2005▼Index 2005 A-Page Subject Index Types of articles listed and codes Features and Viewpoints (F) Government Watch (G) Interview (I) News (N) News Perspective (NP) Technology Solutions (T)
Acid rain Recovery of acidified European surface waters, 64A–72A (F)
Agriculture No silver bullet to replace methyl bromide, 13A (T) Controversial agriculture air monitoring program gets under way, 168A–169A (N) GM crop study produces major database, 280A (T)
Air, indoor California looks at tackling indoor air quality, 256A (N) The changing chemistry of office cubicles, 319A–320A (T)
Air pollution Monitoring the response to changing mercury deposition, 14A– 21A (F) Cleaning up school bus emissions, 59A–60A (N) Experiments show how polluted air may cause allergies, 123A– 124A (N) Controversial agriculture air monitoring program gets under way, 168A–169A (N) Mercury rule lets hazardous air pollutants off the hook, 232A– 233A (N) Growing ozone hole “hangover”, 255A (N) Methane reduction aids air quality, 276A (N) Research priorities for airborne particulate matter in the United States, 299A–304A (F) © 2005 american chemical Society
Choosing the right trees to improve urban air, 356A–357A (N) Soil generates more NOx, 359A– 360A (N) EU proposes new PM and NOx emission limits, 398A (G)
Amphibians Do male frogs naturally have female traits? 297A–298A (N) Pesticides, natural stressors trip up tadpoles, 337A (N)
Analysis 2-D isotope analysis deciphers anaerobic MTBE degradation, 78A–79A (N) Estrogens light up genetically modified fish, 169A (N) An introduction to the National Environmental Methods Index, 173A–176A (F) The National Ice Core Lab, 315A (N) Natural oceanic source for fluorinated tracer, 357A–358A (N) Sensing environmental estrogens, 360A (N) Techniques help monitor microbial remediation, 395A–396A (N) Dissolved organic matter may leave criminal fingerprint, 396A (N) More than obvious: Better methods for interpreting nondetect data, 419A–423A (F) Biosensor for organophosphate insecticides, 457A (N) Distinguishing between sources of sewage contamination, 474A (N)
Arsenic Common arsenical pesticide under scrutiny, 122A–123A (N) Remediating subsurface arsenic contamination with monitored natural attenuation, 458A– 464A (F)
Climate change Global warming’s other effect on the oceans, 10A–11A (NP) Finland adds another nuclear reactor, this time to cut greenhouse gases, 40A (G) Mine tailings soak up greenhouse gases, 60A (N) A fresh look at curbing greenhouse gases, 102A–103A (NP) Thawing permafrost poses hurdles for development, 124A (N) Estimates of greenhouse warming double, 190A (N) Arctic lakes track warming since 1850, 192A (N) California’s Schwarzenegger does heavy lifting on global warming, 318A (G) Congressman asks to see raw data, 335A–336A (N) Particulates mask greenhouse effect, 358A– 359A (N) How a global-warming skeptic became famous, 436A–437A (NP) “Grassroots” global warming study, 472A (N)
Comment (Editorial) A little string music, 7A Coastal waters need action, 55A Nanoscale environmental science and technology: Challenges and opportunities, 94A–95A Open access and you, 143A U.S. is no longer the environmental leader, 187A How to be a star, 231A Starting over: A second environmental movement, 273A When science gets censored, 311A In honor of Charles O’Melia: Researcher, scholar, engineer, and educator, 352A–353A The environment isn’t flat, 393A The lessons of Katrina, 431A
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Environmental health writ large, 471A
Drinking water Pollutants persist in drinking water, 58A–59A (N) Responding to water contamination threats, 153A–159A (F) Water utilities may be stuck with MTBE cleanup, 279A (G) DBPs not associated with miscarriage, 416A (N) Tackling a short list of endocrine disrupters, 498A (N)
Ecosystems Toxic effects of contaminants in polar marine environments, 200A– 207A (F) Zebra mussels reroute contaminant flow through food chain, 432A– 433A (N) Where have all the fish gone? 441A– 447A (F)
Ecotoxicology Toxic effects of contaminants in polar marine environments, 200A– 207A (F) Metals disturb seals’ immune systems, 394A (N)
Education Environmental programs: Liberal arts colleges and interdisciplinary education, 221A–224A (F) Bills could stifle university science teaching, 275A–276A (N)
Energy Turbulence on the wind farm, 97A– 98A (N) Solar cells that harness infrared light, 151A–152A (T) A unique microbial fuel cell, 191A– 192A (N) Hydrogen from a microbial fuel cell, 235A (N) Will ultraclean diesel fly on U.S. roads? 238A (T) Mixed reactions for nuclear fusion, 377A (N) NRC finds hydrogen economy on track, 398A (G) Electricity from cellulose, 433A– 434A (N) Sunlight turns landfill gas into hydrogen, 440A (T)
High-tech coal energy cheaper than Texas wind power, 455A (N) Cold-water laundry detergent is a hot idea, 478A (T)
mote low-impact development, 338A–344A (F) Quantifying industrial symbiosis, 354A–355A (N)
EPA, U.S.
