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Wendy Heiger-Bernays, PhD

Clinical Professor

Boston University School of Public Health

Environmental Health

PhD, University of Nebraska
BS, University of Connecticut

Websites

	School of Public Health Faculty
	BU Superfund Research Program: Research Translation Core
	The Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future
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	ResearchGate

ORCID : 0000-0002-0091-9629

Wendy Heiger-Bernays is a clinical professor in the Department of Environmental Health at the BU School of Public Health where she applies her training in molecular toxicology to practical questions about the impact of industrial chemicals, consumer products and pharmaceuticals in water and waste streams on people’s health. Her career objective is to decrease health risks to impacted populations from exposures to environmental stressors. Her recent work focuses on the toxicology and health risks of PFAS chemicals and polychlorinated biphenyls.

Dr. Heiger-Bernays' work focuses on technology and information transfer of the science to multiple audiences, including environmental regulatory and health agencies as well as with advocacy groups and community groups. Heiger-Bernays’ overall objective is to engage communities in their understanding and mitigation of environmental health risks.

She currently serves as a member of the Massachusetts DEP Waste Site Advisory Committee and the Science Advisory Board for the Toxics Use Reduction Institute and is Chair of her local board of health. In 2015-2016, she was a AAAS Science and Technology Fellow hosted in the Office of Science Coordination and Policy at the US EPA, working in the Endocrine Disrupting Screening Program. Dr. Heiger-Bernays serves as President of the International Society for Children's Health and Environment.

BU Research

AAAS Fellowship
09/01/2015 - 08/31/2016 (PI)
American Association for the Advancement of Science

Hair Care Products: A Survey of Toxicological Assessment. A Community-Based Project In Support of ACE and Roxbury Hair Salons
05/01/1999 - 04/30/2000 (PI)
DHHS PHS (Public Health Contracts)

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Friedman A, Boselli E, Ogneva-Himmelberger Y, Heiger-Bernays W, Brochu P, Burgess M, Schildroth S, Denehy A, Downs T, Papautsky I, Clauss Henn B. Manganese in residential drinking water from a community-initiated case study in Massachusetts. J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol. 2023 Jun 10.View Related Profiles.

Claus Henn, Birgit
Heiger-Bernays, Wendy

PMID: 37301899; DOI: 10.1038/s41370-023-00563-9;

Pennoyer EH, Heiger-Bernays W, Aro R, Yeung LWY, Schlezinger JJ, Webster TF. Unknown Organofluorine Mixtures in U.S. Adult Serum:Contribution from Pharmaceuticals? Toxics. 2023 Apr 27; 11(5).View Related Profiles.

Schlezinger, Jennifer
Webster, Thomas
Heiger-Bernays, Wendy

PMID: 37235230; PMCID: PMC10221009; DOI: 10.3390/toxics11050416;

Woodruff TJ, Rayasam SDG, Axelrad DA, Koman PD, Chartres N, Bennett DH, Birnbaum LS, Brown P, Carignan CC, Cooper C, Cranor CF, Diamond ML, Franjevic S, Gartner EC, Hattis D, Hauser R, Heiger-Bernays W, Joglekar R, Lam J, Levy JI, MacRoy PM, Maffini MV, Marquez EC, Morello-Frosch R, Nachman KE, Nielsen GH, Oksas C, Abrahamsson DP, Patisaul HB, Patton S, Robinson JF, Rodgers KM, Rossi MS, Rudel RA, Sass JB, Sathyanarayana S, Schettler T, Shaffer RM, Shamasunder B, Shepard PM, Shrader-Frechette K, Solomon GM, Subra WA, Vandenberg LN, Varshavsky JR, White RF, Zarker K, Zeise L. A science-based agenda for health-protective chemical assessments and decisions: overview and consensus statement. Environ Health. 2023 Jan 12; 21(Suppl 1):132.View Related Profiles.

Levy, Jonathan
Heiger-Bernays, Wendy

PMID: 36635734; PMCID: PMC9835243; DOI: 10.1186/s12940-022-00930-3;

Nielsen GH, Heiger-Bernays WJ, Levy JI, White RF, Axelrad DA, Lam J, Chartres N, Abrahamsson DP, Rayasam SDG, Shaffer RM, Zeise L, Woodruff TJ, Ginsberg GL. Application of probabilistic methods to address variability and uncertainty in estimating risks for non-cancer health effects. Environ Health. 2023 Jan 12; 21(Suppl 1):129.View Related Profiles.

