Weinberg J, Ozonoff A, Vieira V, Webster TF. Generalized Additive Models and Inflated Type I Error Rates of Smoother Hypothesis Tests. Western North American Region of the International Biometric Society (WNAR). Portland OR, 16 June 2009.
Howard GJ, Schlezinger JJ, Webster TF. Method for assessing interactions of full and partial agonists: Application to AhR ligands. Presented at the SETAC Europe 19th Annual Meeting. 31 May-4 June, 2009, Goteborg, Sweden.
Webster TF. Exposure to PBDEs: From Product to Person. Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway. 28 May 2009.
Webster TF, Harrad S, Millette JR, Holbrook RD, Davis JM, Stapleton HM, Allen JG, McClean, MichaeI MD, Ibarra C, Abou-Elwafa AM, Covaci A. How does BDE209 get from products into dust? Insights from environmental forensic microscopy. Presented at 11th Annual Workshop on Brominated Flame Retardants (Ottawa, Canada, 19-20 May 2009)
Stapleton HM, Klosterhaus S, Fuh J, Eagle S, Meeker J, Blum A, Webster T. Detection of Chlorinated Phosphate Flame Retardants in Furniture Foam and Ambient Measurements of Phosphate Flame Retardants in US House Dust. Presented at 11th Annual Workshop on Brominated Flame Retardants (Ottawa, Canada, 19-20 May 2009)
Webster T. Frontiers in Environmental Health: Toxics in your Sofa? Boston University School of Public Health 2009 Alumni Symposium. 4 April 2009.
Webster T. Residential Exposure to PBDEs: From product to person. ESF Exploratory Workshop on Indoor Contamination with Persistent Organic Compounds: An Important Pathway for People? Stockholm (Sweden), 23-25 March 2009.
Webster T. Identifiying sources of DecaBDE in indoor environments using forensic microscopy. Stockholm (Sweden), 23-25 March 2009.
Webster, T. Exposure to PBDEs: From Product to Person. The Fire Retardant Dilemma. Green Science Policy Institute. University of California Berkeley. 30 January, 2009.
Webster T. Exposure to PBDEs: Characterizing Sources. National Institute of Standards. Gaithersburg, MD. 6 January 2009.
Webster T. PBDE Exposure: From Product to Person. Environmental Health Colloquium. Harvard School of Public Health. 11 December 2008.
Webster TF, Vieira VM, Weinberg J, Aschengrau A. Ecologic Measures of Exposure: Can They Cause Ecologic Bias? Presented at ISEE-ISEA 2008 (Pasadena, CA, 12-16 October 2008)
Vieira V, Fraser A, Webster T, Howard GJ, Bartell S. Accuracy of Automated and E911 Geocoding Methods for Rural Addresses. Presented at ISEE-ISEA 2008 (Pasadena, CA, 12-16 October 2008)
Vieira V, Webster T, Weinberg J, Aschengrau A. Spatial Analysis of Kidney, Pancreatic, and Bladder Cancer on Upper Cape Cod using Generalized Additive Modeling. Presented at ISEE-ISEA 2008 (Pasadena, CA, 12-16 October 2008)
Gallagher L, Ozonoff D, Webster T, Vieira V, Weinberg J, Aschengrau A. Reanalysis of the Risk of Breast Cancer and Tetrachloroethylene-Contaminated Drinking Water in Cape Cod, Massachusetts Using a Modified Exposure Assessment. Presented at ISEE-ISEA 2008 (Pasadena, CA, 12-16 October 2008)
Webster TF, Allen JG, McClean MD, Stapleton HM. Sources of DecaBDE in House Dust. Presented at ISEE-ISEA 2008 (Pasadena, CA, 12-16 October 2008)
Webster, T. Analyzing Patterns in Epidemiologic and Toxicologic Data. Environmental Health Doctoral Seminar, Boston University School of Public Health, 3 October 2008.
Webster T. From Product to Person: Exposure to PBDEs (and Beyond). Environmental Health Research Seminar, Boston University School of Public Health, 1 October 2008.
Webster TF, Harrad S, Millette JR, Holbrook RD, Davis JM, Stapleton HM, Allen JG, McClean, MichaeI MD, Ibarra C, Abou-Elwafa AM, Covaci A. Identifying sources of decaBDE in indoor environments using forensic microscopy. Presented at Dioxin 2008: 28th International Symposium on Halogenated Persistent Organic Compounds (Birmingham UK, 17-22 August 2008).