Hazardous waste
A study of household chemicals and kids, 40A (G) Proposed selenium standard under attack, 125A–126A (NP) President Bush cuts U.S. EPA budget, 148A (N) Clarifying the complicated New Source Review, 160A (G) Agency scientist named to head U.S. EPA, 197A (G) Cancer risk guidelines factor in children, 237A (G) EPA’s physical– chemical data criticized, 274A– 275A (N) EPA launches monitoring program for diesel-powered trucks and buses, 361A (G) EPA seeks data on perchlorate for a second time, 439A (G) EPA proposes to relax TRI reporting rules, 479A (G)
Allocating cleanup costs at hazardous waste sites, 128A–135A (F) Tsunami’s hazardous legacy, 197A (G) Are permafrost landfills safe for used drilling mud? 236A (N)
Flame retardants PBDEs in dust and dryer lint, 79A– 80A (N) More clues in HBCD isomer mystery, 146A–147A (N) Hexabromocyclododecane challenges scientists and regulators, 281A–287A (F) A new record for PBDEs in people, 296A (N)
Genetically modified organisms Germans clamp down on GM crops, 63A (G) China’s wild card on transgenic tree front, 100A (N) Transgenic trees: Opening Pandora’s box? 101A–102A (NP) GM plant field-tested for enhanced soil remediation, 121A–122A (N)
Green chemistry/technology A greener route to gold nanoparticles, 104A–105A (T) A significant improvement in leather processing, 219A–220A (N) The changing chemistry of office cubicles, 319A–320A (T) Green engineering principles pro-
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Health, human The added danger of counterfeit cigarettes, 34A (N) A study of household chemicals and kids, 40A (G) Experiments show how polluted air may cause allergies, 123A– 124A (N) High levels of perchlorate found in U.S. mothers’ milk, 144A– 145A (N) Cancer risk guidelines factor in children, 237A (G) DBPs not associated with miscarriage, 416A (N) Nanoparticle agglomeration restricts uptake into living cells, 473A (N)
Invasive species Ridding ships’ ballast water of m icroorganisms, 259A–264A (F) Verifying ballast-water treatment performance, 321A–328A (F) Dissolved organic matter may leave criminal fingerprint, 396A (N)
Lead Chloramines again linked to lead in drinking water, 314A–315A (N)
Life-cycle analysis Assessing environmental impacts in a life-cycle perspective, 81A– 88A (F)
Mercury Monitoring the response to changing mercury deposition, 14A– 21A (F) Asia pumps out more mercury than previously thought, 99A (N) Diet controls methylmercury in fish eggs, 217A–218A (N) Early warning signs of methylmercury poisoning? 218A–219A (N) Mercury rule lets hazardous air pollutants off the hook, 232A– 233A (N) The brain is defenseless against mercury, 233A (N)
UNEP’s voluntary mercury approach, 237A (G) More sources of mercury in the environment, 434A–435A (N)
Metals, general The added danger of counterfeit cigarettes, 34A (N) Metals disturb seals’ immune systems, 394A (N)
Microbiology The return of the E. coli, 189A– 190A (N) Buckyballs batter bacteria, 233A– 234A (N) Safe swimming depends on the moon’s phase, 313A–314A (N) Techniques help monitor microbial remediation, 395A–396A (N) Bacteria contribute to freshwater PCB contamination, 496A (N)
Modeling Can fuzzy logic bring complex environmental problems into focus? 42A–47A (F) EPA’s physical–chemical data criticized, 274A–275A (N) Bioaccumulative assessments point to pressing data gaps, 278A (N) Choosing the right trees to improve urban air, 356A–357A (N) More than obvious: Better methods for interpreting nondetect data, 419A–423A (F) Chemical reactivity as a tool for estimating persistence, 480A– 486A (F)