Levy, Jonathan
White, Roberta
Heiger-Bernays, Wendy

PMID: 36635712; PMCID: PMC9835218; DOI: 10.1186/s12940-022-00918-z;

Post GB, Birnbaum LS, DeWitt JC, Goeden H, Heiger-Bernays WJ, Schlezinger JJ. Letter to the editors regarding "The conundrum of the PFOA human half-life, an international collaboration". Regul Toxicol Pharmacol. 2022 Oct; 134:105240.View Related Profiles.

Schlezinger, Jennifer
Heiger-Bernays, Wendy

PMID: 35973622; DOI: 10.1016/j.yrtph.2022.105240;

Carlson JM, Janulewicz PA, Kleinstreuer NC, Heiger-Bernays W. Impact of High-Throughput Model Parameterization and Data Uncertainty on Thyroid-Based Toxicological Estimates for Pesticide Chemicals. Environ Sci Technol. 2022 May 03; 56(9):5620-5631.View Related Profiles.

Janulewicz, Patricia
Heiger-Bernays, Wendy

PMID: 35446564; PMCID: PMC9070357; DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.1c07143;

Hammel E, Webster TF, Gurney R, Heiger-Bernays W. Implications of PFAS definitions using fluorinated pharmaceuticals. iScience. 2022 Apr 15; 25(4):104020.View Related Profiles.

Webster, Thomas
Heiger-Bernays, Wendy

PMID: 35313699; PMCID: PMC8933701; DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2022.104020;

Friedman A, Bauer JA, Austin C, Downs TJ, Tripodis Y, Heiger-Bernays W, White RF, Arora M, Claus Henn B. Multiple metals in children's deciduous teeth: results from a community-initiated pilot study. J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol. 2022 May; 32(3):408-417.View Related Profiles.

Claus Henn, Birgit
White, Roberta
Heiger-Bernays, Wendy
Tripodis, Yorghos

PMID: 34750512; PMCID: PMC9079191; DOI: 10.1038/s41370-021-00400-x;

Nielsen G, Heiger-Bernays WJ, Schlezinger JJ, Webster TF. Predicting the effects of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance mixtures on peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha activity in vitro. Toxicology. 2022 01 15; 465:153024.View Related Profiles.

Schlezinger, Jennifer
Webster, Thomas
Heiger-Bernays, Wendy

PMID: 34743024; PMCID: PMC8692422; DOI: 10.1016/j.tox.2021.153024;

Schlezinger JJ, Hyötyläinen T, Sinioja T, Boston C, Puckett H, Oliver J, Heiger-Bernays W, Webster TF. Perfluorooctanoic acid induces liver and serum dyslipidemia in humanized PPARa mice fed an American diet. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol. 2021 09 01; 426:115644.View Related Profiles.

Schlezinger, Jennifer
Webster, Thomas
Heiger-Bernays, Wendy

PMID: 34252412; PMCID: PMC8338894; DOI: 10.1016/j.taap.2021.115644;

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Cleary BM, Romano ME, Chen CY, Heiger-Bernays W, Crawford KA. Comparison of Recreational Fish Consumption Advisories Across the USA. Curr Environ Health Rep. 2021 06; 8(2):71-88. PMID: 33934293; PMCID: PMC8208921; DOI: 10.1007/s40572-021-00312-w;

De Silva AO, Armitage JM, Bruton TA, Dassuncao C, Heiger-Bernays W, Hu XC, Kärrman A, Kelly B, Ng C, Robuck A, Sun M, Webster TF, Sunderland EM. PFAS Exposure Pathways for Humans and Wildlife: A Synthesis of Current Knowledge and Key Gaps in Understanding. Environ Toxicol Chem. 2021 03; 40(3):631-657.View Related Profiles.

Webster, Thomas
Heiger-Bernays, Wendy

PMID: 33201517; PMCID: PMC7906948; DOI: 10.1002/etc.4935;

Peters JL, Perry MJ, McNeely E, Wright RO, Heiger-Bernays W, Weuve J. The association of cadmium and lead exposures with red cell distribution width. PLoS One. 2021; 16(1):e0245173.View Related Profiles.

