Ph.D., Toxicology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, 1988

B.S., Chemistry, Florida State University, Tallahassee, 1983

Diplomate of the American Board of Toxicology (D.A.B.T.) since 1994

Society of Toxicology, Full Member since 1998

Professional Toxicologist in exposure/risk assessment and disease causation since 1988

Personal Data

Place and date of birth: Illinois, October 6, 1960

Marital status: Married with 3 children

Business Address: 2976 Wellington Circle West, Tallahassee, FL 32309

Phone: (850) 894-4800     Fax: (850) 894-4538   Email: brentkerger@att.net

Chemical Expertise/Research Interests

Persistent Organic Pollutants: Polychlorinated Dioxins, Furans and Biphenyls

Heavy Metals: Chromium, Lead, Arsenic

Mineral Fibers and Dusts: Asbestos, Talc, Silica

Hydrocarbons: Benzene, Toluene, Diacetyl, MTBE, PAHs

Chlorinated Solvents: PCE, TCE, Chloroform

Pesticides: Organophosphates, Organochlorines, Phenoxy herbicides

Bioaerosols and Gases: Molds, Mycotoxins, Hydrogen Sulfide, Mercaptans

Technical Expertise

Multi-disciplinary Research in Toxicology and Exposure Assessment

Experimental Design to Reconstruct Chemical Exposure and Dose

Human Health and Ecological Risk Assessment

Evidence-Based Toxicology and Disease Causation Analysis

Professional Profile

Dr. Kerger has over 28 years of experience in conducting, managing, and publishing studies involving toxicology, environmental chemistry, and investigation of environmental problems.  He has over 21 years of experience as a professional toxicologist, 11 years with his own consulting firm and 10 years at other leading environmental engineering or research firms (ChemRisk and TERRA). He provides technical and administrative oversight on projects involving risk assessment, hazard communication, and toxicology research, and has managed up to 12 staff since 1993.

A board-certified toxicologist, Dr. Kerger has extensive experience in the investigation and evidence-based analysis of legal or regulatory issues regarding risk assessment and chemical causation of diseases in humans.  He has thoroughly researched key toxicological issues surrounding human exposures to a broad range of chemicals, particularly chlorinated organic compounds, heavy metals, benzene, and asbestos.  Dr. Kerger guides the optimized research capabilities and access to resources (expertise and information) that promote an integrated, multi-disciplinary perspective to addressing scientific issues.  He has designed and implemented a variety of field studies, laboratory studies, and clinical studies aimed at characterizing chemical exposure and toxicity.  He has written several major documents responding to controversial legal and regulatory policy issues.  He has published numerous articles in peer-reviewed journals on chemical toxicity, physiologically-based pharmacokinetic modeling, monte carlo uncertainty analysis, and innovative exposure and risk assessment techniques.  Dr. Kerger has applied his expertise in litigation and regulatory negotiation settings in Federal and State Courts throughout the United States, and involving interactions with a variety of environmental and public health agencies. The projects he has overseen represent a broad range of clients and industries, e.g., law firms, chemical, petroleum and drug manufacturers, public utilities, aerospace industries, the paper/wood products and wood treatment industries, and both local and federal government entities.

Dr. Kerger has managed risk assessment projects and toxic tort litigation research/expert witness activities involving a broad range of chemicals, types of facilities/sites, and regulatory oversight/guidance issues. He provided support in Superfund cost-recovery actions and assisted the U.S. Department of Justice, the U.S. Army, and clients in the plastics and petrochemical industries regarding RCRA risk assessments of hazardous waste combustors.  He has also managed several projects involving risk assessment issues for re-development of port and harbor sites, industrial manufacturing and refining facilities, and municipal landfills.  In conjunction with industrial hygienists and physicians, Dr. Kerger has also conducted research on the toxicology of asbestos, talc, silica, and bioaerosols on indoor air quality impacts in homes and workplaces.

Professional Affiliations

Society of Toxicology: Full member since 1998; Student/Associate Member since 1986

Society for Risk Analysis, Member since 1988

International Society for Exposure Analysis, Member since 1997

Peer Review Activity

Environmental Health Perspectives

Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health

Toxicological Sciences

Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology

Risk Analysis

Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology

Journal of Children’s Health

Atmospheric Environment

Human and Ecological Risk Assessment

Chemosphere

International Journal of Environmental and Analytical Chemistry

International Journal of Soils, Sediments, and Water

Cancer Causes & Control

Record of Employment   

1998-present, Principal Toxicologist and Director of Health Science

1997-1998, Managing Principal Health Scientist, ChemRisk

1995-1997, Principal Health Scientist, ChemRisk

1993-1995, Supervising Health Scientist, ChemRisk

1992-1993, Senior Health Scientist, ChemRisk (Division of McLaren/Hart)

1988-1992, Senior Toxicologist, Toxicological Evaluations, Research and

          Risk Assessment (TERRA, Inc.)

1985-1988, Research Assistantship, University of Arkansas for Medical

          Sciences, Division of Interdisciplinary Toxicology

1983-1986, Research Chemist, Department of Biological Sciences, Florida

          State University

1983, Chemist, Water Resources Division, Florida Department of

Environmental Regulation

1981-1983, Undergraduate Researcher, Analytical Chemistry Department,

          Florida State University

1980-1981, Quality Control Chemist, Winter Garden Citrus Products

          Cooperative, Ocoee, Florida

Invited Lectures and Panel Discussions

The Toxicology of Chlorinated Hydrocarbons. Florida State University Course: Introduction to Toxicology, Fall 1990.

Consulting Toxicology: Current Issues. Seminar to faculty/graduate students at University of California, Irvine Inhalation Toxicology Laboratories. March 1992.

Current Problems and Future Trends for Improving Health Risk Assessment.  Seminar to faculty and graduate students at the University of California, Irvine Civil Engineering Department.  May 1992.

Multiple Chemical Sensitivity: Update on Hypotheses and Current Evidence.  Lecture for American Industrial Hygienists Association, Northern California Section.  April 1996.

Arsenic and Chromium: Toxicology and Risk Assessment Issues.  Lecture for Continuing Engineering Education program at California State University, Long Beach. April 1996.

Risk-Based Corrective Action (RBCA) and Methyl-tert Butyl Ether (MTBE) Toxicity Concerns at Petroleum Contaminated Sites. Seminar on “The New Era in Remediation of Petroleum Contamination” presented by McLaren/Hart, Inc. July 1996.

Workplace-Related Skin Diseases and Exposure Assessment. Invited participant for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) seminar.  Rockville, MD, September 25-26, 1996.