Nanotechnology A greener route to gold nanoparticles, 104A–105A (T) Environmentally responsible development of nanotechnology, 106A– 112A (F) Buckyballs batter bacteria, 233A– 234A (N) Nanoparticle agglomeration restricts uptake into living cells, 473A (N)
Nutrients Can nutrient loads predict marine water quality? 37A–38A (NP) American lawns impact nutrient c ycles, 98A (N)
Oceans Global warming’s other effect on the oceans, 10A–11A (NP) Can nutrient loads predict marine water quality? 37A–38A (NP) Safe swimming depends on the moon’s phase, 313A–314A (N)
People Christine Todd Whitman, 195A– 196A (I) Rick Piltz, 316A–317A (I) Charles R. O’Melia: Of Particles and Prose, 362A–367A (F) Sunita Narain, 476A–477A (I)
Perchlorate Perchlorate report doesn’t dispel controversy, 96A–97A (N) Atmospheric processes may create perchlorate, 120 A (N) High levels of perchlorate found in U.S. mothers’ milk, 144A– 145A (N) Perchlorate biodegradation for water treatment, 239A–247A (F) EPA seeks data on perchlorate for a second time, 439A (G)
Perfluorinated compounds Another route to PFOA, 35A (N) Canada bans fluoropolymer stain repellants, 56A–57A (N)
Biosensor for organophosphate i nsecticides, 457A (N) Household pesticides are poisoning city creeks, 497A–498A (N)
Pharmaceuticals Pharmaceutical data elude researchers, 193A–194A (NP) Distinguishing between sources of sewage contamination, 474A (N)
Policy, Europe Germans clamp down on GM crops, 63A (G) Protecting the blue Danube, 160A (G) Dueling factions hail move to simplify controversial EU chemical legislation, 170A (N) Does the EU need a new agency? 258A (N) EU proposes new PM and NOx emission limits, 398A (G) Landmark EU ruling on enforcement, 439A (G)
Persistent organic pollutants (POPs)
Policy, North America
Toxic effects of contaminants in polar marine environments, 200A–207A (F) Bioaccumulative assessments point to pressing data gaps, 278A (N) Scrutinizing pavement sealants for PAHs, 312A–313A (N) Grizzly bears, salmon, and contaminant transport, 376A (N) Leaded-gasoline additives still contaminate groundwater, 378A– 384A (F) Zebra mussels reroute contaminant flow through food chain, 432A– 433A (N) Chemical reactivity as a tool for estimating persistence, 480A– 486A (F)
Ontario rejects Great Lakes diversion proposal, 8A–9A (N) Canada bans fluoropolymer stain repellants, 56A–57A (N) Funding woes eroding stream gage network, 57A–58A (N) Federal science squeezed in FY ’05, 63A (G) Conservation first in Canadian A rctic, 127A (G) Allocating cleanup costs at hazardous waste sites, 128A–135A (F) President Bush cuts U.S. EPA budget, 148A (N) Winners and losers at DOE, 148A– 149A (N) NSF cuts education, gets icebreakers, 149A (N) Department of Interior budget drops, 150A (N) Loss for oceans and fisheries, more for tsunami warnings at NOAA, 150A (N) Responding to water contamination threats, 153A– 159A (F) Clarifying the complicated New Source Review, 160A (G) U.S. companies get nervous about EU’s REACH, 171A–172A (NP) Budget cuts raise questions about U.S. DOE priorities, 216A–217A (N)
Pesticides Quantifying herbicides latched onto soil dust, 36A (N) Common arsenical pesticide under scrutiny, 122A– 123A (N) Pesticide risks remain uncalculated, 145A–146A (N) Pesticides, natural stressors trip up tadpoles, 337A (N) Are industry’s secret “inerts” an u nrecognized environmental danger? 417A–418A (NP)
