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Goodman, JE; Kerper, LE; Prueitt, RL; Marsh, CM. 2020
A critical review of talc and ovarian cancer.
J. Toxicol. Environ. Health B 23:183-213.
Boomhower, SR; Kerper, LE; Chien, J; Beck, BD. 2020
A Comparison of PFAS Serum Concentrations in the General Population to Points of Departure Used in Regulatory Guidance.
Prepared for presentation to the Society of Toxicology (SOT) 59th Annual Meeting & ToxExpo, Anaheim, CA, March 15-19 (Conference cancelled)
Boomhower, SR; Kerper, LE; Chien, J; Beck, BD. 2020
A comparison of PFAS serum concentrations in the general population to points of departure used in regulatory guidance.
Prepared for presentation to the Society of Toxicology (SOT) 59th Annual Meeting & ToxExpo, Anaheim, CA, March 15-19 (Conference cancelled) Toxicologist 174:506-507.
Kerper, LE; Lynch, HN; Beck, BD; Pizzurro, DM; Seeley, M. 2019
Considerations for Grouping Different PFAS Together to Develop Guidance Values.
Presented at the Society of Toxicology (SOT) 58th Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD, March 10-14
Peterson, MK; Kerper, L. 2019
Critical Review and Synthesis of Animal Toxicity Studies of Talc.
Presented at the Society of Toxicology (SOT) 58th Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD, March 10-14
Lemay, JC; Slagowski, NL; Kerper, LE; Sharma, M. 2019
Occurrence, Distribution, and Bioaccumulation of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in Minnesotan Freshwater Environments.
Presented at Battelle's Tenth International Conference on Remediation and Management of Contaminated Sediments, New Orleans, LA, February 11-14
Pizzurro, DM; Seeley, M; Kerper, LE; Beck, BD. 2019
Interspecies differences in perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) toxicokinetics and application to health-based criteria.
Regul. Toxicol. Pharmacol. 106:239-250.
Beyer, LA; Hixon, ML; Kerper, LE. 2018
A Safety Analysis of an Energy Drink.
Presented at the Society of Toxicology (SOT) 57th Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX, March 11-15
Pizzurro, DM; Seeley, M; Lynch, HN; Kerper, LE; Beck, BD. 2018
An Analysis of Uncertainties in Minnesota's Reference Dose (RfD) and Health-based Value (HBV) Drinking Water Limits for PFOA and PFOS.
Presented at the Society of Toxicology (SOT) 57th Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX, March 11-15
Seeley, M; Pizzurro, DM; Kerper, LE; Beck, BD. 2018
Interspecies Comparison of Perfluorinated Chemical Pharmacokinetic Parameters.
Presented at the Society of Toxicology (SOT) 57th Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX, March 11-15
Kerper, LE; Lynch, HN. 2017
Perfluorinated chemicals: Recent changes to health-based drinking water advisory values and their implications.
ABA Superfund Nat. Resour. Damages Committee Newsl. 12:11-13.
Bailey, LA; Kerper, LE; Goodman, JE. 2017
Derivation of an occupational exposure level for manganese in welding fumes.
Neurotoxicology 64:166-176.
Lynch, HN; Kerper, LE; Seeley, M; Beck, BD. 2016
Dietary Intake of Perfluorooctane Sulfonate (PFOS) and Implications for Drinking Water Limits.
Presented at the Society of Toxicology (SOT) 55th Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, March 13-17
Goodman, JE; Zu, K; Tao, G; Kerper, LE. 2016
Comment on "Exposure-response modeling of non-cancer effects in humans exposed to Libby Amphibole Asbestos; Update" by Benson et al. (2015) (Letter).
Regul. Toxicol. Pharmacol.
Bailey, LA; Kerper, LE; Goodman, JE. 2016
Occupational Exposure Level for Manganese in Welding Fumes Based on the Best Available Science.
Presented at the Manganese2016 Conference: Manganese Health Effects on Neurodevelopment & Neurodegenerative Diseases, New York, NY, September 25-28
Lynch, HN; Loftus, CT; Cohen, JM; Kerper, LE; Kennedy, EM; Goodman, JE. 2016
Weight-of-evidence evaluation of associations between particulate matter exposure and biomarkers of lung cancer.
Regul. Toxicol. Pharmacol. 82:53-93.
Beyer, L; Hixon, ML; Kerper, L. 2016
Caffeine in Energy Drinks: How Safe Is It?
