Scientific Articles and Summaries

Investigators at Silent Spring Institute have published their findings in numerous peer-reviewed journals and book chapters. Listed in reverse chronological order:

  • Brody, J.G. 2010. Everyday Exposures and Breast Cancer. Reviews on Environmental Health, 25(1): 1-7. Summary, Article

  • Brody, J.G., R. Morello-Frosch, A. Zota, P. Brown, C. Perez and R. Rudel. 2009. Linking Exposure Assessment Science with Policy Objectives for Environmental Justice and Breast Cancer Advocacy: The Northern California Household Exposure Study. American Journal of Public Health, 99: S600-S609, 10.2105/AJPH.2008.149088.
    Article

  • Brody, J.G., R. Morello-Frosch, P. Brown, R.A. Rudel. 2009. Letter to the editor: Reporting Individual Results for Environmental Chemicals in Breastmilk in a Context That Supports Breastfeeding. Breastfeeding Medicine, 4(2): 121-121. doi:10.1089/bfm.2009.0006.
    Letter

  • Zota, A.R., R.A. Rudel, R.A. Morello-Frosch and J.G. Brody. 2009. Response to Comment on “Elevated House Dust and Serum Concentrations of PBDEs in California: Unintended Consequences of Furniture Flammability Standards?” Environmental Science and Technology, DOI: 10.1021/es9001482
    Abstract

  • Morello-Frosch, R., J.G. Brody, P. Brown, R.G. Altman, R. Rudel, and
    C. Perez. 2009. Toxic Ignorance and Right-to-Know in Biomonitoring Results Communication: A Survey of Scientists and Study Participants. Environmental Health, 8(6). doi:10.1186/1476-069X-8-6
    Article

  • Rudel, R.A., and L.J. Perovich. 2009. Endocrine disrupting chemicals in indoor and outdoor air. Atmospheric Environment, 43: 170-181.
    Article

  • Altman, R.G., R. Morello-Frosch, J.G. Brody, R. Rudel, P. Brown, and M. Averick. 2008. Pollution Comes Home and Gets Personal: Women’s Experience of Household Chemical Exposure. Journal of Health and Social Behavior, 49(4): 417-435.
    Article, Press Release

  • Zota, A.R., R.A. Rudel, R.A. Morello-Frosch and J.G. Brody. 2008. Elevated House Dust and Serum Concentrations of PBDEs in California: Unintended Consequences of Furniture Flammability Standards? Environmental Science and Technology, 42: 8158–8164. DOI: 10.1021/es801792z
    Article, Summary

  • Research Area: 

    Standley, L.J., R.A. Rudel, C.H. Swartz, K.R. Attfield, J. Christian, M. Erickson, and J.G. Brody. 2008. Wastewater-Contaminated Groundwater as a Source of Endogenous Hormones and Pharmaceuticals to Surface Water Ecosystems. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 27(12): 2457–2468. DOI: 10.1897/07-604.1
    Article, Press Release

  • Brody, J.G., R.A. Rudel. 2008. Environmental Pollutants and Breast Cancer: The Evidence from Animal and Human Studies. Breast Diseases: A Year Book Quarterly, 19(1): 17-19.
    Article

  • Research Area: 

    Rudel, R.A., L.M. Seryak and J.G. Brody. 2008. PCB-containing wood floor finish is a likely source of elevated PCBs in residents' blood, household air and dust: a case study of exposure. Environmental Health, 7:2. doi:10.1186/1476-069X-7-2 (Highly accessed)
    Article, Press Release

  • Brody, J.G., R. Morello-Frosch, P. Brown, R.A. Rudel, R.G. Altman, M. Frye, C.A. Osimo, C. Perez, L.M. Seryak. 2008. Is it safe? – New ethics for reporting personal exposures to environmental chemicals. Perspectives in Medical Sociology, Fourth Edition, ed. P. Brown. Illinois: Waveland Press, Inc.
    Article