Weuve, Jennifer
Peters, Junenette
Heiger-Bernays, Wendy

PMID: 33429420; PMCID: PMC7801027; DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0245173;

Hoover AG, Heiger-Bernays W, Ojha S, Pennell KG. Balancing incomplete COVID-19 evidence and local priorities: risk communication and stakeholder engagement strategies for school re-opening. Rev Environ Health. 2021 Mar 26; 36(1):27-37. PMID: 33001857; PMCID: PMC7933073; DOI: 10.1515/reveh-2020-0092;

Schlezinger JJ, Heiger-Bernays W, Webster TF. Predicting the Activation of the Androgen Receptor by Mixtures of Ligands Using Generalized Concentration Addition. Toxicol Sci. 2020 10 01; 177(2):466-475.View Related Profiles.

Schlezinger, Jennifer
Webster, Thomas
Heiger-Bernays, Wendy

PMID: 32726424; PMCID: PMC7548291; DOI: 10.1093/toxsci/kfaa108;

Schlezinger JJ, Puckett H, Oliver J, Nielsen G, Heiger-Bernays W, Webster TF. Perfluorooctanoic acid activates multiple nuclear receptor pathways and skews expression of genes regulating cholesterol homeostasis in liver of humanized PPARa mice fed an American diet. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol. 2020 10 15; 405:115204.View Related Profiles.

Schlezinger, Jennifer
Webster, Thomas
Heiger-Bernays, Wendy

PMID: 32822737; PMCID: PMC7503133; DOI: 10.1016/j.taap.2020.115204;

Heiger-Bernays WJ, Tomsho KS, Basra K, Petropoulos ZE, Crawford K, Martinez A, Hornbuckle KC, Scammell MK. Human health risks due to airborne polychlorinated biphenyls are highest in New Bedford Harbor communities living closest to the harbor. Sci Total Environ. 2020 Mar 25; 710:135576.View Related Profiles.

Scammell, Madeleine
Heiger-Bernays, Wendy

PMID: 31785914; PMCID: PMC7015809; DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.135576;

Crawford KA, Clark BW, Heiger-Bernays WJ, Karchner SI, Hahn ME, Nacci DE, Schlezinger JJ. Tributyltin disrupts fin development in Fundulus heteroclitus from both PCB-sensitive and resistant populations: Investigations of potential interactions between AHR and PPAR?. Aquat Toxicol. 2020 Jan; 218:105334.View Related Profiles.

Schlezinger, Jennifer
Heiger-Bernays, Wendy

PMID: 31743820; PMCID: PMC6935467; DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2019.105334;

Crawford KA, Clark BW, Heiger-Bernays WJ, Karchner SI, Claus Henn BG, Griffith KN, Howes BL, Schlezinger DR, Hahn ME, Nacci DE, Schlezinger JJ. Altered lipid homeostasis in a PCB-resistant Atlantic killifish (Fundulus heteroclitus) population from New Bedford Harbor, MA, U.S.A. Aquat Toxicol. 2019 May; 210:30-43.View Related Profiles.

Claus Henn, Birgit
Schlezinger, Jennifer
Heiger-Bernays, Wendy

PMID: 30822701; PMCID: PMC6544361; DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2019.02.011;

Boston CM, Banacos N, Heiger-Bernays W. Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances: A National Priority for Safe Drinking Water. Public Health Rep. 2019 Mar/Apr; 134(2):112-117. PMID: 30763146; PMCID: PMC6410471; DOI: 10.1177/0033354919826567;

Leibler JH, Basra K, Ireland T, McDonagh A, Ressijac C, Heiger-Bernays W, Vorhees D, Rosenbaum M. Lead exposure to children from consumption of backyard chicken eggs. Environ Res. 2018 11; 167:445-452.View Related Profiles.

Vorhees, Donna
Leibler, Jessica
Heiger-Bernays, Wendy

PMID: 30125763; PMCID: PMC6310228; DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2018.08.013;

Tomsho KS, Basra K, Rubin SM, Miller CB, Juang R, Broude S, Martinez A, Hornbuckle KC, Heiger-Bernays W, Scammell MK. Correction to: Community reporting of ambient air polychlorinated biphenyl concentrations near a Superfund site. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2018 06; 25(17):16401.View Related Profiles.

Scammell, Madeleine
Heiger-Bernays, Wendy

PMID: 29188594; PMCID: PMC6828066; DOI: 10.1007/s11356-017-0765-9;

Basra K, Scammell MK, Benson EB, Heiger-Bernays W. Ambient Air Exposure to PCBs: Regulation and Monitoring at Five Contaminated Sites in EPA Regions 1, 2, 4, and 5. New Solut. 2018 08; 28(2):262-282.View Related Profiles.

