id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-104377-ut9uxu3d nan Errata 2005-04-17 .txt text/plain 3530 168 47 As a toxicologist of nearly 30 years, a private consultant, and associate editor of the International Journal of Toxicology, I am concerned that although Silbergeld's assertions on the risk of arsenic residues in poultry are presented under the cloak of good science, they appear to be her personal opinions and not a scientific conclusion based on sound methodology and evidence. This risk estimate does not include the potential for additional exposures to arsenic from confined animal feeding operation (CAFO) wastes via land disposal, which may reach human populations though soil contact, groundwater contamination, and plant uptake, as noted in my letter . Baltimore, Maryland E-mail: esilberg@jhsph.edu "Sex and Ceruloplasmin Modulate the Response to Copper ..." It is past time for EHP to stop accepting papers whose funding disclosure makes it obvious there is a conflict, yet "The authors declare they have no competing financial interests." stated that "This investigation was funded by the International Copper Association [ICA] in the form of an unrestricted research grant." I fail to see that an unrestricted grant eliminates a conflict of interest. ./cache/cord-104377-ut9uxu3d.txt ./txt/cord-104377-ut9uxu3d.txt