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WSLH Research Support Center
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Publications and Grants Received
All information is from the WSLH Fiscal Year 2007 (July 1, 2006 - June 30, 2007).
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Publications in Peer-Reviewed Journals
Arndt, M. “A Method for Generating Uniform Point Distributions on a Sample Surface.” Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research, 2007.
Arndt, M. “A Method for Generating Uniform Point Distributions When the Volume Integral of a Sample has Constant Integration Limits in Some Curvilinear Coordinate System.” Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research, accepted June 2007.
Arndt, M., and West, L. “An Experimental Analysis of the Contribution of 224Ra and Its Progeny to the Alpha-Particle Activity of Water Samples.” Health Physics, 2007.
Arndt, M., and West, L. “An Experimental Analysis of the Contribution of 228Ra Progeny to the Gross Alpha-Particle Activity of Water Samples.” Health Physics, 2007.
Arndt, M., and West, L. “An Experimental Analysis of Some of the Factors Affecting Gross Alpha-Particle Activity with an Emphasis on 226Ra and Its Progeny.” Health Physics, 92:148-156; 2007.
Bae, M., Schauer, J., and Turner, J. “Estimation of the Monthly Average Ratios of Organic Mass to Organic Carbon for Fine Particulate Matter at an Urban Site OM/OC.” Aerosol Science and Technology, 2006; 40 (12): 1123-1139.
Bialk, H., Hedman, C., Castillo, A., Pedersen, J. “Laccase-Mediated Michael Addition of 15N-Sulfapyridine to a Model Humic Constituent”. Environmental Science and Technology, 2007.
Cochems, A., Harding, P., and Liddicoat, L. “Dextromethorphan Impairment in Wisconsin Drivers.” Journal of Analytical Toxicology, May 2007; pp. 227-232.
Corsi, S., Geis, S., Loyo-Rosales, J., and Rice, C. “Aquatic Toxicity of Nine Aircraft Deicer and Anti-Icer Formulations and Relative Toxicity of Additive Package Ingredients Alkylphenol Ethoxylates and 4,5-Methyl-1H-benzotriazoles.” Environmental Science & Technology, December 1, 2006; Vol. 40, Issue 23, pp. 7409-7415.
Degnan, A. “Examination of indigenous microbiota and survival of E. coli 0157 and Salmonella in a paper milling environment”. Journal Applied Microbiology, accepted June 17, 2007.
Dillner, A., Schauer, J., Zhang, Y., Zeng, L., and Cass, G. “Size-Resolved Particulate Matter Composition in Beijing During Pollution and Dust Events.” Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres, 2006; 111 (D5) Art. No. D05203.
Dillner, A., Shafer, M., and Schauer, J. “A Novel Method Using Polyurethane Foam Plug (PUF) Substrates to Determine Trace Element Concentrations in Size-Segregated Atmospheric Particulate Matter on Short Time Scales.” Aerosol Science and Technology, 2007; 41, 75-85.
Feltus, D., Giddings, C., Schneck, B., Monson, T., Warshauer, D., and McEvoy, J. “Evidence supporting zoonotic transmission of Cryptosporidium spp. in Wisconsin.” Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 2007; 44(12):4303-4308.
Guo, T., Geis, S., Hedman, C., Arndt, M., Krick, W., Sonzogni, W. “Characterization of ethyl chloroformate derivative of beta-methylamino-L-alanine”. Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry, 2007; 18:817-825.
Guo, T., Arndt, M., and Sonzogni, W. “A study of cyanide oxidation using electrochemical/electrospray mass spectrometry.” Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry, 2007.
Karner, D., Shafer, M., Overdier, J., Hemming, J., and Sonzogni, W. “An algal probe for copper speciation in marine waters: Lab method development.” Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 2006; 25(4): 1106-1113. Lough, G., Schauer, J., and Lawson, D. “Day-of-week Trends in Carbonaceous Aerosol Composition in the Urban Atmosphere.” Atmospheric Environment, 2006; 4137-4149.
Majestic, B., Schauer, J., and Shafer, M. “Application of Synchrotron Radiation for Measurement of Iron Red-Ox Speciation in Atmospherically Processed Aerosols.” Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 2007; 7, 2475-2487. Majestic, B., Schauer, J., Shafer, M., Turner, J., Fine, P., Singh, M., and Sioutas, C. “Development of a Wet Chemical Method for the Speciation of Iron in Atmospheric Aerosols.” Environmental Science and Technology, 2006; 40, 2346-2351.
