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Overview

Dennis J. Paustenbach is affiliated with John Wiley & Sons in the United States. Their research spans fields including Environmental Science and Medicine with notable contributions in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, and Cancer Research.

The scientist's work addresses several key topics including occupational and environmental lung diseases, air quality and health impacts, occupational exposure and asthma, carcinogens and genotoxicity assessment, alkaloids synthesis and pharmacology, traditional and medicinal uses of Annonaceae, and chemical synthesis and alkaloids.

Recent papers authored by Dennis J. Paustenbach include the following:

  • A critical review of the 2020 EPA risk assessment for chrysotile and its many shortcomings (2021), published in Critical Reviews in Toxicology
  • Risk characterization of N-nitrosodimethylamine in pharmaceuticals (2024), published in Food and Chemical Toxicology

Other recent publications where Paustenbach appears as an author or coauthor include:

  • Emissions associated with operations of four different additive manufacturing or 3D printing technologies (2020), Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene

Frequent co-authors contributing to the scientist's research include Michael E. Stevens, David W. Brew, Jonathan Heywood, Grayson Abele, and William D. Cyrs.

Common publication venues for Paustenbach's research are:

  • Critical Reviews in Toxicology
  • Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene
  • Food and Chemical Toxicology
  • Patty's Toxicology
  • Frontiers in Pharmacology

The combination of Environmental Science and Medicine within Paustenbach's fields of study aligns with their focus on occupational health, toxicology, and respiratory medical topics. Their work reflects interdisciplinary research bridging toxicological risk assessment and public health implications, with an emphasis on lung disease and carcinogenic exposures.

Best Publications

  • A review of the health hazards posed by cobalt.

    Dennis J Paustenbach;Brooke E Tvermoes;Kenneth M Unice;Brent L Finley

  • The European Union’s REACH regulation: a review of its history and requirements

    E Spencer Williams;Julie Panko;Dennis J Paustenbach

  • New developments in exposure assessment: The impact on the practice of health risk assessment and epidemiological studies

    Mark Nieuwenhuijsen;Dennis Paustenbach;Raquel Duarte-Davidson

  • The benefits of probabilistic exposure assessment: three case studies involving contaminated air, water, and soil.

    Brent Finley;Dennis Paustenbach

  • Human and Ecological Risk Assessment: Theory and Practice

    Dennis J. Paustenbach

  • Recommended distributions for exposure factors frequently used in health risk assessment.

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  • Evaluation of potential transmission of 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin-contaminated incinerator emissions to humans via foods.

    George F. Fries;Dennis J. Paustenbach

  • A comprehensive evaluation of the potential health risks associated with occupational and environmental exposure to styrene.

    Joshua T. Cohen;Gary Carlson;Gail Charnley;David Coggon

  • Human health risk and exposure assessment of chromium (VI) in tap water.

    Dennis J Paustenbach;Brent L Finley;Fionna S Mowat;Brent D Kerger

  • Biomonitoring and biomarkers: exposure assessment will never be the same.

    Dennis Paustenbach;David Galbraith

  • IS HEXAVALENT CHROMIUM CARCINOGENIC VIA INGESTION? A WEIGHT-OF-EVIDENCE REVIEW

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  • Benzene and human health: A historical review and appraisal of associations with various diseases.

    David Galbraith;Sherilyn A Gross;Dennis Paustenbach

  • A RECOMMENDED OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMIT FOR FORMALDEHYDE BASED ON IRRITATION

    Dennis Paustenbach;Yves Alarie;Tom Kulle;Neil Schachter

  • A physiological pharmacokinetic description of the tissue distribution and enzyme-inducing properties of 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin in the rat

    Hon-Wing Leung;Dennis J. Paustenbach;F. Jay Murray;Melvin E. Andersen

  • The Critical Role of House Dust in Understanding the Hazards Posed by Contaminated Soils

    Dennis J. Paustenbach;Brent L. Finley;Thomas F. Long

  • Assessment of the human health risks posed by exposure to chromium-contaminated soils.

    P J Sheehan;D M Meyer;M M Sauer;D J Paustenbach

  • Environmental and occupational health hazards associated with the presence of asbestos in brake linings and pads (1900 to present): a "state-of-the-art" review.

    Dennis J. Paustenbach;Brent L. Finley;Elizabeth T. Lu;Gregory P. Brorby

  • Reevaluation of benzene exposure for the Pliofilm (rubberworker) cohort (1936-1976).

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  • The Risk assessment of environmental and human health hazards : a textbook of case studies

    Dennis J. Paustenbach

  • Support of science-based decisions concerning the evaluation of the toxicology of mixtures: a new beginning.

    Linda Teuschler;James Klaunig;Ed Carney;Janice Chambers

  • Interpreting cobalt blood concentrations in hip implant patients.

    Dennis J. Paustenbach;David A. Galbraith;Brent L. Finley

  • Dose-response relationships for blood cobalt concentrations and health effects: a review of the literature and application of a biokinetic model.

    Brent L Finley;Andrew D Monnot;Shannon H Gaffney;Dennis J Paustenbach

  • A study of chromium induced allergic contact dermatitis with 54 volunteers: implications for environmental risk assessment.

    J Nethercott;D Paustenbach;R Adams;J Fowler

  • A cross-sectional analysis of reported corporate environmental sustainability practices.

    Dallas M. Cowan;Pamela Dopart;Tyler Ferracini;Jennifer Sahmel

  • Recent developments on the hazards posed by 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin in soil: implications for setting risk-based cleanup levels at residential and industrial sites.

    Dennis J. Paustenbach;Richard J. Wenning;Virginia Lau;Natalie W. Harrington

  • An assessment and quantitative uncertainty analysis of the health risks to workers exposed to chromium contaminated soils.

    Dennis J. Paustenbach;Deborah M. Meyer;Patrick J. Sheehan;Virginia Lau

  • Biomonitoring: is body burden relevant to public health?

    Dennis Paustenbach;David Galbraith

Frequent Co-Authors

Sean M. Hays
Sean M. Hays Summit Toxicology
Günter Oberdörster
Günter Oberdörster University of Rochester
Ian Kimber
Ian Kimber University of Manchester
Ortwin Renn
Ortwin Renn University of Stuttgart
John D. Graham
John D. Graham Indiana University
Melvin E. Andersen
Melvin E. Andersen Research Triangle Park Foundation
Rodney R. Dietert
Rodney R. Dietert Cornell University
Paul J. Lioy
Paul J. Lioy Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Linda S. Birnbaum
Linda S. Birnbaum Research Triangle Park Foundation
Cynthia C. Morton
Cynthia C. Morton Brigham and Women's Hospital

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