Benson, Eugene
Scammell, Madeleine
Heiger-Bernays, Wendy

PMID: 29558851

Heiger-Bernays WJ, Wegner S, Dix DJ. High-throughput in Vitro Data To Inform Prioritization of Ambient Water Monitoring and Testing for Endocrine Active Chemicals. Environ Sci Technol. 2018 01 16; 52(2):783-793. PMID: 29214797

Tomsho KS, Basra K, Rubin SM, Miller CB, Juang R, Broude S, Martinez A, Hornbuckle KC, Heiger-Bernays W, Scammell MK. Community reporting of ambient air polychlorinated biphenyl concentrations near a Superfund site. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2018 Jun; 25(17):16389-16400.View Related Profiles.

Scammell, Madeleine
Heiger-Bernays, Wendy

PMID: 29079973; PMCID: PMC6015112; DOI: 10.1007/s11356-017-0286-6;

Penn SL, Boone ST, Harvey BC, Heiger-Bernays W, Tripodis Y, Arunachalam S, Levy JI. Modeling variability in air pollution-related health damages from individual airport emissions. Environ Res. 2017 Jul; 156:791-800.View Related Profiles.

Levy, Jonathan
Heiger-Bernays, Wendy
Tripodis, Yorghos

PMID: 28501677; DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2017.04.031;

Cowell W, Ireland T, Vorhees D, Heiger-Bernays W. Ground Turmeric as a Source of Lead Exposure in the United States. Public Health Rep. 2017 May/Jun; 132(3):289-293.View Related Profiles.

Vorhees, Donna
Heiger-Bernays, Wendy

PMID: 28358991; PMCID: PMC5415259; DOI: 10.1177/0033354917700109;

Martinez A, Hadnott BN, Awad AM, Herkert NJ, Tomsho K, Basra K, Scammell MK, Heiger-Bernays W, Hornbuckle KC. Release of Airborne Polychlorinated Biphenyls from New Bedford Harbor Results in Elevated Concentrations in the Surrounding Air. Environ Sci Technol Lett. 2017 Apr 11; 4(4):127-131.View Related Profiles.

Scammell, Madeleine
Heiger-Bernays, Wendy

PMID: 28413805; PMCID: PMC5390305; DOI: 10.1021/acs.estlett.7b00047;

Penn SL, Arunachalam S, Woody M, Heiger-Bernays W, Tripodis Y, Levy JI. Estimating State-Specific Contributions to PM2.5- and O3-Related Health Burden from Residential Combustion and Electricity Generating Unit Emissions in the United States. Environ Health Perspect. 2017 03; 125(3):324-332.View Related Profiles.

Levy, Jonathan
Heiger-Bernays, Wendy
Tripodis, Yorghos

PMID: 27586513; PMCID: PMC5332198; DOI: 10.1289/EHP550;

Carignan CC, Fang M, Stapleton HM, Heiger-Bernays W, McClean MD, Webster TF. Urinary biomarkers of flame retardant exposure among collegiate U.S. gymnasts. Environ Int. 2016 Sep; 94:362-368.View Related Profiles.

McClean, Michael
Webster, Thomas
Heiger-Bernays, Wendy

PMID: 27395335; PMCID: PMC4980234; DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2016.06.030;

Pennell KG, Scammell MK, McClean MD, Suuberg EM, Moradi A, Roghani M, Ames J, Friguglietti L, Indeglia PA, Shen R, Yao Y, Heiger-Bernays WJ. Field data and numerical modeling: A multiple lines of evidence approach for assessing vapor intrusion exposure risks. Sci Total Environ. 2016 Jun 15; 556:291-301.View Related Profiles.

Scammell, Madeleine
McClean, Michael
Heiger-Bernays, Wendy

PMID: 26977535; PMCID: PMC4844003; DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.02.185;

Wegner S, Heiger-Bernays W, Dix D. Spanning regulatory silos in the U.S. EPA's Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program: Letter to the Editor re: Evans et al. "Should the scope of human mixture risk assessment span legislative and regulatory silos for chemicals?". Sci Total Environ. 2016 May 15; 553:671-2. PMID: 26972864; DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.02.192;

Heiger-Bernays, W. Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection. Wind Turbine Health Impact Study: Report of Independent Expert Panel. 2016. View Publication

Kponee KZ, Chiger A, Kakulu II, Vorhees D, Heiger-Bernays W. Petroleum contaminated water and health symptoms: a cross-sectional pilot study in a rural Nigerian community. Environ Health. 2015; 14:86.View Related Profiles.