Toxicology Expert in Panel Discussions for “Desert Storm: Environmental Contamination, Litigation Strategies & Bankruptcy Considerations -- A Series of Round Table Discussions Featuring Judges, Corporate, Plaintiff, Insurance and Bankruptcy Attorneys and Experts.” Annual Spring Meeting of the American Bar Association Tort and Insurance Practice Section, Toxic and Hazardous Substances and Environmental Law Committee. Chandler, AZ, March 7, 1997.

Televised Expert Panel Presentation: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/Florida Department of Health, Bureau of Environmental Epidemiology, “Childhood Lead Poisoning:  Research, Practice and Prevention”.  Dr. Kerger Presented on the topics of maternal transmission of Lead to infants via in utero exposure and via breast milk transfer. Broadcast from WFSU at Florida State University, September 17, 1999.

Invited Speaker, The International Society for Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology Seminar: “EPA’s Characterization of Dioxin Risks: Do Background Dioxin Exposures Pose a Human Health Threat?”, October 6, 2000, Washington, D.C.

External Peer Reviewer to USEPA in the Peer Review Workshop on Chapter 9: Toxicity Equivalency Factors (TEF) for Dioxin and Related Compounds, and the Revised Integrated Summary and Risk Characterization Document, July 24, 2000.

Human Toxicokinetics of Dioxins and PCBs: New Perspectives on Risks and Public Health Implications Now and For Future Generations. Graduate Student Seminar at the University of California-Irvine, March 14, 2008.

Publications

Peer-Reviewed Manuscripts, Reviews, and Book Chapters

Kerger, B.D., and W.T. Cooper, January, 1983. Water Quality Section of the Petition to the Florida Department of Environmental Regulation to Designate the Upper Apalachicola River as an Outstanding Florida Water.  Florida Dept. of Environmental Regulation, Tallahassee, FL.

Kerger, B.D., and W.T. Cooper, September, 1984. Appendix to the Report to the Environmental Regulatory Commission Recommending Reclassification of the Upper Apalachicola River as an Outstanding Florida Water.  Florida Dept. of Environmental Regulation, Tallahassee, FL.

Smith, G.A., J.S. Nickels, B.D. Kerger, J.D. Davis, S.P. Collins, J.T. Wilson, J.F. McNabb, and D.C. White, 1986.  Quantitative Characterization of Microbial Biomass and Community Structure in Sub-Surface Material: A Unique Prokaryotic Consortium Responsive to Organic Contamination.  Canadian Journal of Microbiology 32:104-111.

Kerger, B.D., P.D. Nichols, C.P. Antworth, W. Sand, E. Bock, J.C. Cox, T.A. Langworthy, and D.C. White, 1986.  Signature Fatty Acids From the Polar Lipids of the Acid Producing Thiobacilli spp.: Methoxy, Cyclopropyl, AlphaHydroxy-Cyclopropyl and Branched and Normal Monoenoic Fatty Acids.  FEMS Microbial Ecology 38:67-77.

Kerger, B.D., P.D. Nichols, W. Sand, E. Bock, and D.C. White, 1987.  Association of Acid Producing Thiobacilli with the Degradation of Concrete: Analysis by 'Signature' Fatty Acids from the Polar Lipids and Lipopolysaccharide. Journal of Industrial Microbiology 2:63-69.

Kerger, B.D., C.A. Mancuso, P.D. Nichols, D.C. White, T. Langworthy, M. Sittig, H. Schlesner, and P. Hirsch, 1988.  The Budding Bacteria Pirellula and Planctomyces, with Atypical 16S rRNA and Absence of Peptidoglycan, Show Eubacterial Phospholipids and Uniquely High Proportions of Long Chain Beta-Hydroxy Fatty Acids in the Lipopolysaccharide Lipid A. Archives of Microbiology 149:255-260.

Harbison, R.D., S.M. Roberts, B.D. Kerger and R.C. James. 1988.  Toxicant Profile: Polychlorinated Biphenyls.  Submitted to USEPA on behalf of Dames and Moore and their client, Amland Properties.

James, R.C., S.M. Roberts, B.D. Kerger, M.A. Clevenger and G.C. Millner, November, 1988. "A Critical Evaluation of the Human and Animal Evidence Concerning the Reproductive Toxicity of Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs)". A submission on behalf of the Chemical Manufacturers Association to the State of California Scientific Advisory Panel regarding the listing of PCB mixtures as reproductive toxicants known to the State (Proposition 65).

Kerger, B.D., R.C. James, and S.M. Roberts, 1988. An Assay for Phentolamine Using High Performance Liquid Chromatography with Electrochemical Detection. Analytical Biochemistry 170:145-151.

Kerger, B.D., J. Gandy, T.J. Bucci, S.M. Roberts, R.D. Harbison, and R.C. James, 1988.  Antagonism of Bromobenzene-Induced Hepatotoxicity by the Alpha Adrenergic Blocking Agents, Phentolamine and Idazoxan.  Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology 95:12-23.

Kerger, B.D., J. Gandy, J.A. Hinson, S.M. Roberts, R.D. Harbison, and R.C. James, 1988.  Antagonism of Bromobenzene-Induced Hepatotoxicity By Phentolamine: Evidence for a Metabolism-Independent Intervention.  Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology 95:24-31.

Kerger, B.D., S.M. Roberts, and R.C. James, 1988. Comparison of Mouse and Human Liver Microsomal Metabolism of Bromobenzene and Chlorobenzene to 2- and 4-Halophenols. Drug Metabolism and Disposition 16(5):672.

Kerger, B.D. 1988.  Investigations of the Adrenergic Potentiation of Halogenated Hydrocarbon Induced Hepatotoxicity.(Full Dissertation), University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Library, 4301 W. Markham St., Little Rock, AR 72205.

Kerger, B.D., S.M. Roberts, R.D. Harbison, and R.C. James, 1989.  Antagonism of Bromobenzene-Induced Hepatotoxicity by Phentolamine: Role of Hypothermia. Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology 97:360-369.

James, R.C., S.M. Roberts and B.D. Kerger, April, 1989. "A Review of the Carcinogenic Risk of Polychlorinated Biphenyl Mixtures of Approximately 54% Chlorine Content". A submission on behalf of the Chemical Manufacturers Association to the State of California Scientific Advisory Panel regarding the listing of PCB mixtures as carcinogens known to the State (Proposition 65).

