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A re-assessment of archived (1989-2006) beluga liver from the North American Arctic with non-targeted analysis reveals brominated chemicals of emerging concern

May 1, 2025
Author(s)
Jacqueline Bangma, Chris Fuller, James McCord, Heather Whitehead, Richard Liberatore, Jason Boettger, Amanda Moors, Rebecca Pugh, Steven O'Connell, Jessica Reiner
In 2011, 68 archived beluga whale (Delphinapterus leucas) liver samples collected from Cook Inlet and the eastern Chukchi Sea from 1989 to 2006 were characterized for 12 per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) using targeted mass spectroscopy (MS)

Chapter 12 - Standard reference materials for the determination of trace organic constituents in environmental samples

April 1, 2025
Author(s)
Jessica Reiner, Bruce Benner, Jennifer Lynch, Jacolin Murray, Alix Rodowa, Meredith Evans Seeley, Katherine Shaw, Benjamin Place
Standard Reference Materials (SRMs) are homogeneous, well-characterized materials that are used to validate measurements and improve the quality of analytical data. NIST, the National Institute of Standards and Technology, has a wide variety of SRMs useful

Suspect Screening of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in New Firefighter Turnout Gear Textiles

March 20, 2025
Author(s)
Andrew Maizel, Andre Thompson, Benjamin Place, Alix Rodowa, Jessica Reiner, Audrey Tombaugh, Halen Solomon, Brittany Stinger, Michelle Donnelly, Rick Davis
Firefighter turnout gear provides protection from exposure to flame, heat, and liquids, but has also been found to contain numerous per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). Previous examinations of PFAS in firefighter turnout gear have predominantly

Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in Textiles Present in Firefighter Gloves, Hoods, and Wildland Gear

December 13, 2024
Author(s)
Andre Thompson, Andrew Maizel, Meghanne Tighe, Samuel Escobar Veras, Alix Rodowa, Bruce Benner, Audrey Tombaugh, Jessica Reiner, Michelle Donnelly, Ryan Falkenstein-Smith, John Kucklick, Catherine Rimmer, Rick Davis
Firefighter turnout gear has been found to contain per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and is a potential source of PFAS exposure to firefighters. However, previous evaluations of firefighter exposure to PFAS through personal protective gear has

Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances - Non-Targeted Analysis Interlaboratory Study Final Report

October 15, 2024
Author(s)
Benjamin Place, Jessica Reiner, Jared Ragland, Alix Rodowa, Carolyn Burdette, Amy Cuthbertson, Catherine Rimmer, John Kucklick, Nathan Mahynski
Non-targeted analysis (NTA) is a technique for the identification of unknown chemicals in complex materials, such as novel per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in environmental materials and commercial formulations. The PFAS NTA Interlaboratory Study

Mixture effects of PFAS on embryonic and larval sheepshead minnows (Cyprinodon variegatus)

May 22, 2024
Author(s)
Philip Tanabe, Peter Key, Katy Chung, Emily Pisarski, Jessica Reiner, Alix Rodowa, Jason Magnuson, Marie DeLorenzo
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are ubiquitous and persistent environmental contaminants originating from many everyday products. Perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) are two PFAS that are commonly found at high

Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in Firefighter Turnout Gear Textiles Exposed to Abrasion, Elevated Temperature, Laundering, or Weathering

January 16, 2024
Author(s)
Andrew Maizel, Andre Thompson, Meghanne Tighe, Samuel Escobar Veras, Alix Rodowa, Ryan Falkenstein-Smith, Bruce A. Benner Jr., Kathleen Hoffman, Michelle K. Donnelly, Olivia Hernandez, Nadine Wetzler, Trung Ngu, Jessica Reiner, Benjamin Place, John Kucklick, Kate Rimmer, Rick D. Davis
Textiles used in the construction of structural firefighter turnout gear jackets and pants have been found to contain per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) as well as fluoropolymer membranes and treatments containing fluorinated polymers. Additionally

Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in New Firefighter Turnout Gear Textiles

