Education

Biography

Daniel A. Vallero is an internationally recognized expert in environmental science and engineering. For four decades, he has conducted research, advised regulators and policy makers, and advanced the state-of-the-science of environmental risk assessment, measurement and modeling. He has worked in both the executive and legislative branches of U.S. government on the most important environmental problems, including global scale atmospheric problems such as persistent, bioaccumulating toxins (so-called PBTs), ecosystem response to climate change and acid rain, and human risks posed by chemicals, such as cancer and endocrine disruption.

He is the author of thirteen textbooks addressing pollution engineering, environmental disasters, biotechnology, green engineering, life cycle analysis and waste management. His newest book is Environmental Biotechnology: A Biosystems Approach, which is a completely updated edition that explores the applications of genetic engineering and synthetic biology to address environmental problems. However, unlike most environmental biotechnology books, Vallero uses a systems approach and life cycle thinking to consider not only the benefits, such as hazardous waste cleanup and wastewater treatment; but also the potential implications and risks posed by emerging technologies, such as gene flow and possible health concerns.

At Duke University, Dr. Vallero serves on the Medical School’s institutional review board. In the Pratt School of Engineering has led the Engineering Ethics program, a popular and innovative program that introduces students to the complex relationships between professional, scientific, technological and societal demands on the engineer. He teaches courses in air pollution, sustainable design and green engineering, and ethics. In the Graduate School, he has co-led and continues to hold forums for the Responsible Conduct of Research program.

Dr. Vallero has been an advisor to the National Academy of Engineering's Online Ethics Committee (visit: http://www.onlineethics.org/) and was elected to the Executive Board of the National Institute of Engineering Ethics. An authority on societal aspects of emerging technologies, such as nanotechnology and environmental biotechnology, he is designing new paradigms to address the macroethical issues associated with public health and sustainability. His research addresses emergency response and homeland security, notably leading exposure studies in New York City.

His research appears in major, peer-reviewed journals, including Environmental Health Perspectives, Ethics in Biology, Engineering and Medicine, Journal of Long-Term Effects of Medical Implants, PLOS One, Science of the Total Environment, Environmental Science and Policy, Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology, Bulletin of Science, Technology & Society. Leadership and Management and Engineering Environmental Science & Technology, Journal of Environmental Engineering, Hydrological Science and Technology, and Environmental Engineering Science. Dr. Vallero is an editor of the esteemed journal, Process Safety and Environmental Protection, serves as consulting editor for environmental engineering to the McGraw-Hill Yearbook of Science and Technology and the Encyclopedia of Science and Technology, and is guest editor of Ethics in Biology, Engineering and Medicine. His articles appear in encyclopedias, handbooks and engineering manuals.

Dr. Vallero holds a Ph.D. in Civil and Environmental Engineering from Duke University, a Masters in Environmental Health Sciences (Civil and Environmental Engineering) from the University of Kansas, a Masters in City and Regional Planning from Southern Illinois University, and an undergraduate degree in the Earth Sciences and Psychology from SIU.

Research Interest

My major research interest is to advance the state of knowledge in environmental risk analysis, with an emphasis on exposure to chemicals. My engineering interests center around sustainable energy and product development, including enhancement of life cycle assessment approaches. My present focus is to enhance the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s methods for screening chemicals on the basis of human factors that may increase the likely exposure. This draws heavily from my work in life cycle analysis and systems engineering.

I have engaged in various scientific and other areas of expertise throughout my research career. In fact, my books have applied the systematic approach to biotechnologies and waste management. These writings have culminated from of my research and teaching, with ample attention to first principles of thermodynamics and motion. The systems approach requires that I also draw heavily from the derived physical sciences (e.g. hydrogeology), biological sciences (e.g. ecology, microbiology and molecular biology), and social sciences (e.g. economics and human factors engineering). This was notable during a previous project that led to the 2006 book, Socially Responsible Engineering: Justice in Risk Management (John Wiley & Sons, Inc.) and a journal manuscript selected as “best article” by the American Society of Civil Engineers.

I firmly hold that complex engineering concepts, such as those common to sustainable design, are best learned in interactive environments. My first genuine opportunity to do this began when I directed Duke’s Science, Technology and Human Values Program in 1997. Since then, in the classroom and in online modules, I have addressed green engineering concepts through cases and scenarios that engage engineering students and practitioners. My students have enjoyed the journey of discovery in finding solutions to the frequently ill-posed problems of environmental science and engineering. In this way, I have often been more of a facilitator than a lecturer. I believe this is an effective way to teach both technical and “nontechnical” aspects of engineering, especially ethics. The engineering profession is teeming with ethical issues, but they may not be readily apparent unless they are seen through the prism of design and science. That is, the only way to teach and learn engineering ethics is to speak quantitatively and technically.