  • Brody, J.G., R. Morello-Frosch, P. Brown, R.A. Rudel, R.G. Altman, M. Frye, C.A. Osimo, C. Perez, L.M. Seryak. 2007. Improving disclosure and consent: “Is it safe?”: New ethics for reporting personal exposures to environmental chemicals. American Journal of Public Health, 97: 1547 - 1554.
    Article

  • Brody, J.G., K.P. Moysich, O. Humblet, K. R. Attfield, G.B. Beehler, R.A. Rudel. 2007. Environmental pollutants and breast cancer: Epidemiologic studies. Cancer, 109 (S12): 2667-2711. [online May 14, 2007]
    Article, Summary

  • Rudel, R.A., K. R. Attfield, J. Schifano, J.G. Brody. 2007. Chemicals causing mammary gland tumors in animals signal new directions for epidemiology, chemicals testing, and risk assessment for breast cancer prevention. Cancer, 109 (S12): 2635-2666. [online May 14, 2007]
    Article, Summary

  • Brody, J.G., R.A. Rudel, K.B. Michels, K.P. Moysich, L. Bernstein, K. R. Attfield, S. Gray. 2007. Environmental Pollutants, diet, physical activity, body size, and breast cancer: Where do we stand in research to identify opportunities for prevention? Cancer, 109 (S12): 2627-2634. [online May 14, 2007]
    Commentary, Summary

  • Newton, E., and R.A. Rudel. 2007. Estimating correlation with multiply censored data arising from the adjustment of singly censored data. Environ. Sci. Technol., 41(1):221-228. ASAP Web Release Date: 07-Nov-2006; (Article) DOI: 10.1021/es0608444
    Article

  • Brody, J.G., A. Aschengrau, W. McKelvey, C.H. Swartz, T. Kennedy, R.A. Rudel. 2006. Breast cancer risk and drinking water contaminated by wastewater: a case control study. Environmental Health: A Global Access Science Source, 5:28. (Highly accessed)
    Article, Factsheet

  • Research Area: 

    Swartz C.H., S. Reddy, M.J. Benotti, H. Yin, L.B. Barber, B.J. Brownawell, and R.A. Rudel. 2006. Steroid estrogens, nonylphenol ethoxylate metabolites, and other wastewater contaminants in groundwater affected by a residential septic system on Cape Cod, MA. Environ. Sci. Technol., 40 (16), 4894 -4902. 10.1021/es052595+ S0013-936X(05)02595-2 [online July 18, 2006]
    Article, Press Release

  • Brody J.G., J. Tickner, and R.A. Rudel. 2005. Community-initiated breast cancer and environment studies and the precautionary principle. Environmental Health Perspectives. 113(8): 920-925.
    Article

  • Rudel, R.A., E. Newton. 2004. Letter to the editor: Exposure assessment for decabromodiphenyl ether (decaBDE) is likely to underestimate general U.S. population exposure. Journal of Children's Health, 2(2): 171-173.
    Letter

  • Brody, J.G., A. Aschengrau, W. McKelvey, R.A. Rudel, C.H. Swartz, T. Kennedy. 2004. Breast cancer risk and historical exposure to pesticides from wide-area applications assessed using GIS. Environmental Health Perspectives. doi:10.1289/ehp.6845 [online March 11, 2004]
    Article, Factsheet

  • McKelvey, W., J.G. Brody, A. Aschengrau, C.H. Swartz. 2004. Association between residence on Cape Cod, Massachusetts, and breast cancer. Annals of Epidemiology, 14(2):89-94. doi:10.1016/S1047-2797(03)00120-0 [online October 8, 2003]
    Abstract, Factsheet

  • McCormick, S., J.G. Brody, P. Brown, R. Polk. 2004. Public involvement in breast cancer research: An analysis and model for future research. International Journal of Health Services, 34(4): 625-646.
    Article

  • Research Area: 

