Alice Hamilton Awards: Research Updates for 2012 Winning Projects

Education and Guidance Category

Kosmoski CL, Margolis KA, McNelis KL, Brnich MJ Jr, Mallett L, Lenart P. When do you take refuge? Decisionmaking during mine emergency escape: instructor's guide and lesson plans. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2011-177C, August 2011.

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Engineering and Control Category

Fisher EM, Williams JL, Shaffer RE. Evaluation of microwave steam bags for the decontamination of filtering facepiece respirators. PLoS ONE 6(4):e18585, 2011.

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Epidemiology and Surveillance Category

Daniels-RD; Schubauer-Berigan-MK. A meta-analysis of leukaemia risk from protracted exposure to low-dose gamma radiation. Occup Environ Med 2011 Jun; 68(6):457-464

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Exposure and Risk Assessment Category

Middendorf P, Zumwalde R, Castellan R, Harper M, Wallace W, Stayner L, Castranova V, Hearl F, Sullivan P. Current intelligence bulletin 62: asbestos fibers and other elongate mineral particles: state of the science and roadmap for research. Cincinnati, OH: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2011-159, 2011

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Methods and Laboratory Science Category

Sellamuthu R, Umbright C, Roberts JR, Chapman R, Young SH, Richardson D, Leonard H, McKinney W, Chen B, Frazer D, Li S, Kashon M, Joseph P. Blood gene expression profiling detects silica exposure and toxicity. Toxicol Sci 2011 Aug; 122(2):253-264

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