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Thomas F. Webster

Thomas F. Webster

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Environmental Sciences

D-Index
79
Citations
20475
World Ranking
1024
National Ranking
447

Overview

Thomas F. Webster is affiliated with Boston University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science, with a strong concentration on health, toxicology, and mutagenesis. The body of work spans 84 publications in environmental science, including 54 in health, toxicology, and mutagenesis, 26 in environmental chemistry, 14 in statistics and probability, 7 in pediatrics, perinatology and child health, and 5 in nutrition and dietetics.

The research topics covered frequently include:

  • Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research
  • Toxic organic pollutants impact
  • Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals
  • Air quality and health impacts
  • Birth, development, and health
  • Heavy metal exposure and toxicity
  • Estrogen and related hormone effects

Thomas F. Webster has contributed to a number of scientific papers. Selected recent publications include:

  • PFAS Exposure Pathways for Humans and Wildlife: A Synthesis of Current Knowledge and Key Gaps in Understanding, 2020, Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry
  • Exposure to environmental contaminants is associated with altered hepatic lipid metabolism in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, 2021, Journal of Hepatology
  • Prenatal exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and maternal and neonatal thyroid function in the Project Viva Cohort: A mixtures approach, 2020, Environment International
  • Associations of a Metal Mixture Measured in Multiple Biomarkers with IQ: Evidence from Italian Adolescents Living near Ferroalloy Industry, 2020, Environmental Health Perspectives
  • Quaternary Ammonium Compounds: Bioaccumulation Potentials in Humans and Levels in Blood before and during the Covid-19 Pandemic, 2021, Environmental Science & Technology

Frequent co-authors in their work include:

  • Wendy Heiger-Bernays
  • Jennifer J. Schlezinger
  • Emily Oken
  • Antonia M. Calafat
  • Birgit Claus Henn

Primary venues for publication reflect the diversity of their research interests and include:

  • Environment International
  • ISEE Conference Abstracts
  • Environmental Health Perspectives
  • Environmental Science & Technology
  • Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology

Best Publications

  • Detection of organophosphate flame retardants in furniture foam and U.S. house dust.

    Heather M. Stapleton;Susan Klosterhaus;Sarah Eagle;Jennifer Fuh

  • PFAS Exposure Pathways for Humans and Wildlife: A Synthesis of Current Knowledge and Key Gaps in Understanding.

    Amila O De Silva;James M Armitage;Thomas A Bruton;Clifton Dassuncao

  • Exposure to Polyfluoroalkyl Chemicals and Cholesterol, Body Weight, and Insulin Resistance in the General U.S. Population

    Jessica W. Nelson;Elizabeth E. Hatch;Thomas F. Webster

  • Alternate and new brominated flame retardants detected in U.S. house dust.

    Heather M. Stapleton;Joseph G. Allen;Shannon M. Kelly;Alex Konstantinov

  • Human Exposure to PBDEs: Associations of PBDE Body Burdens with Food Consumption and House Dust Concentrations

    Nerissa Wu;Thomas Herrmann;Olaf Paepke;Joel Tickner

  • Identification of flame retardants in polyurethane foam collected from baby products.

    Heather M. Stapleton;Susan Klosterhaus;Alex Keller;P. Lee Ferguson

  • Association of urinary phthalate metabolite concentrations with body mass index and waist circumference: a cross-sectional study of NHANES data, 1999–2002

    Elizabeth E Hatch;Jessica W Nelson;M Mustafa Qureshi;Janice Weinberg

  • Novel and High Volume Use Flame Retardants in US Couches Reflective of the 2005 PentaBDE Phase Out

    Heather M. Stapleton;Smriti Sharma;Gordon Getzinger;P. Lee Ferguson

  • What Can Epidemiological Studies Tell Us about the Impact of Chemical Mixtures on Human Health

    Joseph M. Braun;Chris Gennings;Russ Hauser;Thomas F. Webster

  • Perfluorooctanoic Acid Exposure and Cancer Outcomes in a Contaminated Community: A Geographic Analysis

    Verónica M Vieira;Kate Hoffman;Hyeong-Moo Shin;Janice M Weinberg

  • Indoor Contamination with Hexabromocyclododecanes, Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers, and Perfluoroalkyl Compounds: An Important Exposure Pathway for People?

    Stuart Harrad;Cynthia A. de Wit;Mohamed Abou-Elwafa Abdallah;Caroline Bergh

  • Exposure to Polyfluoroalkyl Chemicals and Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in U.S. Children 12–15 Years of Age

    Kate Hoffman;Thomas F. Webster;Marc G. Weisskopf;Janice Weinberg

  • Serum PBDEs in a North Carolina Toddler Cohort: Associations with Handwipes, House Dust, and Socioeconomic Variables

    Heather M. Stapleton;Sarah Eagle;Andreas Sjödin;Thomas F. Webster

  • Association of endocrine disruptors and obesity: perspectives from epidemiological studies

    Elizabeth E. Hatch;Jessica W. Nelson;Richard W. Stahlhut;Thomas F. Webster

  • Critical factors in assessing exposure to PBDEs via house dust.

    Joseph G. Allen;Michael D. McClean;Heather M. Stapleton;Thomas F. Webster

  • Measurement of Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers on Hand Wipes: Estimating Exposure from Hand-to-Mouth Contact

    Heather M. Stapleton;Shannon M. Kelly;Joseph G. Allen;Michael D. McClean

  • Personal exposure to polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in residential indoor air.

    Joseph G. Allen;Michael D. Mcclean;Heather M. Stapleton;Jessica W. Nelson

  • Flame retardant associations between children's handwipes and house dust.

    Heather M. Stapleton;John Misenheimer;Kate Hoffman;Thomas F. Webster

  • Helsingør Statement on poly- and perfluorinated alkyl substances (PFASs)

    Martin Scheringer;Xenia Trier;Ian T. Cousins;Pim de Voogt

  • Exposure to environmental contaminants is associated with altered hepatic lipid metabolism in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

    Partho Sen;Partho Sen;Sami Qadri;Sami Qadri;Panu K. Luukkonen;Panu K. Luukkonen;Panu K. Luukkonen;Oddny Ragnarsdottir

  • Identifying transfer mechanisms and sources of decabromodiphenyl ether (BDE 209) in indoor environments using environmental forensic microscopy.

    Thomas F. Webster;Stuart Harrad;James R. Millette;R. David Holbrook

Frequent Co-Authors

Heather M. Stapleton
Heather M. Stapleton Duke University
Antonia M. Calafat
Antonia M. Calafat Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Emily Oken
Emily Oken Harvard University
Joseph G. Allen
Joseph G. Allen Harvard University
Diane R. Gold
Diane R. Gold Harvard University
Russ Hauser
Russ Hauser Harvard University
Sheryl L. Rifas-Shiman
Sheryl L. Rifas-Shiman Harvard University
Andreas Sjödin
Andreas Sjödin Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Michael Winter
Michael Winter Boston University
Edward S. Horton
Edward S. Horton Harvard Medical School

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