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USGS could lose some water activities, 277A (N) Canada’s research funding system works, 298A (NP) U.S. highway bills favor new roads, 318A (G) California’s Schwarzenegger does heavy lifting on global warming, 318A (G) Congress weakens environmental laws with loopholes in hurricanerecovery legislation bills, 475A (N) Regulating the underground injection of CO2, 499A–505A (F)
Policy, worldwide Methyl bromide phaseout drags, 127A (G) A fresh look at curbing greenhouse gases, 102A–103A (NP) UNEP’s voluntary mercury approach, 237A (G)
Selenium Proposed selenium standard under attack, 125A–126A (NP)
Transportation Cleaning up school bus emissions, 59A–60A (N) Taking the mass out of transit, 61A– 62A (T) Less-polluting hybrid locomotive begins operation, 257A (N) Riding along the clean-car corridor, 279A (G) EPA launches monitoring program for diesel-powered trucks and buses, 361A (G) And California’s big rigs get even more emissions monitoring, 361A (G)
Triclosan Chlorine and antimicrobials cause concern, 188A–189A (N)
U.S. Geological Survey Funding woes eroding stream gage network, 57A–58A (N) USGS could lose some water activities, 277A (N)
Wastewater Perchlorate biodegradation for water treatment, 239A–247A (F) Removing emerging contaminants, 355A–356A (N) Are membrane bioreactors ready for widespread application? 399A– 406A (F) Distinguishing between sources of sewage contamination, 474A (N)
Water Funding woes eroding stream gage network, 57A–58A (N) Recovery of acidified European surface waters, 64A–72A (F) Responding to water contamination threats, 153A– 159A (F) Taming rivers with engineered logjams, 199A (T) Leaded-gasoline additives still contaminate groundwater, 378A–384A (F) New Orleans floodwater is not “toxic soup”, 456A–457A (N) Bacteria contribute to freshwater PCB contamination, 496A (N)
2005 A-Page Author Index Types of articles listed and codes Comment (C) Features and Viewpoints (F) Government Watch (G) Interview (I) News (N) News Perspective (NP) Technology Solutions (T) Abbott, M. L., 14A–21A (F) Abt, E., 299A–304A (F) Adham, S., 399A–406A (F) Alben, K. T., 173A–176A (F) Allgeier, S. C., 153A–159A (F) Andreottola, G., 399A–406A (F) Bakshi, K., 299A–304A (F) Ball, W. P., 352A–353A (C) Becher, G., 281A–287A (F) Bergman, Å., 480A–486A (F) Betts, K. S., 79A–80A (N), 104A–105A (T), 146A–147A (N), 188A–189A (N), 216A–217A (N), 219A–220A (N), 296A (N), 319A–320A (T), 354A–355A (N), 356A–357A (N), 434A–435A (N) Bodaly, R. A., 14A–21A (F) Boiani, J. A., 173A–176A (F) Booth, B., 34A (N), 123A–124A (N), 169A (N), 191A–192A (N), 235A (N), 376A (N), 433A–434A (N), 457A (N) Brass, H. J., 173A–176A (F) Bullock, O. R., Jr., 14A–21A (F) Bulsara, N., 378A–384A (F) Burke, M., 40A (G), 63A (G), 127A (G),
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160A (G), 197A (G), 258A (N), 280A (T), 377A (N), 439A (G) Burkhardt-Holm, P., 441A–447A (F) Burris, D. R., 458A–464A (F) Camarero, L., 64A– 72A (F) Chapman, P. M., 200A–207A (F) Christen, K., 57A–58A (N), 59A–60A (N), 97A–98A (N), 100A (N), 101A–102A (NP), 168A–169A (N), 238A (T), 255A (N), 256A (N), 257A (N), 277A (N), 312A– 313A (N), 318A (G), 361A (G), 361A (G), 398A (G), 398A (G), 439A (G), 498A (N) Cooney, C. M., 40A (G), 102A–103A (NP), 148A (N), 150A (N), 160A (G), 197A (G), 232A–233A (N), 237A (G), 279A (G), 279A (G), 455A (N), 