Vorhees, Donna
Heiger-Bernays, Wendy

PMID: 26546277; PMCID: PMC4636824; DOI: 10.1186/s12940-015-0073-0;

Penn SL, Arunachalam S, Tripodis Y, Heiger-Bernays W, Levy JI. A comparison between monitoring and dispersion modeling approaches to assess the impact of aviation on concentrations of black carbon and nitrogen oxides at Los Angeles International Airport. Sci Total Environ. 2015 Sep 15; 527-528:47-55.View Related Profiles.

Levy, Jonathan
Heiger-Bernays, Wendy
Tripodis, Yorghos

PMID: 25956147; DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2015.03.147;

Carignan CC, Heiger-Bernays W, McClean MD, Roberts SC, Stapleton HM, Sjödin A, Webster TF. Flame retardant exposure among collegiate United States gymnasts. Environ Sci Technol. 2013 Dec 3; 47(23):13848-56.View Related Profiles.

McClean, Michael
Webster, Thomas
Heiger-Bernays, Wendy

PMID: 24195753; PMCID: PMC3885979; DOI: 10.1021/es4037868;

Carignan CC, McClean MD, Cooper EM, Watkins DJ, Fraser AJ, Heiger-Bernays W, Stapleton HM, Webster TF. Predictors of tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl) phosphate metabolite in the urine of office workers. Environ Int. 2013 May; 55:56-61.View Related Profiles.

McClean, Michael
Webster, Thomas
Heiger-Bernays, Wendy

PMID: 23523854; PMCID: PMC3666188; DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2013.02.004;

Pennell KG, Scammell MK, McClean MD, Ames J, Weldon B, Friguglietti L, Suuberg EM, Shen R, Indeglia PA, Heiger-Bernays WJ. Sewer Gas: An Indoor Air Source of PCE to Consider During Vapor Intrusion Investigations. Ground Water Monit Remediat. 2013; 33(3):119-126.View Related Profiles.

Scammell, Madeleine
McClean, Michael
Heiger-Bernays, Wendy

PMID: 23950637; PMCID: PMC3740581

Carignan CC, Abdallah MA, Wu N, Heiger-Bernays W, McClean MD, Harrad S, Webster TF. Predictors of tetrabromobisphenol-A (TBBP-A) and hexabromocyclododecanes (HBCD) in milk from Boston mothers. Environ Sci Technol. 2012 Nov 6; 46(21):12146-53.View Related Profiles.

McClean, Michael
Webster, Thomas
Heiger-Bernays, Wendy

PMID: 22998345; PMCID: PMC3500145; DOI: 10.1021/es302638d;

Strauss HS, Heiger-Bernays W. Methodological limitations may prevent the observation of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in bioassays of polychlorinated biphenyls. Toxicol Pathol. 2012 Oct; 40(7):995-1003. PMID: 22552391

WJ Heiger-Bernays. Abt Associates, Inc. “Health Risk Literature Review and Dose-Response Assessment for Dichloromethane (Methylene Chloride). 2012.

Tian Y, Zhou S, Gao Y, Zhou Y, Shi R, Heiger-Bernays W, Ding Y, Wang P, Han S, Shen X. Effects of repeated maternal oral exposure to low levels of trichlorfon on development and cytogenetic toxicity in 3-day mouse embryos. Food Chem Toxicol. 2011 Oct; 49(10):2655-9. PMID: 21771630; DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2011.07.011;

Bax, D., Heiger-Bernays, W. Trend Analysis of Lead in Municipal Compost and Recommendations for Annual Compost Sampling. Boston Natural Areas Network and City of Boston, Department of Public Works. 2011.
Porter, J., Heiger-Bernays, W. Framingham Board of Health. Risk Assessment: Vapor Intrusion in a Home Down-Gradient to a Hazardous Waste Transfer Station. 2011.

Minnery JG, Jacangelo JG, Boden LI, Vorhees DJ, Heiger-Bernays W. Sensitivity analysis of the pressure-based direct integrity test for membranes used in drinking water treatment. Environ Sci Technol. 2009 Dec 15; 43(24):9419-24.View Related Profiles.

Vorhees, Donna
Boden, Leslie
Heiger-Bernays, Wendy

PMID: 20000538; DOI: 10.1021/es902210r;

Heiger-Bernays W, Fraser A, Burns V, Diskin K, Pierotti D, Merchant-Borna K, McClean M, Brabander D, Hynes HP. Characterization and Low-Cost Remediation of Soils Contaminated by Timbers in Community Gardens. Int J Soil Sediment Water. 2009 Jan 01; 2(3).View Related Profiles.