Webster TF, McClean MD, Allen JG, Stapleton HM. Residential exposure to PBDEs: From product to person. Presented at Dioxin 2008: 28th International Symposium on Halogenated Persistent Organic Compounds (Birmingham UK, 17-22 August 2008).
Vieira V, Webster T, Bartell S, Steenland K, Savitz D, Fletcher T. PFOA community health studies: Exposure via drinking water contaminated by a teflon manufacturing facility. Presented at Dioxin 2008: 28th International Symposium on Halogenated Persistent Organic Compounds (Birmingham UK, 17-22 August 2008).
Nelson JW, Webster TF. Exposure to Polyfluoroalkyl Chemicals and Obesity and Cholesterol Outcomes in NHANES 2003-2004. Sixth Gordon Research Conference (GRC) on Environmental Endocrine Disruptors. 8-13 June 2008. Waterville Valley, New Hampshire.
Stapleton HM, Allen JG, Kelly SM, McClean MD, Klosterhaus S, Konstantinov A, Watkins D, Webster TF. Alternative and new brominated flame retardants detected in house dust. Presented at BFR 2008: 10th Annual Workshop on Brominated Flame Retardants (Victoria BC, 3-4 June 2008).
Fraser AJ, McClean MD, Webster TF. Diet predicts serum PBDE concentrations in the United States population. Presented at BFR 2008: 10th Annual Workshop on Brominated Flame Retardants (Victoria BC, 3-4 June 2008).
Allen JG, McClean MD, Stapleton HM, Webster TF. Televisions as sources of decaBDE: XRF-measured bromine in televisions is associated with decaBDE dust concentrations. Presented at BFR 2008: 10th Annual Workshop on Brominated Flame Retardants (Victoria BC, 3-4 June 2008).
Webster, T. Exposure to Polybrominated Diphenyl Ether flame retardants (PBDEs): From Product to Person. 2 June 2008. University of British Columbia.
Vieira V, Webster T, Weinberg J, Aschengrau A. Spatial-temporal analysis of breast cancer as a function of residential history. 2008 Meeting of the Association of American Geographers. 16 April 2008. Boston. MA. AAG 2008
Howard G, Schlezinger J, Webster TF. Mixtures of AhR Full Agonists, Partial Agonists, and Antagonists: Implications for TEFs. 47th Annual Meeting of the Society of Toxicology. 16-20 March 2008. Seattle, WA.
Webster, T. Human Exposure to DecaBDE. 47th Annual Meeting of the Society of Toxicology. 16-20 March 2008. Seattle, WA.
Webster, T. Individual studies with ecologic exposure measures. Environmental Statistics Seminar, Harvard School of Public Health. 7 December 2007.
Howard G, Schlezinger J, Webster TF. Modeling Mixtures of Full and Partial Agonists Using Generalized Concentration Addition. Superfund Basic Research Program 20th Anniversary Meeting. Durham, NC. December 3-5, 2007.
Hoffman K, Webster TF, Vieira V, Weinberg J, Aschengrau A. Learning and behavioral difficulties on Upper Cape Cod, Massachusetts: spatial and multilevel analysis. Superfund Basic Research Program 20th Anniversary Meeting. Durham, NC. December 3-5, 2007.
Vieira V, Gallagher L, Webster T, Aschengrau. Determining environmental exposure to contaminated ground water using GIS and residential histories. Superfund Basic Research Program 20th Anniversary Meeting. Durham, NC. December 3-5, 2007.
Webster, T. Overview: Studies that combine individual and group-level data. DIMACS Workshop on Ecologic Inference. 28 - 30, November 2007, Rutgers University. more information
Webster, T. Individual studies with ecologic measures of exposure. DIMACS Workshop on Ecologic Inference. 28 - 30, November 2007, Rutgers University. more information
Stapleton HM, Allen JG, Kelly SM, McClean MM, Webster TF. Exposure and Fate of a New Class of POPs, PBDEs: A Case-Study for Indoor Exposure to POPs. SETAC North America 28th Annual Meeting. Milwaukee, 11-15 November.
Stapleton HM, Kelly S, Allen JG, Webster TF. Characterizing Exposure to Brominated Flame Retardants Based on Hand Wipe Measurements. 17th Annual Conference of the International Society of Exposure Analysis, Durham, NC, 14-18 October.
