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Antonia M. Calafat is affiliated with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the United States. Their research is primarily situated within the field of Environmental Science, with a significant focus on Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. Other relevant subfields of study include Environmental Chemistry, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Plant Science.

The scientist's work concentrates on several key topics: effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research, toxic organic pollutants impact, birth, development, and health, air quality and health impacts, health, environment, cognitive aging, and gestational diabetes research and management.

Antonia M. Calafat has published extensively in a variety of research venues, with frequent publications appearing in:

  • Environment International
  • Environmental Research
  • ISEE Conference Abstracts
  • UNC Libraries
  • International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health

Recent notable papers include:

  • "Serum Concentrations of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances and Risk of Renal Cell Carcinoma," 2020, JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute
  • "Prenatal exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and maternal and neonatal thyroid function in the Project Viva Cohort: A mixtures approach," 2020, Environment International
  • "Prenatal exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in association with autism spectrum disorder in the MARBLES study," 2020, Environment International
  • "Associations Between Prenatal Urinary Biomarkers of Phthalate Exposure and Preterm Birth," 2022, JAMA Pediatrics
  • "Quantification of glyphosate and other organophosphorus compounds in human urine via ion chromatography isotope dilution tandem mass spectrometry," 2021, Chemosphere

Their frequent collaborators include Joseph M. Braun, Julianne Cook Botelho, Bruce P. Lanphear, Kimberly Yolton, and Russ Hauser. These co-authors have worked closely with Calafat on numerous research projects, contributing to the scientist's broad investigation into environmental health impacts.

Best Publications

  • Exposure of the U.S. population to bisphenol A and 4-tertiary-octylphenol: 2003-2004

    Antonia M. Calafat;Xiaoyun Ye;Lee-Yang Wong;John A. Reidy

  • Decrease in anogenital distance among male infants with prenatal phthalate exposure

    Shanna H. Swan;Katharina M Main;Fan Liu;Sara L. Stewart

  • Polyfluoroalkyl chemicals in the U.S. population: data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2003-2004 and comparisons with NHANES 1999-2000.

    Antonia M. Calafat;Lee-Yang Wong;Zsuzsanna Kuklenyik;John A. Reidy

  • Urinary concentrations of bisphenol A and 4-nonylphenol in a human reference population.

    Antonia M. Calafat;Zsuzsanna Kuklenyik;John A. Reidy;Samuel P. Caudill

  • Urinary levels of seven phthalate metabolites in the U.S. population from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 1999-2000.

    Manori J Silva;Dana B Barr;John A Reidy;Nicole A Malek

  • PHTHALATES AND HUMAN HEALTH

    R Hauser;A M Calafat

  • Human body burdens of chemicals used in plastic manufacture

    Holger M. Koch;Antonia M. Calafat

  • Urinary Concentrations of Triclosan in the U.S. Population: 2003–2004

    Antonia M. Calafat;Xiaoyun Ye;Lee-Yang Wong;John A. Reidy

  • Impact of Early-Life Bisphenol A Exposure on Behavior and Executive Function in Children

    Joe M. Braun;Amy E. Kalkbrenner;Antonia M. Calafat;Kimberly Yolton

  • Temporal trends in phthalate exposures: findings from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2001-2010.

    Ami R. Zota;Antonia M. Calafat;Tracey J. Woodruff

  • Prenatal Phenol and Phthalate Exposures and Birth Outcomes

    Mary S. Wolff;Stephanie M. Engel;Gertrud S. Berkowitz;Xiaoyun Ye

  • Serum Concentrations of 11 Polyfluoroalkyl Compounds in the U.S. Population: Data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 1999−2000

    Antonia M. Calafat;Zsuzsanna Kuklenyik;John A. Reidy;Samuel P. Caudill

  • Prenatal bisphenol A exposure and early childhood behavior.

    Joe M. Braun;Kimberly Yolton;Kim N. Dietrich;Richard Hornung

  • Quantification of 22 phthalate metabolites in human urine

    Manori J. Silva;Ella Samandar;James L. Preau;John A. Reidy

  • Urinary Concentrations of Four Parabens in the U.S. Population: NHANES 2005–2006

    Antonia M. Calafat;Xiaoyun Ye;Lee-Yang Wong;Amber M. Bishop

  • Phthalate diesters and their metabolites in human breast milk, blood or serum, and urine as biomarkers of exposure in vulnerable populations.

    Johan Högberg;Annika Hanberg;Marika Berglund;Staffan Skerfving

  • Altered Semen Quality in Relation to Urinary Concentrations of Phthalate Monoester and Oxidative Metabolites

    Russ Hauser;John D. Meeker;Susan Duty;Manori J. Silva

  • DNA damage in human sperm is related to urinary levels of phthalate monoester and oxidative metabolites.

    R. Hauser;J.D. Meeker;N.P. Singh;M.J. Silva

  • Temporal Variability of Urinary Phthalate Metabolite Levels in Men of Reproductive Age

    Russ B. Hauser;John D. Meeker;Sohee Park;Manori J. Silva

  • Concentrations of the Sunscreen Agent Benzophenone-3 in Residents of the United States: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2003–2004

    Antonia M. Calafat;Lee-Yang Wong;Xiaoyun Ye;John A. Reidy

Frequent Co-Authors

Russ Hauser
Russ Hauser Harvard University
Paige L. Williams
Paige L. Williams Harvard University
Kayoko Kato
Kayoko Kato Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Kimberly Yolton
Kimberly Yolton Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Bruce P. Lanphear
Bruce P. Lanphear Simon Fraser University
Mary S. Wolff
Mary S. Wolff Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Susan L. Teitelbaum
Susan L. Teitelbaum Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Emily Oken
Emily Oken Harvard University
Andreas Sjödin
Andreas Sjödin Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Robin M. Whyatt
Robin M. Whyatt Columbia University

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