Research
Risk of breast cancer following exposure to tetrachloroethylene-contaminated drinking water in Cape Cod, Massachusetts: reanalysis of a case-control study using a modified exposure assessment
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* Corresponding author: Ann Aschengrau aaschen@bu.edu
1 Department of Environmental Health Boston University School of Public Health 715 Albany Street, Talbot 4 West, Boston, MA 02118, USA
2 Department of Epidemiology Boston University School of Public Health 715 Albany Street, Talbot 3 East, Boston, MA 021, USA
Environmental Health 2011, 10:47 doi:10.1186/1476-069X-10-47
Published: 21 May 2011Additional files
Additional File 1:
Detailed PCE Exposure Calculation. This file describes the mathematical basis for calculating the PCE exposure measure known as the relative delivered dose (RDD)
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Additional File 2:
Webler-Brown Flow Model (Manual method). This file provides a detailed description of the process for assessing water flow in the Webler and Brown model.
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Additional File 3:
EPANET Flow Model (Automated Method). This file provides a detailed description of the process for assessing water flow using EPANET.
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Results of Sensitivity Analysis for Various PCE Leaching Rates. This files describes the associations between breast cancer and PCE exposure levels > 90th percentile under various PCE leaching rate assumptions
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Additional File 5:
Comparison of Exposure Models against Historical Tap Water Measurements. This file contains detailed results from our validation study which compared the manual (Webler-Brown) and automated (EPANET) exposure models against historical tap water measurements.
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