Maksem, J., Dhanwada, V., Trueblood, J., Weidmann, J., Kane, B., Bolick, D., Bedrossian, C., Kurtycz, D., and Stewart, J., “Testing Automated Liquid-Based Cytology Samples with a Manual Liquid-Based Cytology Method Using Residual Cell Suspensions From 500 ThinPrep® Cases.” Diagnostic Cytopathology, June 2006; Vol. 34 No. 6, p. 391-396.
McElroy, J., Shafer, M., Hampton, J., and Newcomb, P. “Predictors of urinary cadmium levels in adult females.” Science of the Total Environment, 2007; 382(2-3):214-223.
McElroy, J., Shafer, M., Trentham-Dietz, A., Hampton, J., and Newcomb, P. “Cadmium exposure and breast cancer risk.” Journal of National Cancer Institute, 2006; 98(12):869-873.
Ostendorf, D., Schoenberg, T., Hinlein, E., and Long, S. “Monod Kinetics for Aerobic Biodegradation of Petroleum Hydrocarbon Vapors in Soil Microcosms.” Environmental Science and Technology, 2006; 41(7): 2343-2349.
Selbig, W., Bannerman, R., and Bowman, G. “Improving the Accuracy of Sediment-Associated Constituent Concentrations in Whole-Water Samples by Wet-Sieving.” Journal of Environmental Quality, 36:226-232 (2007).
Shafer, M., Schauer, J., Copan, W., Peter-Hoblyn, J., Sprague, B., and Valentine, J. “Investigation of platinum and cerium from use of a fuel-based catalyst.” SAE 2006 Transactions Journal of Fuels and Lubricants, 2006-01-1517:491-503.
Shalkham, J., and Haack, L. “Validation in the cytopathology laboratory: It’s time has come.” Diagnostic Cytopathology, 2007; Vol. 35, No. 8.
Sotir, M., Cappozzo, M., Warshauer, D., Schmidt, C., Monson, T., Berg, J., Zastrow, J., Gabor, G., and Davis, J. “Evaluation of polymerase chain reaction and culture for diagnosis of pertussis in the control of a county-wide outbreak focused among adolescents and adults.” Clinical Infectious Diseases, May 2007; 44:1216-1219.
Sotir, M., Glaser, L., Fox, P., Doering, M., Geske, D., Warshauer, D., and Davis, J. “Endemic Human Mosquito-borne Disease in Wisconsin: West Nile and La Crosse Virus Illness in Wisconsin Residents, 2002-2006.” Wisconsin Medical Journal, July 2007; pp. 185-190.
Stanton, N., Fritsch, T., Geraghty, C., Verostek, M., Weiner, B., Parsons P. “The Role of Proficiency Testing in the Detection and Resolution of Calibration Bias in the LeadCare Blood Lead Analyzer; Limitations of Peer Group Assessment.” Accreditation and Quality Assurance, November 2006; pp. 590-592.
Stewart, J., Bevans-Wilkins, K., Ye, C., Kurtycz, D. “Clear-Cell Endocervical Adenocarcinoma in a 19-Year Old.” Diagnostic Cytopathology, December 2006; Vol. 34, No. 12, p. 839-842.
Stewart, J., Sun, M., Kurtycz, D. “Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma: A Continuing Medical Examination Case.” Diagnostic Cytopathology, 2007.
Stoiber, T., Shafer, M., Karner-Perkins, D., Hemming, J., and Armstrong, D. “Analysis of glutathione endpoints for measuring copper stress in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii.” Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 2007; 26(8):1563-1571.
Walsh, J., Crouch, D., Danaceau, J., Cangianelli, L., Liddicoat, L. and Adkins, R. “Evaluation of Ten Oral Fluid Point-of-collection Drug-Testing Devices.” Journal of Analytical Toxicology, January/February 2007; pp. 44-54.
Other Publications
Cochems, A. “The Buzz On: Ambien (Zolpidem).” The Traffic Beat – Winter 2006, December 2006; p. 7.
Cochems, A. and Harding, P. “The Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene at a Glance.” Resource Center for Impaired Driving Newsletter, August 2006.
Coyle, B. (Acknowledgement) “Medical surveillance for Health Care Workers exposed to Hazardous Drugs, Workplace Solutions, NIOSH publication No. 2007-117, April 2007.
Hassemer, D. “Interlaboratory surveys to Assess Performance: More than Proficiency Testing.” Medical Laboratory Observer, January 2006; pp 20 – 25.
McManaway, D. “The Buzz On: Cymbalta (Duloxetine).” The Traffic Beat - Spring 2007, April 2007; p. 7.
Pfister, J., Hersill, S., Archer, J., et al. “Lincoln County Blastomycosis Outbreak, January-April, 2006: Final Report.” Wisconsin Division of Public Health and the Lincoln County Health Department, June 4, 2007.