Allen JG, MD McClean Stapleton HM, Webster TF. Human Exposure to PBDEs: From Product to Person. 17th Annual Conference of the International Society of Exposure Analysis, Durham, NC, 14-18 October
Allen JG, McClean MD, Stapleton HM, Webster TF. PBDEs in dust: between- and within-home variation linked to XRF characterization of consumer products. Presented at the 27th International Symposium on Halogenated Persistent Organic Pollutants (Dioxin 2007), Tokyo, 2-7 September.
Howard GJ, Schlezinger JJ, Webster TF. Interactions of TCDD with AhR partial agonists and a competitive antagonist: implications for TEFs. Presented at the 27th International Symposium on Halogenated Persistent Organic Pollutants (Dioxin 2007), Tokyo, 2-7 September.
Hatch EE, Nelson JW, Qureshi MM, Weinberg J, Moore LL, Singer M, Webster T. Association of phthalate metabolites with body mass index and waist circumference in NHANES. 19th Conference of the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology. September 5-9, 2007. Mexico City.
Vieira V, Gallagher L, Webster T, Aschengrau A. Breast Cancer Risk and Environmental Exposure to Contaminated Groundwater. 19th Conference of the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology. September 5-9, 2007. Mexico City.
Howard GJ, Schlezinger JJ, Webster TF. Generalized concentration addition model predicts interactions of TCDD with partial agonist AhR ligands. American Chemical Society, 234th National Meeting & Exposition, August 19-23, 2007, Boston, MA USA
Nelson JW, Scammell M, Adamek R, Bethea T, Webster TF, Ozonoff DM. Boston Consensus Conference on Biomonitoring: Lay Findings and Recommendations. Presented at Biomonitoring: The Challenges of Human Exposure Assessment. Massachusetts Medical Society, Waltham, MA. 25 July 2007.
Webster T, Weinberg J, Vieira V, Hoffman K, Aschengrau A. Community and Individual-level Socioeconomic Status and Breast Cancer Risk: Multi-level Modeling on Cape Cod, MA. Society for Epidemiologic Research. Boston, 19-22 June 2007. American Journal of Epidemiology 2007; 165(11) Suppl: S145.
Howard G, Webster T. Contrasting Theories of Additivity, Synergy, and Antagonism in Epidemiology and Toxicology. Society for Epidemiologic Research. Boston, 19-22 June 2007. American Journal of Epidemiology 2007; 165(11) Suppl: S62.
Hatch EE, Qureshi M, Nelson J, Weinberg JW, Singer M, Moore LL, Webster T. Association of 6 Phthalate Metabolites with Body Mass Index and Waist Circumference in NHANES, 1999-2002. Society for Epidemiologic Research. Boston, 19-22 June 2007. American Journal of Epidemiology 2007; 165(11) Suppl: S113.
Webster, T. Measuring Chemicals in People: Promises and Pitfalls. Presented at MA Public Health Association. Boston, 30 May 2007.
Webster, T. Using GIS to Investigate Health on Cape Cod. Presented at National EPA GIS Work Group Meeting. Boston, 16 May 2007.
Webster, T. Fireproof women & other tales of human exposure to PBDEs. University of New Hampshire. 4 May 2007.
Allen JG, McClean MD, Stapleton HM, Nelson JM, Fraser AJ, Sanchez G, Webster TF. Characterization of PBDEs in Household Dust: Comparison of Collection Methods and Relationship to Indoor Air. Presented at the Fourth International Workshop on Brominated Flame Retardants (BFR 2007), Amsterdam, 24-27 April 2007.
Allen JG, McClean MD, Stapleton HM, Fraser AJ, Cichanowski B, Palmisano J, Webster TF. Linking PBDEs in House Dust to Consumer Products using X-ray Fluorescence. Presented at the Fourth International Workshop on Brominated Flame Retardants (BFR 2007), Amsterdam, 24-27 April 2007.
Stapleton HM, Kelly S, Allen JG, Webster TF. Exposure to PBDEs from Hand to Mouth Contact: Measurements of PBDEs on Hand Wipes from Individuals in the United States. Presented at the Fourth International Workshop on Brominated Flame Retardants (BFR 2007), Amsterdam, 24-27 April 2007.
Allen J, McClean M, Stapleton H, Webster T. Exposure to PBDEs and BTBPE in the Indoor Environment. Society of Toxicology Annual Meeting. 25-29 March 2007, Charlotte, NC.
Howard GJ, Schlezinger JJ, Webster TF. A Generalized Concentration Addition Model Predicts Joint Effects of TCDD and Partial-Agonist PCBs. Society of Toxicology Annual Meeting. 25-29 March 2007, Charlotte, NC.