476A–477A (I) Cosby, B. J., 64A–72A (F) Covaci, A., 281A–287A (F) Daigger, G. T., 399A–406A (F) Davis, A. P., 338A–344A (F) Davis, C. P., 128A–135A (F) De Leon, R., 153A–159A (F) Deshpande, A. W., 42A–47A (F) Dobbs, F. C., 259A–264A (F) Driscoll, C. T., 14A–21A (F) Elimelech, M., 352A–353A (C) Everett, R. A., 321A–328A (F) Evers, D., 14A–21A (F) Falta, R. W., 378A–384A (F) Ferrier, R. C., 64A–72A (F) Forsius, M., 64A–72A (F) Frederick, R. M., 321A–328A (F) Gerecke, A. C., 281A–287A (F) Giardina, J. A., 499A–505A (F) Gibb, S., 170A (N) Giger, W., 441A–447A (F) Green, N., 480A–486A (F) Güttinger, H., 441A–447A (F) Hall, S. J., 221A–224A (F) Hatzinger, P. B., 239A–247A (F) Hauschild, M. Z., 81A–88A (F) Heeb, N. V., 281A–287A (F) Helliwell, R., 64A–72A (F) Helsel, D. R., 419A–423A (F) Henderson, J. K., 378A–384A (F) Hering, J. G., 458A–464A (F) Holmes, K. J., 299A–304A (F) Hunsinger, R., 153A–159A (F) Hunt, C. D., 321A–328A (F) Janák, K., 281A–287A (F) Jenkins, A., 64A–72A (F) Karn, B., 94A–95A (C) Keith, D. W., 499A–505A (F)
Keith, L. H., 173A–176A (F) Koch, B., 153A–159A (F) Kohler, M., 281A–287A (F) Kopá˘cek, J., 64A–72A (F) Larssen, T., 64A–72A (F) Law, R. J., 281A–287A (F) Lindberg, S. E., 14A–21A (F) Magnuson, M. L., 153A–159A (F) Majer, V., 64A–72A (F) Mayer, R. A., 378A–384A (F) McKone, T. E., 42A–47A (F) Moldan, F., 64A–72A (F) Morgan, M. G., 499A–505A (F) Murray, M., 14A–21A (F) Newman, A., 148A–149A (N) Ochsenbein, U., 441A–447A (F) Pelley, J., 8A–9A (N), 37A–38A (NP), 60A (N), 122A–123A (N), 124A (N), 127A (G), 151A–152A (T), 190A (N), 192A (N), 236A (N), 275A–276A (N), 298A (NP), 318A (G), 358A–359A (N), 359A–360A (N), 396A (N), 432A–433A (N), 440A (T), 475A (N), 479A (G), 496A (N) Peter, A., 441A–447A (F) Petkewich, R. P., 36A (N), 61A–62A (T), 63A (G), 149A (N), 233A–234A
(N), 362A–367A (F), 395A–396A (N), 478A (T) Pfirman, S., 221A–224A (F) Posch, M., 64A–72A (F) Ram, N. M., 128A–135A (F) Reisinger, J., 458A–464A (F) Renner, R., 35A (N), 56A–57A (N), 96A–97A (N), 99A (N), 120A (N), 125A–126A (NP), 144A–145A (N), 217A–218A (N), 237A (G), 274A– 275A (N), 278A (NP), 297A–298A (N), 314A (N), 357A–358A (N), 416A (N), 417A–418A (NP) Riddle, M. J., 200A–207A (F) Rittmann, B. E., 399A–406A (F) Roco, M. C., 106A–112A (F) Rogerson, A., 259A–264A (F) Rogora, M., 64A–72A (F) Samet, J., 299A–304A (F) Schaefer, A., 78A–79A (N), 394A (N), 474A (N) Scheurer, K., 441A–447A (F) Schipper, O., 218A–219A (N), 313A– 314A (N), 337A (N), 473A (N) Schmid, P., 281A–287A (F) Schnoor, J., 7A (C), 55A (C), 143A (C), 187A (C), 231A (C), 273A (C), 311A (C), 393A (C), 431A (C), 471A (C)
Schöpp, W., 64A–72A (F) Segner, H., 441A–447A (F) Staub, E., 441A–447A (F) Stevens, T. G., 321A–328A (F) Sullivan, D. J., 173A–176A (F) Suter, M. J.-F., 441A–447A (F) Swain, E. B., 14A–21A (F) Tanis, D. C., 321A–328A (F) Thacker, P. D., 10A–11A (NP), 13A (T), 58A–59A (N), 98A (N), 121A–122A (N), 145A–146A (N), 150A (N), 171A–172A (NP), 189A–190A (N), 193A–194A (NP), 195A–196A (I), 199A (T), 234A (N), 276A (N), 315A (N), 316A–317A (I), 335A–336A (N), 355A–356A (N), 360A (N), 436A– 437A (NP), 456A–457A (N), 472A (N), 497A–498A (N) Thomsen, C., 281A–287A (F) Tietenberg, T., 221A–224A (F) Tobiason, J. E., 352A–353A (C) Voorspoels, S., 281A–287A (F) Wassel, R., 299A–304A (F) Wiest, M. A., 128A–135A (F) Wilson, E. J., 499A–505A (F) Wright, R. F., 64A–72A (F) Zhang, W.-X., 94A–95A (C)
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