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  • 2025 - Research.com Best Female Scientists Award
  • 2010 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)

Overview

Linda S. Birnbaum is affiliated with the Research Triangle Park Foundation in the United States. Their primary research field is Environmental Science, with more than 100 publications. The subfields prominently addressed include Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Environmental Chemistry, Cancer Research, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, and Sociology and Political Science.

The scientist's research covers several main topics, including Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact, Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals, Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research, Carcinogens and Genotoxicity Assessment, Air Quality and Health Impacts, Health, Environment, Cognitive Aging, and Fluoride Effects and Removal.

Recent scientific papers authored by this researcher span from 2020 to 2022 and include the following:

  • "Scientific Basis for Managing PFAS as a Chemical Class," 2020, Environmental Science & Technology Letters
  • "The COVID-19 pandemic and global environmental change: Emerging research needs," 2020, Environment International
  • "The True Cost of PFAS and the Benefits of Acting Now," 2021, Environmental Science & Technology
  • "Presumptive Contamination: A New Approach to PFAS Contamination Based on Likely Sources," 2022, Environmental Science & Technology Letters
  • "Beyond Cholinesterase Inhibition: Developmental Neurotoxicity of Organophosphate Ester Flame Retardants and Plasticizers," 2021, Environmental Health Perspectives

Frequent coauthors include Mark F. Miller, Carol F. Kwiatkowski, Arlene Blum, Michael J. DeVito, and Maricel V. Maffini, reflecting collaborative research efforts among experts in related domains.

The scientist's work is regularly published in several venues, with the most frequent being UNC Libraries, Environmental Health Perspectives, Environment International, Environmental Science & Technology Letters, and Environmental Science & Technology.

Linda S. Birnbaum received recognition as a Member of the National Academy of Medicine in 2010.

Best Publications

  • The 2005 World Health Organization reevaluation of human and Mammalian toxic equivalency factors for dioxins and dioxin-like compounds.

    Martin Van den Berg;Linda S. Birnbaum;Michael Denison;Mike De Vito

  • Brominated flame retardants: cause for concern?

    Linda S Birnbaum;Daniele F Staskal

  • In vivo effects of bisphenol A in laboratory rodent studies

    Catherine A. Richter;Linda S. Birnbaum;Francesca Farabollini;Retha R. Newbold

  • Toxic equivalency factors for dioxin-like PCBs. Report on WHO-ECEH and IPCS consultation, December 1993

    U. G. Ahlborg;G. C. Becking;L. S. Birnbaum;A. Brouwer

  • Chapel Hill bisphenol A expert panel consensus statement: integration of mechanisms, effects in animals and potential to impact human health at current levels of exposure.

    Frederick S. vom Saal;Benson T Akingbemi;Scott M Belcher;Linda S. Birnbaum

  • Dioxins: An overview

    Arnold Schecter;Linda Birnbaum;John J. Ryan;John D. Constable

  • Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in U.S. mothers' milk.

    Arnold Schecter;Marian Pavuk;Olaf Päpke;John Jake Ryan

  • Halogenated flame retardants: do the fire safety benefits justify the risks?

    Susan D. Shaw;Arlene Blum;Roland Weber;Kurunthachalam Kannan

  • Cancer and developmental exposure to endocrine disruptors.

    Linda S Birnbaum;Suzanne E Fenton

  • Polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) levels in an expanded market basket survey of U.S. food and estimated PBDE dietary intake by age and sex.

    Arnold Schecter;Olaf Päpke;T. Robert Harris;K.C. Tung

  • Characterization of potential endocrine-related health effects at low-dose levels of exposure to PCBs.

    Abraham Brouwer;Matthew P. Longnecker;Linda S. Birnbaum;Jim Cogliano

  • Prevalence and Sociodemographic Correlates of Antinuclear Antibodies In the United States

    Minoru Satoh;Edward K. L. Chan;Lindsey A. Ho;Kathryn M. Rose

  • An Overview of the Effects of Dioxins and Dioxin-Like Compounds on Vertebrates, as Documented in Human and Ecological Epidemiology

    Sally S White;Linda S Birnbaum

  • E-Waste and Harm to Vulnerable Populations: A Growing Global Problem

    Michelle Heacock;Carol Bain Kelly;Kwadwo Ansong Asante;Linda S. Birnbaum

  • The mechanism of dioxin toxicity: relationship to risk assessment.

    Linda S. Birnbaum

  • NON-CARCINOGENIC EFFECTS OF TCDD IN ANIMALS

    Linda S. Birnbaum;Jouko Tuomisto

  • Toxicological Function of Adipose Tissue: Focus on Persistent Organic Pollutants

    Michele La Merrill;Claude Emond;Min Ji Kim;Min Ji Kim;Jean Philippe Antignac

  • Developmental Origins of Health and Disease: Integrating Environmental Influences

    Jerrold J. Heindel;John Balbus;Linda Birnbaum;Marie Noel Brune-Drisse

  • Functional aspects of developmental toxicity of polyhalogenated aromatic hydrocarbons in experimental animals and human infants

    Abraham Brouwer;Ulf G. Ahlborg;Martin Van den Berg;Linda S. Birnbaum

  • Evaluation of the Association between Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) and Diabetes in Epidemiological Studies: A National Toxicology Program Workshop Review

    Kyla W. Taylor;Raymond F. Novak;Henry A. Anderson;Linda S. Birnbaum

Frequent Co-Authors

Arnold Schecter
Arnold Schecter The University of Texas at Austin
Olaf Päpke
Olaf Päpke Eurofins (Germany)
Michael S. Denison
Michael S. Denison University of California, Davis
Suzanne E. Fenton
Suzanne E. Fenton North Carolina State University
Melvin E. Andersen
Melvin E. Andersen Research Triangle Park Foundation
Heather M. Stapleton
Heather M. Stapleton Duke University
Russ Hauser
Russ Hauser Harvard University
David W. Threadgill
David W. Threadgill Texas A&M University
Stephen Safe
Stephen Safe Texas A&M University
Abraham Brouwer
Abraham Brouwer Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

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