May 1, 2023
Author(s)
Andrew Maizel, Andre Thompson, Meghanne Tighe, Samuel Escobar Veras, Alix Rodowa, Ryan Falkenstein-Smith, Bruce A. Benner Jr., Kathleen Hoffman, Michelle K. Donnelly, Olivia Hernandez, Nadine Wetzler, Trung Ngu, Jessica Reiner, Benjamin Place, John Kucklick, Kate Rimmer, Rick D. Davis
Turnout gear is increasingly recognized as a potential source of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS) exposure to firefighters. To determine the type, concentration, and prevalence of PFAS potentially present in new firefighter turnout gear, fifty

Characterization of Reference Materials 8690 to 8693

February 13, 2023
Author(s)
Jessica Reiner, Benjamin Place, N. Alan Heckert, Katherine Peter, Alix Rodowa
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Reference Materials (RMs) 8690 Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in Aqueous Film-Forming Foams (AFFF) Formulation I, RM 8691 Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in Aqueous Film

Summary Report: Strategic Workshop on Management of PFAS in the Environment

November 30, 2022
Author(s)
Andrea Leeson, David Adamson, Lisa Alvarez-Cohen, Hunter Anderson, Frank Barranco, Christopher Bellona, Jens Blotevogel, Mark Brusseau, Michelle Crimi, Brian Crone, Rula Deeb, Dominic Di Toro, Craig Divine, Jennifer Field, Rajat Ghosh, Philip Gschwend, Jennifer Guelfo, Paul Hatzinger, Damian Helbling, Heather Henry, Christopher Higgins, Peter Jaffe, Detlef Knappe, Paul Koster van Groos, Linda Lee, Jinxia Liu, Shaily Mahendra, Carrie McDonough, Selma Mededovic, Marc Mills, Charles Newell, Carla Ng, Dung (Zoom) Nguyen, Bonnie Packer, Cara Patton, Graham Peaslee, Kurt Pennell, Jovan Popovic, Philip Potter, Joseph Quinnan, Maya Rabinowitz, Jessica L. Reiner, Stephen Richardson, Charles Schaefer, David Sedlak, Erin Shields, Jason Speicher, Thomas Speth, Timothy Strathmann, Hans Stroo, Timothy Thompson, Paul Tratnyek, Janice Willey

Life History, Contaminant and Histopathologic Assessment of Beluga Whales, Delphinapterus leucas, Harvested for Subsistence in Cook Inlet, Alaska, 1989-2005

November 16, 2022
Author(s)
Kathy Burek-Huntington, Kim Shelden, Kim Goetz, Barbara Mahoney, Dan Vos, Jessica Reiner, Jennifer Hoguet, Greg O'Corry-Crowe
Throughout the State of Alaska, ranging from the eastern Beaufort Sea to Bristol Bay, and within the boundaries of Cook Inlet, belugas are an important subsistence resource for Native communities. Cook Inlet belugas (CIBs, Delphinapterus leucas) are

Levels and profiles of perfluorinated alkyl acids in liver tissues of birds with different habitat types and trophic levels from an urbanized coastal region of South Korea

August 1, 2022
Author(s)
Sang Hee Hong, Jessica L. Reiner, Mi Jang, Stacy Schuur, Gi Myung Han, John Kucklick, Won Joon Shim
Contamination status and characteristics of perfluorinated alkyl acids (PFAAs) including perfluorinated carboxylic acids (PFCAs) and perfluorinated sulfonic acids (PFSAs) was examined using liver tissue of birds - blacktailed gulls (Larus crassirostris)

Biomonitoring of emerging DINCH metabolites in pregnant women in Charleston, SC: 2011-2014

January 1, 2021
Author(s)
Abby G. Wenzel, Jessica L. Reiner, Satomi Kohno, Bethany J. Wolf, John W. Brock, Lori Cruze, Roger B. Newman
Due to the mounting evidence that phthalates produce adverse endocrine effects in humans and wildlife, the use of other chemicals as replacements has increased. One of the most commonly encountered phthalate replacement is di(isononyl)cyclohexane-1,2

Identifying risk factors for levels of perfluoroalkyl substances in the placenta in a high-risk pregnancy cohort in North Carolina

December 31, 2020
Author(s)
Jacqueline T. Bangma, Lauren A. Eaves, Kirsi Oldenburg, Jessica L. Reiner, Tracy Manuck, Rebecca C. Fry
Prenatal exposure to perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), a ubiquitous class of chemicals, is associated with adverse outcomes such as preeclampsia, low infant birth weight and later-life adiposity. The objectives of this study were to examine PFAS levels in