About the Authors
- Sarah E. Staggs
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Affiliation National Exposure Research Laboratory, US Environmental Protection Agency, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
- Erin M. Beckman
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Affiliation Dynamac Corporation, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
- Scott P. Keely
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Affiliation National Exposure Research Laboratory, US Environmental Protection Agency, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
- Reena Mackwan
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Affiliation Dynamac Corporation, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
- Michael W. Ware
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Affiliation National Exposure Research Laboratory, US Environmental Protection Agency, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
- Alan P. Moyer
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Affiliation Department of Biological Sciences, McMicken School of Arts and Sciences, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
- James A. Ferretti
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Affiliation Region 2, US Environmental Protection Agency, Edison, New Jersey, United States of America
- Abu Sayed
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Affiliation Dynamac Corporation, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
- Lihua Xiao
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Affiliation Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
- Eric N. Villegas
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* E-mail: villegas.eric@epa.gov
Affiliations National Exposure Research Laboratory, US Environmental Protection Agency, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America, Department of Biological Sciences, McMicken School of Arts and Sciences, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Competing Interests
The co-authors Erin Beckman, Reena Mackwan and Abu Sayed were employees of Dynamac Corporation. This does not alter the authors’ adherence to all the PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: SES AS SPK RM ENV. Performed the experiments: SES EMB RM MWW APM SPK. Analyzed the data: SES EMB SPK AS ENV. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: JAF LX. Wrote the paper: SES ENV EMB SPK.