About the Authors

Kristi S. Shaw

krististevensshaw@gmail.com

Affiliation Horn Point Laboratory, University of Maryland, Center for Environmental Science, Cambridge, Maryland, United States of America

Rachel E. Rosenberg Goldstein

Affiliation Maryland Institute for Applied Environmental Health, University of Maryland, School of Public Health, College Park, Maryland, United States of America

Xin He

Affiliation Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Maryland, School of Public Health, College Park, Maryland, United States of America

John M. Jacobs

Affiliation Cooperative Oxford Laboratory, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Ocean Service, National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, Oxford, Maryland, United States of America

Byron C. Crump

Affiliations Horn Point Laboratory, University of Maryland, Center for Environmental Science, Cambridge, Maryland, United States of America, College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, United States of America

Amy R. Sapkota

Affiliation Maryland Institute for Applied Environmental Health, University of Maryland, School of Public Health, College Park, Maryland, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: KSS JMJ BCC ARS. Performed the experiments: KSS RERG ARS. Analyzed the data: KSS XH. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: KSS RERG JMJ BCC ARS. Wrote the paper: KSS ARS BCC.