Schleis, D. “Polish Up Your Web Applications with Ajax.” Oracle Development User Group Technical Journal, Third Quarter 2006; pp. 6-15.
Schleis, D. “Hello, World! - An Introduction to PHP.” NoCOUG (Northern California Oracle User Group) Journal, February 2007; pp. 12-13,20-21.
Grants Received for Research
Association of Public Health Laboratories, “CDC Influenza Reagent Study.” 2007, $150,000. Primary Investigator: Shult, P.
Association of Public Health Laboratories, “Influenza State Grant for Outreach to Clinical Laboratories.” 2006-2007, $17,209. Primary Investigator: Shult, P.
Blood Lead and EP Proficiency Testing Program, 2005-2007. Primary Investigator: Stanton, N.
CDC, “Assessment of Laboratory Performance and Practices for Direct detection of Myconium tuberculosis (Mtb) in Patient Specimens Using FDA Approved Kits for the Amplification and Detection of Mtb Nucleic Acids.” 2003 – 2008, $796,996. Primary Investigators: Hassemer, D., and Warshauer, D.
CDC, “Filter Paper Blood Lead Proficiency Testing Program.” 2002-present. Primary Investigator: Stanton, N.
CDC, “Initiative to Integrate Clinical Laboratories into Public Health Testing.” 2006-2007, $216,164. Primary Investigator: Shult, P.
Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin and Modell Foundation, “Newborn Screening for Severe Combined Immune Deficiency.” 2007 – present, $500,000. Primary Investigator: Baker, M.
EPA, “Application of Thermal Desorption GCMS (TD-GCMS) for the Analysis of Polar and Non-Polar Semi-Volatile and Particle-Phase Molecular Markers for Source Attribution.” January 1, 2004-December 1, 2006, $450,000. Primary Investigators: Schauer, J., Schauer Research Group.
EPA, DNR, “Optimization of a hollow fiber Ultrafiltration/PCR method for detection of BT virus and protozoan agents in drinking waters.” $35,000. Primary Investigator: Long, S.
EPA Solicitation #PR-CI-06-10975, “Technical Support for Office of Ground Water & Drinking Water Regulation Development and Implementation with an Emphasis on Engineering.” January 2007. Primary Investigator: Long, S. (Subcontractor to The Cadmus Group).
EPA, Southern California Particle Center (SCPC). October 1, 2005 – September 30, 2010, $391,470. Primary Investigators: Froines, J. (UCLA), Schauer, J., Schauer Research Group.
J. Michael Walsh Group, “Evaluation of On-Site Oral Fluid Drug Testing.” 2003-2006. Site Coordinator: Liddicoat, L.
National Academies, Transportation Research Board, “Alternative Aircraft and Airfield Deicing and Anti-Icing Formulations with Reduced Aquatic Toxicity and Biological Oxygen Demand.” 2006-2008, $95,000. Primary Investigator: Steve Geis.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, “Regional Aerosol-Chemistry-Climate Observations for the Indo-Asia-Pacific Region.” May 1, 2003-April 30, 2008, $400,000. Primary Investigators: Ramanathan (UC-San Diego), Schauer, J., Schauer Research Group.
National Science Foundation, “Characterization and Apportionment of Primary and Secondary Organic Aerosols During the MIRAGE-MEX Experiment Using GCMS and LCMS Methods.” October 1, 2005-September 30, 2007, $199,802. Primary Investigators: Schauer, J., Schauer Research Group.
National Science Foundation, Collaborative Research: “Particulate Organic Carbon in the Air and Snow at Summit, Greenland.” September 15, 2004-August 31, 2007, $296,929. Primary Investigators: Schauer, J., Schauer Research Group.
Philip Morris, “Improved Measurement of Exposure to PM2.5.” July 1, 2003-June 30, 2006, $239,357. Primary Investigators: Hannigan (CU-Boulder), Schauer, J., Schauer Research Group.
United States Agency for International Development, “Determination of Heavy Metals and PAHs in Airborne Particulates in Lahore, Pakistan.” January 1, 2006-December 31, 2009, $80,000. Primary Investigators: Schauer, J., Schauer Research Group.
US Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration, “WI OSHA Consultation 21(d) Cooperative Agreement.” Federal Fiscal Year 2005, $1,699,000. Primary Investigator: William Sonzogni.
Water Environment Research Foundation, “An Investigation into Biosolids Sampling and Handling Methods for USEPA-Approved Microbial Detection Techniques.” October 2005 - October 2007, $300,000. Primary Investigator: Long, S.
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