James, R.C. and B.D. Kerger, January, 1991. "Review and Critique of: "Risk Factors Associated with Excess Mortality Among Polychlorinated Biphenyl Exposed Workers"...[by Sinks et al., 1990]".  A submission on behalf of the Chemical Manufacturers Association to NIOSH regarding an update of an earlier interim report entitled "A Retrospective Cohort Mortality Study at an Electrical Capacitor Plant Utilizing Polychlorinated Biphenyls" (Sinks et al., 1989).

Kerger, B.D., S.M. Roberts, R.C. James, R.W. Freeman and C. Williams, September, 1991.  "An Environmental Impact Evaluation of Dielectric Fluids Containing Low-Levels of Polychlorinated Biphenyls, with Specific Reference to the Australian Environment."  A submission on behalf of an Australian Industry Group to local government agencies in Australia.

Kerger, B.D. June, 1991.  "General and Specific Comments Concerning the Preliminary Draft Regulations for Cleanup Standards New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection."  Submitted on behalf of Memphis Environmental Center in reference to a confidential client negotiating an ECRA remediation of dioxins on interior building surfaces.

Barfield, L.W. and B.D. Kerger.  1992.  "The Current Understanding of Hydrogen Sulfide Toxicity, with Specific Reference to Regulatory Policies and Pulp and Paper Mill Emissions." Submitted on behalf of Weyerhaeuser Corp. to the Washington State Department of Health and Department of Ecology.

Barfield, L.W. and B.D. Kerger.  1993.  "Addendum to: The Current Understanding of Hydrogen Sulfide Toxicity, with Specific Reference to Regulatory Policies and Pulp and Paper Mill Emissions."   Submitted on behalf of Weyerhaeuser Corporation to the Washington State Department of Health and Department of Ecology.

Paustenbach, D. J. and B. D. Kerger. 1994.  What’s new with dioxin? SONREEL NEWS 25(5):8-9. Section on Natural Resources, Energy, and Environmental Law of the American Bar Association. Available from the American Bar Association.

Kerger, B., G. E. Corbett, S. El-Sururi, R. Reitz and D. Paustenbach.  1995.  “Validating Dermal Exposure Assessment Techniques for Dioxin Using Body Burden Data and Pharmacokinetic Modeling.”  Organohalogen Compounds 25:137-141.  (Proceedings of the 15th International Symposium on Chlorinated Dioxins and Related Compounds, August 21-25, 1995).

Paustenbach, D., N. Karch, R. Golden, B. Kerger and H-W. Leung. 1995. “The Relative Susceptibility of Animals and Humans to the Carcinogenic Hazard Posed by Exposure to 2,3,7,8-TCDD: An Analysis of Standard and Alternative Dosimetric Measures.” Organohalogen Compounds 26:31-34.

Kerger, B. D., R. O. Richter, S. M. Chute, D. G. Dodge, S. K. Overman, J. Liang, B. L. Finley, and D. J. Paustenbach.  1996.  “Refined Exposure Assessment for Ingestion of Tap water Contaminated with Hexavalent Chromium: Considerations of Exogenous and Endogenous Reducing Agents.”  Journal of Exposure Analysis and Environmental Epidemiology.  6(2):163-179.

Finley, B. L., B. D. Kerger, D. G. Dodge, S. M. Meyers, R. O. Richter, and D. J. Paustenbach.  1996.  “Assessment of Airborne Hexavalent Chromium in the Home Following Use of Contaminated Tap water.”  Journal of Exposure Analysis and Environmental Epidemiology. 6(2):229-245.

Kuykendall, J. R., B. D. Kerger, E. J. Jarvi, G. E. Corbett and D. J. Paustenbach.  1996.  “Measurement of DNA-protein cross-links in human leukocytes following acute ingestion of chromium in drinking water.”  Carcinogenesis 17(9):1971-77.

Mirsalis, J. C., C. M. Hamilton, K. G. O’Loughlin, D. J. Paustenbach, B. D. Kerger, and S. Patierno.  1996.  “Chromium(VI) at Plausible Drinking Water Concentrations is Not Genotoxic in the In Vivo Bone Marrow Micronucleus or Liver UDS Assays.”  Environmental and Molecular Mutagenesis 28:60-63.

Kerger, B. D., D. J. Paustenbach, G. E. Corbett, and B. L. Finley.  1996. “Absorption and elimination of trivalent and hexavalent chromium in humans following ingestion of a bolus dose in drinking water.” Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology 141:145-158.

Paustenbach, D.J., S. Hays, B. Brien, D.G. Dodge, and B.D. Kerger.  1996. “Observation of Steady State in Blood and Urine Following Human Ingestion of Hexavalent Chromium in Drinking Water.”  Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health 49:453-461.

De Flora, S., A. Camoirano, M. Bagnasco, C. Bennicelli, G.E. Corbett, and B.D. Kerger. 1996.  “Estimates of the chromium(VI) reducing capacity in human body compartments as a mechanism for attenuating its potential toxicity and carcinogenicity.”  Carcinogenesis 18(3):531-537.

Finley, B. L., B. D. Kerger, G. E. Corbett, M. Katona, M. Gargas, R. Reitz, and D. J.  Paustenbach.  1997.  “Human ingestion of chromium (VI) in drinking water: pharmacokinetics following repeated exposure.”  Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology  142:151-159.

Kerger, B. D., B. L. Finley, G. E. Corbett, D. G. Dodge, and D. J. Paustenbach.  1997.  “Ingestion of chromium (VI) in drinking water by human volunteers: absorption, distribution, and excretion of single and repeated doses.”  Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health 50:67-95.

Corbett, G. E., B. L. Finley, D. J. Paustenbach, and B. D. Kerger.  1997.  “Systemic uptake of chromium in human volunteers following dermal contact with hexavalent chromium (22 mg/L): implications for risk assessment.”  Journal of Exposure Analysis and Environmental Epidemiology 7(2):179-189.

Corbett, G.E., D.G. Dodge, E. O’Flaherty, J. Liang, L. Throop, B.L. Finley and B.D. Kerger.  1998.  “In Vitro Reduction Kinetics of Hexavalent Chromium in Human Blood.” Environmental Research 7:7-11.

Langard, S., B.D. Kerger, and D.J. Paustenbach. 1999.  “Cancer Causation and Assessment of Relative Contribution for Known Causes of Human Cancers: Case Examples Involving Hexavalent Chromium.” Hazardous Waste Strategies Update 10(2):14-26.

Kerger, B.D., C.E. Schmidt, and D.J. Paustenbach. 2000.  “Assessment of Airborne Exposure to Trihalomethanes From Tap Water in Residential Showers and Baths.” Risk Analysis 20(5):637-651.

