Yvette . Lowney
Exponent Inc
Yvette Lowney is a Senior Managing Scientist in Exponent's Health Sciences Center for Exposure Assessment and Dose Reconstruction. She has over 20 years of professional experience assisting clients and conducting research in the assessment of exposure and risks from chemicals in environmental media and consumer products. She has conducted risk assessments under CERCLA, RCRA, FIFRA, and state-led regulatory contexts involving a wide range of chemicals and exposure scenarios. In each of these contexts, a consistent goal is to identify strategic data gaps, and if needed, to conduct research to provide information for more realistic evaluation of exposures. Ms. Lowney assists clients in negotiating with regulatory agency representatives or other parties to resolve issues related to human exposure to toxic substances. In the context of conducting risk assessments for metal-containing soils, Ms. Lowney has been closely involved in developing data regarding the bioavailability of metals from soils. This research included assessment of the relative oral bioavailability of metals to human surrogate or ecological receptors, percutaneous absorption of metals from soils, characterization of the mineralogical forms and soil chemistry that controls bioavailability, and generating bench-top extraction models for assessing the relative bioavailability of metals from soil, for application in both human health and ecological risk assessments. Results from this research have been presented at professional-society meetings, as testimony before scientific advisory panels, and in peer-reviewed publications. Ms. Lowney has been an invited speaker at symposia on bioavailability hosted by the California EPA, SERDP, and SBRP; has provided peer consultation on bioavailability research undertaken by ESTCP; and has participated in a peer-review panel of EPA guidance regarding the bioavailability of metals in soil for use in human health risk assessment. In addition to site-specific evaluations, Ms. Lowney has broad experience in the risk evaluation of consumer products. This includes evaluation of exposures and risks associated with the presence of pesticides or toxic chemicals in building products, testing of various toys and consumer products to assess the potential for exposure to toxic chemicals during consumer use, and evaluation of alternative formulations during product development. These efforts have been undertaken to provide strategic advice to clients regarding the need for product recall, generate specific data to address issues raised by consumer advocates, or during due diligence associated with product development or distribution. Academic Credentials and Professional Honors: M.P.H., Environmental Health/Toxicology, University of California, Berkeley, 1986 B.A., Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, University of Colorado, Boulder, 1982, Past President of the Rocky Mountain Chapter of the Society for Risk Analysis, 2000 Outstanding Presentation Award: Risk Assessment Specialty Section of SOT (co-author).
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