McClean, Michael
Heiger-Bernays, Wendy

PMID: 21804925; PMCID: PMC3146259

WJ Heiger-Bernays. USEPA External Peer Review: Estimating Perchlorate Intakes from Food and Drinking Water Using the NHANES Biomonitoring Data and UCMR 1 Occurrence Data. Office of Drinking Water. 2008.
WJ Heiger-Bernays. TERA. Toxicology & Excellence in Risk Assessment Peer Review: Health Canada Screening Level Assessments of Common Chemicals. 2008.

Burstyn JN, Heiger-Bernays WJ, Cohen SM, Lippard SJ. Formation of cis-diamminedichloroplatinum(II) 1,2-intrastrand cross-links on DNA is flanking-sequence independent. Nucleic Acids Res. 2000 Nov 1; 28(21):4237-43. PMID: 11058123; PMCID: PMC113142

WJ Heiger-Bernay. Development of Guideline for Protecting Residents from Inhalation Exposure to Petroleum Vapors. State of Maine Department of Environmental Protection. 1999.
Heiger-Bernays, Vorhees, D., C. Long. Indoor Air Guidance for PetroleumContaminated Residences. Maine Department of Environmental Protection. 1999.
Vorhees, D.J., W.J. Heiger-Bernays, D. Murray, R.E. Dodson. Trial Guideline for Protecting Residents from Inhalation Exposure to Petroleum Vapors: Trial Period Findings. State of Maine Department of Environmental Protection. 1998.
Heiger-Bernays, W., C. Menzie, C. Montgomery, D. Edwards, S. Pauwels. Environmentally Acceptable Endpoints in Soil (D.G. Linz and D.V. Nakles, Eds.). Framework for Biological and Chemical Testing for Society. American Academy of Environmental Engineers. Annapolis. 1997.
Vorhees, J.D., W.J. Heiger-Bernays, M.D. McClean. Human Health Risk Associated with Cigarette Smoke: the Link Between Smoke Constituents and Additives. Medical Foundation. 1997.
Menzie, C.A., W. Heiger-Bernays, C.R. Montgomery, D.G. Linz, D.V. Nakles. Development of an ecological risk assessment framework based on contaminant availability. "Ecotalks - Environmental Contaminants through the Macroscope. Wuerz Publishing Ltd. Winnipeg. 1996.
Cura, J.J., W. Heiger-Bernays, and K.W. Buchholz. USEPA Oceans and Coastal Protection Division. Draft Guidance on Managing Dredged Material Contaminated with Dioxins and Furans. Washington DC. 1995.

Hollis LS, Sundquist WI, Burstyn JN, Heiger-Bernays WJ, Bellon SF, Ahmed KJ, Amundsen AR, Stern EW, Lippard SJ. Mechanistic studies of a novel class of trisubstituted platinum(II) antitumor agents. Cancer Res. 1991 Apr 1; 51(7):1866-75. PMID: 2004370

Heiger-Bernays WJ, Essigmann JM, Lippard SJ. Effect of the antitumor drug cis-diamminedichloroplatinum(II) and related platinum complexes on eukaryotic DNA replication. Biochemistry. 1990 Sep 11; 29(36):8461-6. PMID: 2174701

Hollis, L.S., A.V. Miller, A.R. Amundsen, E.W. Stern, W.I. Sundquist, J. Toney, J.N. Burstyn, W. Heiger-Bernays, S.J. Lippard. J. Inorg. Biochem. Chemical and biological studies of new platinum antitumor agents. 1989; 36:153-167.
Iversen, P.L., W. Heiger, E. Bresnick, R. Hines. Arch. Biochem. Biophys. Isolation and expression of the human cytochrome P-450c gene. 1987; 256:397-401.

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Bar chart showing 60 publications over 24 distinct years, with a maximum of 6 publications in 2021

Bar chart showing 60 publications over 24 distinct years, with a maximum of 6 publications in 2021

Year	Publications
1987	1
1989	1
1990	1
1991	1
1995	1
1996	1
1997	2
1998	1
1999	2
2000	1
2008	2
2009	2
2011	3
2012	3
2013	3
2015	2
2016	5
2017	5
2018	3
2019	4
2020	3
2021	6
2022	3
2023	4

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