O’Flaherty, E.O., B.D. Kerger and D.J. Paustenbach. 2001.  “A Physiologically-Based Pharmacokinetic Model for the Ingestion of Chromium(III) and Chromium(VI) by Humans.” Toxicological Sciences 60:196-213.

Kerger, B.D., B.L. Finley and D.J. Paustenbach. 2002.  “Hexavalent Chromium in Groundwater: The Importance of Chemistry in Quantifying Exposure, Dose, and Risks.” In: Health Risk Assessment, 2^nd Edition, D.J. Paustenbach (ed.), John Wiley and Sons; Chapter 7, pp. 445-474.

Fedoruk, M.J., R. Bronstein and B.D. Kerger. 2003. “Benzene Exposure Assessment for Use of a Mineral Spirits-Based Degreaser.”  Applied Occupational and Environmental Hygiene 18:764-771.

Fedoruk, M.J., and B.D. Kerger. 2003.  “Measurement of Volatile Organic Compounds Inside Automobiles.” Journal of Exposure Analysis and Environmental Epidemiology 13:31-41.

Paustenbach, D.J, B.L. Finley, F.S. Mowat and B.D. Kerger.  2003.  “Human Health Risk Assessment of Chromium(VI) in Tap Water.”  Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health Part A 66(14):1295-1339.

Warren, D.A., B.D. Kerger, J.K. Britt, and R.C. James. 2004.  “Development of an Oral Cancer Slope Factor for Aroclor 1268.”  Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology 40(1):42-53.

Paustenbach, D.J., H-W Leung, P. Scott, and B.D. Kerger.  2004.  “An Approach to Calculating Childhood Body Burdens of Dibenzodioxins and Dibenzofurans Which Accounts for Age-Dependent Biological Half-Lives.” Organohalogen Compounds 66:2714-2721.

Kerger, B.D., H-W Leung, D.J. Paustenbach, L. Needham, D. Patterson, P.M. Gerthoux, and P. Mocarelli. 2005. “Age- and Concentration-Dependent Elimination Half Life of TCDD in Seveso Children.” Organohalogen Compounds 67: 1726-1729.

Kerger, B.D., D.R. Suder, C.E. Schmidt and D.J. Paustenbach. 2005.  “Airborne Exposure to Trihalomethanes from Tap Water in Homes with Refrigeration-Type and Evaporative Cooling Systems.”  Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health, Part A, 68:1-29.

Leung, H-W, B.D. Kerger, D.J. Paustenbach, J.J. Ryan, and Y. Masuda.  2005.  “Age- and Concentration-Dependent Elimination Half Lives of Chlorinated Dibenzofurans in Yusho and Yucheng Patients.”  Organohalogen Compounds 67: 1589-1592.

Paustenbach, D.J., K. Fehling, M. Harris, P. Scott, and B.D. Kerger.  2005.  “Identifying Soil Clean-up Criteria for Dioxins in Residential Soils: How has 20 Years of Research and Risk Assessment Experience Impacted the Analysis?” Organohalogen Compounds 67:2483-2486.

Fedoruk, M.J. and B.D. Kerger.  2005.  “Ammonia Exposure and Hazard Assessment for Selected Household Cleaning Product Uses.”  Journal of Exposure Analysis and Environmental Epidemiology 15:534-544.

Paustenbach, D.J., K. Fehling, P. Scott, M. Harris, and B.D. Kerger.  2006. “Identifying Soil Clean-up Criteria for Dioxins in Residential Soils: How has 20 Years of Research and Risk Assessment Experience Affected the Analysis?”  Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health, Part B, 9:87-145.

Leung, H-W, B.D. Kerger and D.J. Paustenbach. 2006.  “Elimination Half Lives of Selected Polychlorinated Dibenzodioxins and Dibenzofurans in Breast-fed Human Infants.”  Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health, Part A, 69:437-443.

Kerger, B.D., H-W Leung, P. Scott, D.J. Paustenbach, L.L. Needham, D.G. Patterson, P.M. Gerthoux, and P. Mocarelli. 2006.  “Age- and Concentration Dependent Elimination Half Life of 2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin in Seveso Children.” Environmental Health Perspectives 114(10):1596-1602.

Kerger, B.D., H-W Leung, P. Scott, and D.J. Paustenbach.  2007.  “Refinements on the Age-Dependent Half Life Model for Estimating Childhood Body Burdens of Dibenzodioxins and Dibenzofurans.” Chemosphere 67:S272-S278.

Kerger, B.D., H-W Leung, P.K. Scott, and D.J. Paustenbach. 2007.  “An Adaptable Internal Dose Model for Risk Assessment of Dietary and Soil Dioxin Exposures in Young Children.” Toxicological Sciences 100:224-237.

Leung, H-W, B.D. Kerger, D.J. Paustenbach, J.J. Ryan, and Y. Masuda. 2007. “Concentration and age-dependent elimination kinetics of polychlorinated dibenzofurans in Yucheng and Yusho patients.” Toxicology and Industrial Health 23(6):493-501.

Kerger, B.D., W.J. Butler, D.J. Paustenbach, J.D. Zhang, and S.K. Li. 2009. Cancer Mortality in Chinese Populations Surrounding an Alloy Plant with Chromium Smelting Operations. Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health, Part A, 72:329-344.

Kerger, B.D., P.M. Gerthoux, and P. Mocarelli. 2011. “1976 Trichlorophenol Reactor Explosion at Seveso, Italy”, In: Nriagu, JO (ed.) Encyclopedia of Environmental Health, Volume 4, pp. 125-136, Burlington: Elsevier.

Kerger, BD, Copeland, TL, and DeCaprio, AP. 2011. “Tenuous Dose-Response Correlations for Common Disease States: Case Study of Cholesterol and Perfluorooctanoate/Sulfonate (PFOA/PFOS) in the C8 Health Project.” Drug and Chemical Toxicology [accepted].

Kerger, BD, Scott, PK, Pavuk, M, Gough, M, Paustenbach, DJ. 2011. “No Dose-Response Relationship for Dioxin and Diabetes Among Ranch Hand Vietnam Veterans: Evidence for Reverse Causation.” [in review].

Scientific Meeting Abstracts and Symposia

White, D.C., D.E. Nivens, P.D. Nichols, B.D. Kerger, J.M. Henson, G.G. Geesey, and C.K. Clarke, April, 1985.  Corrosion of Steels Induced by Aerobic Bacteria and Their Exocellular Polymers.  Proceedings of the International Conference on Biodeterioration, Argentina/USA.