Nelson JW, Scammell MK, Altman R, Webster TF, Kagan L, Prestwood-Taylor B, Smith KN, Ozonoff DM. Boston Consensus Conference on Biomonitoring: Lay Input on Surveillance, Communication, and Ethics. 2007 Gordon Cain Conference. New Chemical Bodies: Biomonitoring, Body Burden, and the Uncertain Threat of Endocrine Disruptors. 22-23 March 2007, Philadelphia. link
Webster TF. The Epidemiology of Human Exposure to POPs. NERC Persistent Organic Pollutants Network. 10 January 2007. University of Birmingham, UK. program
Webster TF. Health effects of fluoride on bone: The NRC Report. Presented at the APHA 134th Annual Meeting and Exposition, November 4-8, 2006, Boston, MA.
Allen JG, McClean MD, Stapleton HM, Nelson JW, Sanchez G, Fraser AJ, Webster TF. PBDE levels in indoor air and dust collected US urban residences. Presented at ISEE/ISEA, 2-6 September 2006, Paris, France. Epidemiology 2006; 17(6) Suppl:S375
Webster T, Weinberg J, Vieira V, Hoffman K, Aschengrau A. The impact of community and individual-level socioeconomic status on the risk of breast cancer: Multi-level modeling in Massachusetts. Presented at ISEE/ISEA, 2-6 September 2006, Paris, France. Epidemiology 2006; 17(6) Suppl:S210.
Janulewicz PA, White RF, Winter M, Weinberg J, Gallagher L, Vieira V, Webster T, Aschengrau A. Learning disabilities as an outcome following prenatal exposure to tetrachoroethylene-contaminated drinking water. Presented at ISEE/ISEA, 2-6 September 2006, Paris, France. Epidemiology 2006; 17(6) Suppl:S234-S235
Gallagher L, Ozonoff D, Webster T, Vieira V, Aschengrau A. Use of a water distribution model to assess exposure to tetachloroethylene-contaminated drinking water. Presented at ISEE/ISEA, 2-6 September 2006, Paris, France. Epidemiology 2006; 17(6) Suppl:S470-S471
Vieira V, Webster T, Weinberg J, Aschengrau A. Temporal-spatial analysis of breast cancer risk on upper Cape Cod, Massachusetts, USA. Presented at ISEE/ISEA, 2-6 September 2006, Paris, France. Epidemiology 2006; 17(6) Suppl:S484
Nelson JW, Howard GH, Webster TF, Ozonoff DM. Open science in environmental health research. Presented at ISEE/ISEA, 2-6 September 2006, Paris, France. Epidemiology 2006; 17(6) Suppl:S530-S531.
Allen JG, McClean MD, Stapleton HM, Nelson JW, Sanchez G, Fraser AJ, Webster TF. Personal air and dust exposure to PBDEs in US urban residences. Presented at Dioxin 2006, Oslo, Norway. August.
Webster TF. Pharmacokinetics of POPs: Simple models with different implications for halflives and steady state levels. Presented at Dioxin 2006, Oslo, Norway. August.
Allen JG, McClean MD, Stapleton HM, Nelson JW, Sanchez G, Fraser AJ, Webster TF. Personal and indoor air exposure to PBDEs in US urban residences. Presented at BFR 2006: The Eighth Annual Workshop on Brominated Flame Retardants in the Environment, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. June 27-29, 2006.
Webster T, Weinberg J, Vieira V, Hoffman K, Aschengrau A. The Impact of Community and Individual-Level Socioeconomic Status on the Risk of Breast Cancer: Multi-level Modeling among Residents of Cape Cod, MA (USA). Presented at Spatial Epidemiology 2006, London.
Webster T. Cross-level bias in partially ecologic studies. Presented at Spatial Epidemiology 2006, London.
Vieira V, Webster T, Weinberg J, Aschengrau A. Temporal-Spatial Analysis of Breast Cancer on Upper Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Presented at Spatial Epidemiology 2006, London.

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Some really old papers!

My first: a description of some of my work on 3-4 Life, a type of cellular automata, in Robert Wainwright's LIFELINE.
Anderson S, Gardner B, Moll B, Tribble G, Webster T, Wilson K, Zyda M (1978). Correlation Between Air Pollution and Socio-economic Factors in Los Angeles County. Atmospheric Environment 12:1531-1535. more.

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