Presented at the Society for Risk Analysis (SRA) Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA
Bailey, LA; Kerper, LE; Rhomberg, LR. 2015
Naphthalene.
In Hamilton and Hardy's Industrial Toxicology (Sixth Edition). (Eds.: Harbison, RD; Bourgeois, MM; Johnson, GT), John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, NJ.
Kerper, LE; Lynch, HN; Zu, K; Tao, G; Utell, MJ; Goodman, JE. 2015
Systematic review of pleural plaques and lung function.
Inhal. Toxicol. 27:15-44.
Goodman, JE; Kerper, LE; Zu, K; Lynch, HN; Tao, G. 2015
Comment on "A systematic review of the association between pleural plaques and changes in lung function" by Kopylev et al. (2014).
Occup. Environ. Med.
Tao, G; Zu, K; Kerper, LE; Goodman, JE. 2015
Comment on "HRCT/CT and Associated Spirometric Effects of Low Libby Amphibole Asbestos Exposure" by Lockey et al. (2015) (Letter).
J. Occup. Environ. Med. 57:e80.
Bailey, L; Nascarella, M; Kerper, L; Rhomberg, L. 2015
Hypothesis-Based Weight-of-Evidence Evaluation and Risk Assessment for Naphthalene Carcinogenesis.
Presented at the Society of Toxicology (SOT) 54th Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, March 22-26
Kerper, LE; Lynch, HN; Zu, K; Tao, G; Utell, M; Goodman, JE. 2015
A Systematic Review of Asbestos-Induced Pleural Plaques and Lung Function.
Presented at the Society of Toxicology (SOT) 54th Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, March 22-26
Zu, K; Tao, G; Kerper, LE; Goodman, JE; Rhomberg, LR. 2015
Evaluation of US EPAs Noncancer Risk Assessment of Libby Amphibole Asbestos.
Presented at the Society of Toxicology (SOT) 54th Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, March 22-26
Bailey, LA; Nascarella, MA; Kerper, LE; Rhomberg, LR. 2015
Hypothesis-based weight-of-evidence evaluation and risk assessment for naphthalene carcinogenesis.
Crit. Rev. Toxicol.
Goodman, JE; Peterson, MK; Bailey, LA; Kerper, LE; Dodge, DG. 2014
Electricians' chrysotile asbestos exposure from electrical products and risks of mesothelioma and lung cancer.
Regul. Toxicol. Pharmacol. 68:8-15.
Bailey, L; Kerper, L; Beck, B. 2014
Health-Protective Manganese Guideline for Welding and Other Occupations.
Presented at the Society of Toxicology (SOT) 53rd Annual Meeting, Phoenix, AZ, March 23-27
Kerper, L; Lynch, H; Mohr, LC; Goodman, J. 2014
Do Asbestos-Induced Pleural Plaques Cause Lung Function Deficits?
Presented at the Society of Toxicology (SOT) 53rd Annual Meeting, Phoenix, AZ, March 23-27
Bailey, L; Kerper, LE. 2014
Welding Fume Manganese Guideline - Integrating Human and Non-human Primate Data.
Presented at the American Industrial Hygiene Association Conference, Washington, DC
Kerper, LE; Goodman, JE; Petito Boyce, C; Prueitt, RL; Rhomberg, LR. 2010
Weight-of-Evidence Analysis of Exposures to Dioxins and Dioxin-like Compounds and Associations with Thyroid Hormone Levels During Early Development.
Presented at the Society of Toxicology (SOT) 49th Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT
Goodman, JE; Kerper, LE; Petito Boyce, C; Prueitt, RL; Rhomberg, LR. 2010
Weight-of-evidence analysis of human exposures to dioxins and dioxin-like compounds and associations with thyroid hormone levels during early development.
Regul. Toxicol. Pharmacol. 58:79-99.
Aschner, M; Kerper, LE. 2000
Transport of metals in the nervous system.
In Molecular Biology and Toxicology of Metals. (Eds.: Zalups, RK; Koropatnick, DJ), Taylor & Francis Inc., New York, NY.
Kerper, LE; Hinkle, PM. 1997
Lead uptake in brain capillary endothelial cells: Activation by calcium store depletion.
Toxicol. Appl. Pharmacol. 146:127-133.
Kerper, LE; Mokrzan, EM; Clarkson, TW; Ballatori, N. 1996
Methylmercury efflux from brain capillary endothelial cells is modulated by intracellular glutathione but not ATP.
Toxicol. Appl. Pharmacol. 141:526-531.