    Rudel, R.A., D.E. Camann, J.D. Spengler, L.R. Korn, J.G. Brody. 2003. Phthalates, alkylphenols, pesticides, polybrominated diphenyl ethers, and other endocrine-disrupting compounds in indoor air and dust. Environmental Science & Technology, 37(20): 4543-4553. doi:10.1021/es0264596.
    Factsheet, Abstract

  • Brody, J.G., R.A. Rudel. 2003. Environmental pollutants and breast cancer. Environmental Health Perspectives, 111(8): 1007-1019. doi:10.1289/ehp.6310 [online May 19, 2003]
    Article

  • Research Area: 

    Swartz, C.H., R.A. Rudel, J.R. Kachajian, J.G. Brody. 2003. Historical reconstruction of wastewater and land use impacts to groundwater used for public drinking water: exposure assessment using chemical data and GIS. Journal of Exposure Analysis and Environmental Epidemiology, 13(5): 403-416.
    Factsheet, Abstract

  • Gray, S.M. 2003. Looking for information: A survey of research on information seeking, needs, and behavior [book review]. Journal of the Medical Library Association 91(2): 259-260.
    Article

  • Brody, J.G., D.J. Vorhees, S.J. Melly, S.R. Swedis, P.J. Drivas, R.A. Rudel. 2002. Using GIS and historical records to reconstruct residential exposure to large-scale pesticide application. Journal of Exposure Analysis and Environmental Epidemiology, 12:64-80.
    Article

  • Kriebel, D., J. Tickner, P. Epstein, J. Lemons, R. Levins, E.L. Loechler, M. Quinn, R.A. Rudel, T. Schettler, M. Stoto. 2001. The precautionary principle in environmental science. Environmental Health Perspectives 109(9):871-875.
    Article

  • Rudel, R.A., J.G. Brody, J.D. Spengler. 2001. Identification of selected hormonally active agents and animal mammary carcinogens in commercial and residential air and dust samples [response]. Journal of Air and Waste Management Association 51:1388-1390.
    Not available online

  • Rudel, R.A., P. Geno, G. Sun, A. Yau, J. Spengler, J. Vallarino, J.G. Brody. 2001. Identification of selected hormonally active agents and animal mammary carcinogens in commercial and residential air and dust samples. Journal of Air and Waste Management Association 51:499-513.
    Abstract

  • Beck, B.D., T.M. Slayton, E.J. Calabrese, L. Baldwin, R.A. Rudel. 2001. The use of toxicology in the regulatory process. Principles and Methods of Toxicology, ed. A. Wallace Hayes. Philadelphia, PA: Taylor & Francis.
    Not available online

  • Brody, J.G. 2000. Environmental Issues. Handbook of Community Psychology, eds. Julian Rappaport and Edward Seidman. New York: Kluwer Academic/Plenum.
    Not available online

  • Rudel, R.A. 2000. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, phthalates, and phenols. Indoor Air Quality Handbook, eds. J. Spengler, J. Samet, and J. McCarthy. New York: McGraw-Hill.
    Book Preview

  • Brody, J.G., R.A. Rudel, S.J. Melly, N.I. Maxwell. 1998. Endocrine disruptors and breast cancer. Forum for Applied Research and Public Policy 13(3):24-31.
    Article

  • Research Area: 

    Rudel, R.A., P. Geno, S.J. Melly, G. Sun, and J.G. Brody. 1998. Identification of alkylphenols and other estrogenic phenolic compounds in wastewater, septage, and groundwater on Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Environmental Science & Technology 32(7):861-869.
    Not available online

  • Rudel R.A. 1997. Predicting health effects of exposures to compounds with estrogenic activity: Methodological issues. Environmental Health Perspectives 105(suppl 3):655-663.
    Abstract

  • Brody, J.G., R.A. Rudel, N.I. Maxwell, S.R. Swedis. 1996. Mapping out a search for environmental causes of breast cancer. Public Health Reports 3(6):495-507
    Abstract