White, D.C., N.E. Nivens, P.D. Nichols, A.T. Mikell, Jr., B.D. Kerger, J.M. Henson, G.G. Geesey, and C.K. Clarke, June, 1985. Role of Aerobic Bacteria and Their Extracellular Polymers in the Facilitation of Corrosion: Use of Fourier Transforming Infrared Spectroscopy and "Signature" Phospholipid Fatty Acid Analysis Proceedings of the International Conference on Biologically Induced Corrosion, Gaithersburg, MD.

Kerger, B.D., J. Gandy, R.C. James, T.J. Bucci, and R.D. Harbison, 1986.  Antagonism of Bromobenzene-Induced Hepatotoxicity By the Alpha-Adrenergic Blocking Agent, Phentolamine. The Pharmacologist 28(3):180.

Kerger, B.D., S.M. Roberts, and R.C. James, 1987. Comparison of Mouse and Human Liver Microsomal Metabolism of Bromobenzene and Chlorobenzene to 2- and 4-Halophenols. Proceedings of the Fall Meeting of the South Central Chapter of the Society of Toxicology, Little Rock, Arkansas. Abstracts, page 1.

Kerger, B.D., J. Gandy, J.A. Hinson, S.M. Roberts, R.D. Harbison, and R.C. James, 1987.  Antagonism of Bromobenzene-Induced Hepatotoxicity By Phentolamine: Evidence for a Pharmacological Intervention. The Pharmacologist 29(3):148.

Kerger, B.D., 1987.  Antagonism of Bromobenzene-Induced Hepatotoxicity by the Alpha-Adrenergic Blocking Agent, Phentolamine. Proceedings of the National Student Research Forum, Galveston, Texas. Abstracts, page 4.

Kerger, B.D. 1988.  Investigations of the Adrenergic Potentiation of Halogenated Hydrocarbon Induced Hepatotoxicity (Dissertation Abstract), University Microfilms International Dissertation Information Service, 300 N. Zeeb Rd. Ann Arbor, MI 48106 (phone 1-800-521-0600).

Copeland, T. L., M Bono, and B. D. Kerger. 1993.  The Use of Health Risk Assessment in Toxic Tort Litigation: A Case Study Evaluating Off-Site Impact of Dioxin-Contaminated Soils. The Toxicologist 13(1):282. Abstract Issue of Fundamental & Applied Toxicology.

Walker, L. B., B. D. Kerger and D. J. Paustenbach. 1994.  Integrating Critical Scientific Data Into Regulatory Exposure Limits: A Case Study with Hydrogen Sulfide.  The Toxicologist 14(1):213.  Abstract Issue of Fundamental & Applied Toxicology.

Kerger, B. D., B. L. Finley and D. J. Paustenbach. 1995.  Cost-benefit analysis of California Policy on cancer risk: a case study of chromium(VI).  The Toxicologist 15(1):37.  Abstract Issue of Fundamental & Applied Toxicology.

Chute, S., D. G. Dodge, R. Richter and B. D. Kerger. 1995.  “Filling Data Gaps For Accurate Exposure Assessment of Chromium(VI) Compounds in Drinking Water: A Case Study on Aerosols and Reduction Capacity in Beverages.”  Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Society for Risk Analysis, December 3-6, 1995.

Richter, R. O., B. D. Kerger, J. Cunningham and D. J. Paustenbach.  1995.  Exposure Modeling and validation studies for aerosols: a case study of dioxin exposure during roadside weed abatement with 2,4,5-T.  The Toxicologist 15(1):62-63.

Kerger, B. D., G. E. Corbett, S. El-Sururi, R. Reitz and D. Paustenbach.  1995.  “Validating Dermal Exposure Assessment Techniques for Dioxin Using Body Burden Data and Pharmacokinetic Modeling.”  Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Society for Risk Analysis, December 3-6, 1995.

Richter, R. O., N. Harrington, C. Curry, S. El-Sururi, P. Price, and B. Kerger. 1996. Comparison of risk estimates derived from standardized point estimates, traditional Monte Carlo analysis, and microexposure analysis for the domestic use of trichloroethylene impacted groundwater. The Toxicologist 30(1): 115.  Abstract Issue of Fundamental & Applied Toxicology

Dodge, D. G., B. A. Shurdut, S. El-Sururi, R. O. Richter, and B. D. Kerger.  1996.  Indoor air modeling of chlorpyrifos and solvent emissions following broadcast application on carpeting.  Presented at the 7th North American International Society for the Study of Xenobiotics (ISSX) Meeting, October 20-24, San Diego, California.

Chute, S. M., S. K. Overman, B. D. Kerger, B. L. Finley, and D. J. Paustenbach. 1996. The Cr(VI) reductive capacity of household beverages: Implications for risk assessment. The Toxicologist 30(1): 7. Abstract Issue of Fundamental & Applied Toxicology.

Finley, B. L., B. D. Kerger, G. E. Corbett, and D. J. Paustenbach. 1996. Pharmacokinetics of drinking water exposure to selected chromium (III and VI) compounds in human volunteers. The Toxicologist 30(1): 14. Abstract Issue of Fundamental & Applied Toxicology.

Clark, J. J. J., G. E. Corbett, B. D. Kerger, B. L. Finley, and D. J. Paustenbach. 1996. Dermal uptake of hexavalent chromium in human volunteers measures of systemic uptake from immersion in water at 22 ppm. The Toxicologist 30(1): 14.  Abstract Issue of Fundamental & Applied Toxicology.

Kuykendall, J., S. K. Overman, B. D. Kerger, B. L. Finley, and D. J. Paustenbach. 1996. Testing for DNA-protein crosslinking after drinking water exposure to chromium (III and VI) in human volunteers. The Toxicologist 30(1): 14.  Abstract Issue of Fundamental & Applied Toxicology.

Corbett, G. E., E. O'Flaherty, B. D. Kerger, B. L. Finley, and D. J. Paustenbach. 1996. Reduction kinetics of hexavalent chromium in human blood. The Toxicologist 30(1): 15.  Abstract Issue of Fundamental & Applied Toxicology.

Paustenbach, D. J., S. Hays, B. D. Kerger, and B. Finley. 1996. An analysis of inter-individual variability in uptake and elimination of chromium from human volunteers. The Toxicologist 30(1): 35.  Abstract Issue of Fundamental & Applied Toxicology.

Dodge, D. G., J. J. J. Clark, B. D. Kerger, R. O. Richter, B. L. Finley, and D. J. Paustenbach. 1996. Assessment of airborne hexavalent chromium in the home following use of contaminated tap water. The Toxicologist 30(1): 117-118.  Abstract Issue of Fundamental & Applied Toxicology.

