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Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles - past 5 years

Wu, F., Miller, J.D., Casman, E.A. (2004).  “Bt corn and Mycotoxin Reduction: Economic Impacts in the United States and the Developing World.” Journal of Toxicology, Toxin Reviews 23 (2&3), 397-424.

Wu, F. (2004). “Explaining Consumer Resistance to Genetically Modified Corn: An Analysis of the Distribution of Benefits and Risks.” Risk Analysis, Best Paper Issue 24 (3), 717-728.

Wu, F. (2004). “Mycotoxin Risk Assessment for the Purpose of Setting International Regulatory Standards.” Environmental Science & Technology 38, 4049-4055.

Wu, F. (2005). “The impact of mycotoxin legislation on world trade.” AgriWorld Vision 5(2), 25-27.

Wu, F. (2006). “An analysis of Bt corn's benefits and risks for national and regional policymakers considering Bt corn adoption.” International Journal of Technology and Globalisation 2(1&2), 115-136.

Wu, F. (2006). “Mycotoxin Reduction in Bt Corn: Potential Economic, Health and Regulatory Impacts.” Transgenic Research 15, 277-289.

Adan, O.C.G., Ng-A-Tham, J., Hanke, W., Sigsgaard, T., van den Hazel, P., Wu, F. (2007). “In search of a common European approach to a healthy indoor environment.” Environmental Health Perspectives, in press. Online at: http://www.ehponline.org/members/2007/8991/8991.pdf .

Wu, F., Takaro, T.K. (2007). “Childhood asthma and environmental interventions.” Environmental Health Perspectives, in press.  Online at: http://www.ehponline.org/members/2007/8989/8989.pdf .

Wu, F., Jacobs, D., Mitchell, C., Miller, J.D., Karol, M. (2007). “Indoor environmental quality for public health.” Environmental Health Perspectives, in press.  Online at: http://www.ehponline.org/members/2007/8986/8986.pdf .

Wu, F. (2007). “Economic Impacts of Fusarium Toxins in Animal Feeds.” Animal Feed Science & Technology, 137:363-374.

Wu, F., Biksey, T., Karol, M. (2007). Can mold contamination of homes be regulated? Lessons learned from radon and lead policies. Environ Sci Technol. 2007 Jul 15;41(14):4861-7. PMID: 17711194

Wu, F. (2007). “Bt Corn and Mycotoxin Reduction.” CAB Reviews: Perspectives in Agriculture, Veterinary Science, Nutrition and Natural Resources, 2(060), 8 pp.

Wu, F. (2007). “A Tale of Two Commodities: How EU Mycotoxin Regulations Have Affected Food Industries.” World Mycotoxin Journal, resubmission stage.

Wu, F., Munkvold, G.P. (2007). “Mycotoxins in Ethanol Co-Products: Modeling Economic Impacts on the Livestock Industry.” Journal of Agricultural & Food Chemistry, resubmission stage.

Books and Book Chapters

Morel, B, Farrow, R.S., Wu, F., Casman, E.A. (2003). “Pesticide Resistance, the Precautionary Principle, and the Regulation of Bt Corn: Real Option and Rational Option Approaches to Decisionmaking.” In Battling Resistance to Antibiotics and Pesticides, R. Laxminarayan (ed.), Resources for the Future, Washington, D.C. ISBN: 1-891853-51-1.

Pfleeger, S.L., Wu, F., Lewis, R. (2004).  “Software Cost Estimation and Sizing Methods, Issues, and Guidelines.”  RAND, Santa Monica, CA, MG-269-AF.

Wu, F., Butz, W.P. (2004).  The Future of Genetically Modified Crops: Lessons from the Green Revolution.  RAND, Santa Monica, CA. ISBN: 0-8330-3646-7.

Orvis, B.R., McDonald, L.L., Raymond, B., Rosenblatt, K., Wu, F. (2005). Increasing Participation in Army Continuing Education. RAND, Santa Monica, CA, MG-293-A.

Wu, F. (2006). “Economic impact of fumonisin and aflatoxin regulations on global corn and peanut markets.” In: The Mycotoxin Factbook, D. Barug, D. Bhatnagar, H.P. van Egmond, J.W. van der Kamp, W.A. van Osenbruggen, A. Visconti, Eds., The Netherlands, Wageningen Academic Publishers, 83-94.

Wu, F. (2006). “Bt Corn's Reduction of Mycotoxins: Regulatory Decisions and Public Opinion.” In: Regulating Agricultural Biotechnology: Economics and Policy, R. Just, J. Alston, W. Huffman, Eds., NY, Springer Publishers, 179-200.

Wu, F., Farland, W.H. (2007). “Risk Assessment and Regulatory Decision-Making in Environmental Health.” In Environmental Health Risk Assessment for Public Health, M.G. Robson, W.A. Toscano (eds.), Jossey-Bass Wiley, Indianapolis, IN, 31-54.

Professional Reports

Orvis, B.R., McDonald, L.L., Raymond, B., Rosenblatt, K., Wu, F. (2004). Current Participation in eArmyU and Effects of Possible Program Changes. RAND, Santa Monica, CA, DRR-3254-A.

Clemence, B., Blickstein, I., Grigg, B., Lachman, B.E., McMahon, S., Olmsted, S.S., Webb, K., Wennar, A., Wu, F. (2004). U.S. Navy Medical Capabilities Afloat: Developing Modeling Assumptions for Medical Supply and Demand . RAND, Santa Monica, CA, PM-1647-1-NAVY.

Anderson , R.H., Hearn, A., Lewis, R., Matsumura, J., Pfleeger, S.L., Porche, I., Steeb, R., Wu, F. (2004). “High Performance Computing Opportunities and Challenges for Army R&D.” RAND, Santa Monica, CA, PM-1690-A.

Arena, M.V., Younossi, O., Galway, L., Fox, B., Graser, J.C., Sollinger, J., Wu, F. (2005). Toward a Cost Estimating Risk and Uncertainty Analysis Policy . RAND, Santa Monica, CA, DRR-3559-AF.

Wu, F., Matsumura, J., Grossman, J., Steeb, R., van Lent, M., Vu, P., Wilson, B. (2005). Exploring Options for Behavior-Based Models and Simulations. RAND, Santa Monica, CA, DRR-3509-A.

News Articles and Government Documents

“Biopesticides Registration Action Document – Bacillus thuringiensis Plant-Incorporated Protectants” (2001). U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C., http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/biopesticides/pips/bt_brad2/1-overview.pdf

Wu, F. (2004). “Perceptions of food that are an ocean apart.” Financial Times, May 13, 15.