A review of the health hazards posed by cobalt

…, KM Unice, BL Finley, BD Kerger - Critical reviews in …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Cobalt (Co) is an essential element with ubiquitous dietary exposure and possible incremental
exposure due to dietary supplements, occupation and medical devices. Adverse health …

Estimates of the chromium (VI) reducing capacity in human body compartments as a mechanism for attenuating its potential toxicity and carcinogenicity.

…, C Bennicelli, GE Corbett, BD Kerger - …, 1997 - academic.oup.com
Estimates of the overall reducing capacity of hexavalent chromium(VI) in some human body
compartments were made by relating the specific reducing activity of body fluids, cell …

Measurement of volatile organic compounds inside automobiles

MJ Fedoruk, BD Kerger - Journal of Exposure Science & Environmental …, 2003 - nature.com
The objective of the current study was to evaluate the types and concentrations of volatile
organic compounds (VOCs) in the passenger cabin of selected sedan automobiles under static …

Review of cobalt toxicokinetics following oral dosing: Implications for health risk assessments and metal-on-metal hip implant patients

BE Tvermoes, DJ Paustenbach, BD Kerger… - Critical reviews in …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Cobalt (Co) can stimulate erythropoietin production in individuals at doses exceeding 25
mg CoCl 2 /day. Co has also been shown to exert effects on the thyroid gland, heart and …

Absorption and elimination of trivalent and hexavalent chromium in humans following ingestion of a bolus dose in drinking water

BD Kerger, DJ Paustenbach, GE Corbett… - Toxicology and applied …, 1996 - Elsevier
These studies investigate the magnitude and valence state ofchromium absorbed following
plausible drinking waten exposures to chromium(VI). Four adult male volunteers ingested a …

Ammonia exposure and hazard assessment for selected household cleaning product uses

MJ Fedoruk, R Bronstein, BD Kerger - Journal of Exposure Science & …, 2005 - nature.com
There is scant information pertaining to airborne ammonia exposures from either spills or
common household uses of ammonia-containing floor and tile cleaners or from spray-on glass …

Age- and Concentration-Dependent Elimination Half-Life of 2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin in Seveso Children

BD Kerger, HW Leung, P Scott… - Environmental …, 2006 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
Objective Pharmacokinetic and statistical analyses are reported to elucidate key variables
affecting 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) elimination in children and adolescents. …

A physiologically based model for the ingestion of chromium (III) and chromium (VI) by humans

EJ O'Flaherty, BD Kerger, SM Hays… - Toxicological …, 2001 - academic.oup.com
… 3 or K 2 Cr 2 O 7 , transfer of chromium from the blood to a compartment from which excretion
occurs is favored relative to transfers into other tissues (note also the discussion in Kerger

Identifying soil cleanup criteria for dioxins in urban residential soils: how have 20 years of research and risk assessment experience affected the analysis?

…, K Fehling, P Scott, M Harris, BD Kerger - Journal of Toxicology …, 2006 - Taylor & Francis
<p>This article reviews the scientific evidence and methodologies that have been used to
assess the risks posed by 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-<roman>p</roman>-dioxin (TCDD) and …

Cancer mortality in Chinese populations surrounding an alloy plant with chromium smelting operations

BD Kerger, WJ Butler, DJ Paustenbach… - Journal of Toxicology …, 2009 - Taylor & Francis
This report is a further characterization of data from an ecological cancer mortality study of a
population (about 10,000) exposed to groundwater contaminated by hexavalent chromium […