Kerger, B. D., B. L. Finley, D. J. Paustenbach, and E. O'Flaherty. 1996. A physiologically-based pharmacokinetic model for ingestion of chromium (III and VI) in drinking water: validation with human studies. The Toxicologist 30(1): 251.  Abstract Issue of Fundamental & Applied Toxicology.

Dodge, D. G., G. E. Corbett, J. Mirsalis, B. D. Kerger, and D. J. Paustenbach.  1996.  An investigation of the potential in vivo genotoxicity of chromium (VI) in drinking water using the  in vivo bone marrow micronucleus and liver UDS assays.  Presented at the Society for Risk Analysis (SRA) Annual Meeting, December 8-11.

Chute, S., B. D. Kerger, D. G. Dodge, G. E. Corbett, and D. J. Paustenbach.  1996.  Product testing to realistically assess exposure: A case study involving workers’ use of an anti-corrosive substance containing chromic acid.  Presented at the Society for Risk Analysis (SRA) Annual Meeting, December 8-11.

Kerger, B. D., D. G. Dodge, G. E. Corbett, and D. J. Paustenbach.  1996.  Fostering EPA’s use of biologically-based models in risk assessment and regulation.  Presented at the Society for Risk Analysis (SRA) Annual Meeting, December 8-11.

Corbett, G. E., B. D. Kerger, D. G. Dodge, and D. J. Paustenbach.  1996.  Studies providing empirical data on dose and biological mechanisms to address litigation and regulatory issues. Presented at the Society for Risk Analysis (SRA) Annual Meeting, December 8-11.

Langard, S., B. D. Kerger, and G. E. Corbett. 1996.  Cancer causation and assessment of relative contribution for known causes of human cancers: case examples involving hexavalent chromium.    Presented at the 7th North American International Society for the Study of Xenobiotics (ISSX) Meeting, October 20-24, San Diego, California.

Corbett, G. E., B. D. Kerger, A. Camoirano, M. Bagnasco, C. Bennicelli, and S. De Flora.  1996.  Modeling of detoxification thresholds for ingestion and inhalation exposures to hexavalent chromium in humans based on measured reducing capacities of organs, cell populations, and body fluids.    Presented at the 7th North American International Society for the Study of Xenobiotics (ISSX) Meeting, October 20-24, San Diego, California.

Carlson-Lynch, H., G. E. Corbett, S. M. El-Sururi, B. D. Kerger, R. Reitz, and D. J. Paustenbach. 1996. Multipathway assessment of dioxin uptake and resulting body burden for selected occupational exposure scenarios. The Toxicologist 30(1): 160.  Abstract Issue of Fundamental & Applied Toxicology.

Kerger, B.D., J. V. Dagdigian, and D.J. Paustenbach. 1997.  Inserting Real Science Into Mass Toxic Tort Actions. ABA Tort and Insurance Practice Section, Toxic & Hazardous Substances and Environmental Law Committee Symposium entitled “Desert Storm: Environmental Contamination, Litigation Strategies & Bankruptcy Considerations -- A Series of Round Table Discussions Featuring Judges, Corporate, Plaintiff, Insurance and Bankruptcy Attorneys and Experts.”  (March 7, 1997).   Available from the American Bar Association.

Kerger, B.D., and P.S. Price.  1997.  Use of Probabilistic Models to Illustrate Reasonable Scientific Certainty of Dose and Risk Estimates in the Courtroom.  Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Society for Risk Analysis, page 50.

Kerger, B.D., R.O. Richter, and G.E. Corbett. 1997.  Scientific Approaches to Address Personal Injury Claims Involving Rare Cancers: Case Studies Involving Pesticide Exposures. Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Society for Risk Analysis.

Underwood, P. M., D. G. Dodge, S. Meyers, B. D. Kerger, and D. J. Paustenbach.  1997. Comparison of two sampling methods for ambient airborne Chromium(VI) in California: implications for risk assessment.  The Toxicologist 36(1):281.  Abstract Issue of Fundamental and Applied Toxicology.

O’Flaherty, E. J., B. D. Kerger, G. E. Corbett, S. Hays, and D. J. Paustenbach.  1997.  Fitting a scaled physiologically-based model of Cr(III) and Cr(VI) kinetics to human plasma, red cell and urine concentration measurements. The Toxicologist 36(1):336. Abstract Issue of Fundamental and Applied Toxicology.

Paustenbach, D. J., D. G. Dodge, G. E. Corbett, S. M. Hays, B. A. Brien and B. D. Kerger.  1997. Steady-state observations in blood and urine of human volunteers following ingestion of hexavalent chromium in drinking water. The Toxicologist 36(1):337.  Abstract Issue of Fundamental and Applied Toxicology.

Corbett, G. E., B. D. Kerger, A. Camoirano, M. Bagnasco, C. Benicelli, and S. De Flora.   1997. Detoxification thresholds for ingestion and inhalation exposures to hexavalent chromium in humans based on measured reducing capacities of organs, cell populations, and body fluids.  The Toxicologist 36(1):336-7.  Abstract Issue of Fundamental and Applied Toxicology.

Richter, R.O., B.D. Kerger, and D.Suder. 1997. Key considerations for assessment of Chromium(VI) exposures and risks from cooling tower aerosols. The Toxicologist 36(1):336. Abstract Issue of Fundamental and Applied Toxicology.

Dodge, D.G., B.D. Kerger, G.E. Corbett, C. Schmidt and R.O. Richter. 1997. Characterization of Product-Specific Exposure Potential from Occupational use of Sealants.  Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the International Society for Exposure Analysis.

Dodge, D.G., B.D. Kerger, G.E. Corbett and R.O. Richter.  1997.  Empirical Estimation of Plausible Upper Bound Product Exposures for Litigation.  Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Society for Risk Analysis.

Langard, S., B.D. Kerger and G.E. Corbett. 1997.  A Method for Determining Relative Contribution to Individual Cancers from Known Human Carcinogens: Case Examples Involving Lung Cancer.  Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Society for Risk Analysis, page 111.

Finley, B.L., B.D. Kerger, M.W. Katona, M.L. Gargas, G.E. Corbett and D.J. Paustenbach. 1997. Human Ingestion of Chromium (VI) in Drinking Water: Pharmacokinrtics Following Repeated Exposure. Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Society for Risk Analysis, page 121.

Kerger, B. D., D. G. Dodge, and R. O. Richter. 1997.  Key considerations for risk assessment and risk management of methyl-tertiary butyl ether (MTBE) regarding leaking underground fuel tanks. The Toxicologist 36(1):283.  Abstract Issue of Fundamental and Applied Toxicology.

