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The backbone of an exceptional risk assessment or an epidemiology study is a high- quality exposure assessment. Our scientists are considered among the pioneers in the field and have published nearly 100 papers on this topic. An important aspect of exposure assessment can involve the use of Monte Carlo techniques; a methodology which has gained broad acceptance in the United States and elsewhere.
Sometimes there is insufficient quantitative information to precisely understand historical exposures. In these situations, dose reconstruction techniques may be needed. We pioneered this field through our studies of historical work-practices at numerous manufacturing facilities and national laboratories involved in the handling of nuclear materials.
Selected Publications
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Paustenbach DJ, Panko JM, Fredrick MM,
Finley BL, Proctor DM. (1997). Urinary chromium as a biological marker
of environmental exposure: what are the limitations? Regul Toxicol Pharmacol.
1997 Aug;26(1 Pt 2):S23-34
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Panko, JM., Shay, EC and Unice, KM. Risk Perception: The
Reoccupancy of Lower Manhattan Office Space Following the National Tragedies
of September 11, 2001. Society for Risk Analysis, December, 2003.
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Madl, A.K. and D.J. Paustenbach. 2002. Airborne concentration of benzene due
to diesel locomotive exhaust in a roundhouse. J. Tox. Environ. Health, Part A,
65:1945-1964.
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Scott, P.K., J.C. Petura, M.A. Harris. 2003. Derivation
of a liquid to solid ratio for ASTM method D3987-85 for soils containing
chromite ore processing residue using selected unsaturated zone models. Soil
and Sediment Contamination. 12(4):443-480.
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Williams, P.R.D., P.K. Scott, P.J. Sheehan, and D.J.
Paustenbach. 2000. A probabilistic assessment of household exposures to MTBE
from drinking water. Human and Ecological Risk Assessment 6(5): 827-849.
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