Ghirelli, R. P., H. Amini, B. D. Kerger, A. Hillman, R. O. Richter.  1997.  MTBE water contamination: Key considerations for remediation, risk assessment, and risk management.  Pacific Conference on Chemistry and Spectroscopy, American Chemical Society, Society for Applied Spectroscopy, October 21 - 25, Irvine, California.

Kerger, B.D., C.E. Schmidt, T.P. Flahive, G.E. Corbett, R.O. Richter, and D.J. Paustenbach.  1998.  Measurements of Airborne Concentrations of Halogenated Methanes Due to Showering and Bathing. Toxicological Sciences 42(1-S):40.

Richter, R.O., B.D. Kerger, and G.E. Corbett. 1998.  Effects on Risk:  Sensitivity Analysis of Parameters Used for Determining Risk of Hazardous Waste Combustion Facilities.  Proceedings of  the Annual Meeting of the Society for Risk Analysis, Phoenix, AZ, in December 1998.

Paustenbach, D.J., R.O. Richter, D. Suder, G.E. Corbett, T.P. Flahive, and B.D. Kerger.  1998.  Comparison of Measured and Model-Estimated Indoor Concentrations of Airborne Chloroform From Use of Residential Tap Water.  Toxicological Sciences 42(1-S):40.

Kerger, B.D. and C.M. Teaf.  1998.  Validating airborne exposure assessments for juries:  Two case studies involving chlorinated hydrocarbons in groundwater.  Proceedings of the Society for Risk Analysis Meeting in Phoenix, AZ, December 1998.

Richter, R.O., D. Suder, and B.D. Kerger. 1998.  Use of Odor Threshold Data and Shower Air Modeling to Determine Allowable Limits of Methyl-Tertiary-Butyl Ether (MTBE) in Drinking Water.  Toxicological Sciences 42(1-S):251.

Kerger, B.D., G.E. Corbett and T.L. Copeland. 1999.  Risk Communication Regarding Dioxin Exposures to Infants from Mother’s Milk: Key Uncertainties Relating to Steady State Modeling Assumptions.  The Toxicologist 48(1-5):399.

Fedoruk, M.J. and B.D. Kerger.  1999.  Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) Measured in a Grade School Following a Fluorescent Light Ballast Failure.  The Toxicologist 48(1-5):279.

Kerger, B.D., I. Stabile and T. Copeland. 1999.  Mass Balance Problems with the USEPA Model for Estimating Infant Dioxin Dose Via Breast Milk.  Proceedings of the Society for Risk Analysis Annual Meeting, December 5-8, Atlanta, GA, p. 74.

Wilson, N.D., V.A. Craven, D.J. Paustenbach, S.M. Hays, B.L. Finley and B.D. Kerger.  2000.  Assessing Risks to Nursing Infants Whose Mothers Ingested Fish Containing Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs): Inadequacy of USEPA Default Methods and Directions for the Future.  Proceedings of the International Society for Exposure Analysis Annual Meeting, October, 2000.

Lowney, Y, D. Deubner, S.M. Hays, P. Chapman, B. Kerger, W. Shields, and D.J. Paustenbach.  2000.  Biomonitoring for Beryllium: Experience with a U.S. Work Force.  The Toxicologist – Toxicological Sciences Supplement 54(1):310.

Kerger, B. and M.J. Fedoruk.  2000.  Benzene Exposure Assessment for Use of a Petroleum Naphtha Metal Parts Cleaner. The Toxicologist – Toxicological Science Supplement 54(1):21.

Fedoruk, M.J., and B.D. Kerger.  2001.  Measurement of Volatile Organic Compounds Inside Vehicles. Toxicological Sciences 60(1-S):20, #97.

Fedoruk, M.J., and B.D. Kerger.  2002.  Assessment of Toluene and Ethyl Acetate Exposures from Wearing a Costume Mask Bonded with Contact Cement.  Toxicological Sciences 66(1-S):346, # 1693

Kerger, B.D., and M.J. Fedoruk.  2002.  Ammonia Exposure and Dose-Response Assessment for Household Cleaning Uses. Toxicological Sciences 66(1-S):345-6, #1692.

Fedoruk, M.J., M. Shum, and B.D. Kerger. 2003.  Mold Remediation: Medical Toxicological Considerations. Presented at the ACGIH National Meeting, “Mold Remediation, The National Quest for Uniformity Symposium,” November 3-5, 2003, Orlando, FL. Proceedings documents available through ACGIH, Cincinnati, OH.

Fedoruk, M.J. and B.D. Kerger.  2003.  Pitfalls of Broad-Based Chemical Screening of Fire Responders in California: A False Alarm on Cyanazine Herbicide.  Toxicological Sciences 72(S-1):241, # 1172.

Kerger, B.D., M.J. Fedoruk and R.F. Bronstein. 2003.  Perchloroethylene Exposure Assessment for Government Inspectors at Dry-Cleaning Facilities.  Toxicological Sciences 72(S-1):183, # 891.

Paustenbach, D.J., H-W Leung, P. Scott, and B.D. Kerger.  2004.  An Approach to Calculating Childhood Body Burdens of Dibenzodioxins and Dibenzofurans Which Accounts for Age-Dependent Biological Half-Lives; presented at Dioxin 2004 Annual Meeting in Berlin, Germany, October, 2004.

Fedoruk, M.J., R. Bronstein, and B.D. Kerger. 2004.  Volatile Organic Compound Exposure Assessment for Government Inspectors at Gas Stations. Toxicological Sciences 78(1-S):106, #516.

Kerger, B.D., R. Bronstein, and M.J. Fedoruk. 2004. Exposure Assessment of Volatile Organic Compounds and Metals for Government Inspectors at Auto Body Repair Facilities.  Toxicological Sciences 78(1-S):106-107, #517.

Fedoruk, M.J., T. Smalstig, J. Tran, M. Shum, R.O. Richter, R. Bronstein, and B.D. Kerger.  2005.  Diesel-Related Benzene Exposures During Refueling Operations at Two Grocery Distribution Centers. Toxicological Sciences 84(S-1):83, Abstract #412.

Fedoruk, M.J., T. Smalstig, R.O. Richter, R. Bronstein, and B.D. Kerger. 2005.  Modeling Residential Exposure to Xylenes and Ethylbenzene from Window Sealant Application Based on Laboratory Mass Flux Measurements, International Society for Exposure Analysis 15^th Annual Meeting, Proceedings Abstract Book, p. 173.

Kerger, B.D and M.J. Fedoruk.  2005.  Screening Method for Quantifying Dermal Adherence of Paint Films.  International Society for Exposure Analysis 15^th Annual Meeting, Proceedings Abstract Book, p. 172.

Kerger, B.D., H-W Leung, P. Scott, and B.D. Kerger. 2005.  An Age-Dependent Half-Life Model for Estimating Childhood Body Burdens of Dibenzodioxins and Dibenzofurans. Toxicological Sciences 84(S-1):53, Abstract #257.

Kerger, B.D., H-W Leung, D.J. Paustenbach, L. Needham, D. Patterson, P.M. Gerthoux, and P. Mocarelli. 2005. Age- and Concentration-Dependent Elimination Half Life of TCDD in Seveso Children.  Dioxin 2005 Annual Meeting in Toronto, Canada, October 2005, presentation # 1581.

Leung, H-W, B.D. Kerger, D.J. Paustenbach, and Y. Masuda.  2005.  Age- and Concentration-Dependent Half Life of Polychlorinated Dibenzofurans in  Yusho and Yucheng Patients. Dioxin 2005 Annual Meeting in Toronto, Canada, October 2005, presentation #1662.

Paustenbach, D.J., K. Fehling, M. Harris, P. Scott, and B.D. Kerger.  2005.  Identifying Soil Clean-up Criteria for Dioxins in Residential Soils: How has 20 Years of Research and Risk Assessment Experience Impacted the Analysis?  Dioxin 2005 Annual Meeting in Toronto, Canada, October, 2005, presentation # 1922.

Kerger, BD, and RC James. 2006. Do the Epidermal Tissues of Humans Provide a Substantial Sink and Excretion Pathway for More Persistent Polychlorinated Biphenyls and Dioxins?  Toxicol. Sci. 90(1):20, abstract no. 99.

Richter, RO, BD Kerger, HW Leung, and DJ Paustenbach. 2006.  Implications for Age-Dependent Half Lives of Dioxins on Assessment of Breast Milk Dose and Body Burden. Toxicol. Sci. 90(1):117, abstract no. 570.

Kerger, BD, HW Leung, P Scott and DJ Paustenbach. 2006. An Integrated Toxicokinetic Model for Estimating Childhood Body Burdens of Dioxins Based on Various Studies.  Toxicol. Sci. 90(1):115, abstract no. 561.

Gough, M, BD Kerger, HW Leung, P Scott, M Harris, and DJ Paustenbach. 2006.  Dioxin and Diabetes: Does the Current Weight of Evidence Demonstrate a Relationship?  Toxicol. Sci. 90(1):314, abstract no.1536.

Kerger, B.D., M. Roberts, G. Zellmer, C. Cramer, and E. Carman. 2007. Airborne asbestos measurements and risk assessment for an athletic field with transite board debris from barracks demolition. Toxicological Sciences 96(1):147-148, abstract no. 718.

Fedoruk, M.J., B.D. Kerger, R. Bronstein, and R.O. Richter. 2007. Airborne dust exposure assessment for automotive body shop work involving resin fillers and abrasives.  Toxicological Sciences 96(1):147, abstract no. 716.

Roberts, M., M. Meschke, C. Woessner, and B.D. Kerger.  2007. Airborne asbestos measurements and risk assessment for agricultural activities on an easement with insulation debris from a petroleum pipeline. Toxicological Sciences 96(1):147, abstract no. 717.

Richter, R.O., B.D. Kerger, S. Hoyt, and M.J. Fedoruk. 2007.  Influence of hydrocarbon composition on benzene vapor emissions in mixed products. International Society for Exposure Analysis 17th Annual Meeting, Proceedings.

Fedoruk, M.J., B.D. Kerger, L. Israel, S.D. Hoyt, J. Britt, and R.C. James. 2008. Pilot study of vapor reaction products from mixing diacetyl and chlorine bleach. Toxicological Sciences 102(1):302, Abstract No. 1476.

Kerger, B.D., W.J. Butler, D.J. Paustenbach, J.D. Zhang, and S.K. Li. 2008. Cancer mortality in Chinese populations surrounding an alloy plant with chromium smelting operations (1960-1978). Toxicological Sciences 102(1):301-302, Abstract No. 1472.

James, R.C., B.D. Kerger, S.M. Roberts, A.F. Payer, D.J. O’Hehir, and A.P. DeCaprio. 2008.  Higher polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) levels and ratios in skin lipids relative to adjacent subcutaneous adipose lipids. Toxicological Sciences 102(1):302, Abstract No. 1475.

Copeland, T.L., P. Black, P. Duffy, A.P. DeCaprio, D.J. O’Hehir, and B.D. Kerger. 2008.  Comparison of congener-specific and Aroclor quantitation methods for assuring remediation of polychlorinated biphenyls and associated dibenzofurans at a former wastewater treatment plant. Toxicological Sciences 102(1):370, Abstract No. 1798.

Kerger, BD, Britt, J, Barfield, L, James, RC. 2009. Mesothelioma diagnosis: should genetic screening be used to evaluate primary site and plausibility of asbestos causation?  Toxicological Sciences 108:345, abstract 1662.

Knutsen, JS, Kerger, BD, Kuykendall, JR, Paustenbach, DJ. 2009. PBPK modeling of benzene in bone marrow of humans with varied workplace exposure patterns and CYP2E1 activity. Toxicological Sciences 108:263, abstract 1265.

Kerger, BD, Copeland, TL, and DeCaprio, A. 2010. Tenuous dose-response correlations for common disease states: Case study of cholesterol and perfluorooctanoate/sulfonate (PFOA/PFOS) in the C8 Health Project. Toxicological Sciences 114:49, abstract 227.

James, RC, Kerger, BD, and Garabrant, DH. 2010. Lung cancer risks from asbestos exposure, asbestosis, and other fibrotic lung diseases: Case examples of distinguishing factors for disease causation analysis. Toxicological Sciences 114:26, abstract 122.

Fehling, K, Copeland, T, Otani, J, Kerger, B. 2011. Development of surrogate reference concentrations for volatile organic compounds commonly encountered at hazardous waste sites. Toxicological Sciences 120:107-8, abstract 502.

Britt, JK, Halmes, NC, Kerger, B, James, RC. 2011. Evidence-based analysis defining a formaldehyde vapor concentration NOEL for irritant responses in humans. Toxicological Sciences 120:417, abstract 1947.

Kerger, BD, Scott, PK, Pavuk, M, Gough, M, Paustenbach, DJ. 2011. Reverse causation of dioxin dose-response trends for risk of diabetes mellitus type 2 among Operation Ranch Hand Vietnam veterans. Toxicological Sciences 120:484, abstract 2255.