I see every design as a composite of environmental and ethical decisions. Ethicsalong every engineer’s critical path as technical choices regarding the requisite safety factor matched to potential users. This is consistent the first canon of all engineering professional codes requires that the public’s safety, health and welfare must be held paramount. Recently, I have sharpened my focus on the societal aspects of emerging technologies, such as nanomaterials and the macroethical issues. My research is an attempt to enhance the ways of viewing exposure as the connection between a harmful agent and the contact with the receptor.

Scientific Activities:

Honors and Awards

• Scientific and Technological Achievement Award, 2015, Level II, “ExpoCast High Throughput Framework for Rapid Prioritization of Human Exposure to Environmental Chemicals,” Co-recipients:, R.W. Setzer, J.F. Wambaugh, E. Cohen Hubal, D.M. Reif, J. Mitchell-Blackwood, S. Gangwal, A. Frame, J. R. Rabinowitz, T.B. Knudsen, R.S. Judson, P.P. Egeghy, J. Arnot, and O. Jolliet.
• Top Ten Abstract. “A High-Throughput Exposure Estimation Tool Incorporating ADME Processes.” Society of Toxicology. Risk Assessment Specialty Section, 2015.
• Nominee, World Technology Award for Ethics, The World Technology Network, http://www.wtn.net/summit-2014/world-technology-award-nominees, 2014.
• Selection to Editorial Board of the Journal, Process Safety and Environmental Protection, 2014
• National Exposure Research Award, 2014, Exposure Science Excellence Award, Systems Reality Research Team
• Pathfinder Innovation Project Award, 2013, Systems Reality Modeling: Chemical Inventor. Team: Rocky Goldsmith, Daniel Chang, Curtis Dary, Peter Egeghy, Chris Grulke, Jade Mitchell-Blackwood, Cecilia Tan, Rogelio Tornero-Velez, Linda Phillips, and Daniel Vallero.
• Office of Research and Development Teamwork Award, 2012, Federal Highway Administration Near-Road Study.
• Scientific and Technological Achievement Award, 2010, Honorable Mention; Advancing Methods to Sample and Analyze Airborne Asbestos Fibers on Filter Media to Support Exposure Assessments; Co-recipients: J.R. Kominsky, M.E. Beard and O.S.Crankshaw
• Elected Member, International Federation of Medical and Biological Engineering, 2011
• Elected Member, National Institute of Engineering Ethics, 2010
• Selection to Editorial Board of the Journal, Ethics in Biology, Engineering and Medicine, 2010
• Award for Exceptional/Outstanding ORD Technical Assistance to the Regions or Program Offices, U.S. EPA, 2010
• Selection as Advisor to National Academy of Engineering, 2008
• Best Paper, 2006 (with P.A. Vesilind), American Society of Civil Engineers. Preventing disputes with fairness and empathy. Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice. 132 (3). 272-278
• Bronze Medals for Commendable Service, U.S. EPA, 1990, 1998 and 2005
• Recognition Award, Mechanistic Indicators of Childhood Asthma, Modeling Support, 2007
• Duke University Representative, National Academy of Engineering, Workshop on Emerging Technologies and Ethical Issues, October 2003
• Special Faculty Commendation, North Carolina Central University, 2003
• National Commendation, Excellence in Response, World Trade Center, U.S. EPA, 2002
• Best Qualified, Senior Executive Service Candidate Program, U.S. EPA, 2002
• Superior Accomplishment Award, 2001
• Award for Exceptional/Outstanding ORD Technical Assistance to the Regions or Program Offices, U.S. EPA, 2001
• Fourth Degree, Knights of Columbus, Dubbed in November 2000
• Jeffrey Taub Award, Duke University, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 1999
• Executive Board, Sigma Xi, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill Chapter, 1999-2000
• Special Act Awards, U.S. EPA, 1980, 1990, 1993, 1997, 1998, 2000
• Performance Awards, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998
• President, Sigma Xi, Kansas City Chapter, 1987; Vice President 1986
• Continued Superior Performance Awards, 1984-1989, 1996
• American Institute of Certified Planners, Certification Granted 1981
• Missouri Planner-in-Charge, 1978 and 1983
• Graduate Fellowship, Southern Illinois University, 1975-1976
• Graduated “With Honors,” Southern Illinois University, 1974
• Illinois State Scholarship, 1971-1974

Publications

1. Vallero, D. Air pollution monitoring changes to accompany the transition from a control to a systems focus. Sustainability. 2016. Accepted: November 18, 2016.
2. Csiszar, S., Meyer, D., Egeghy, P., Price, P., Scanlon, K., Tan, C., Thomas, K., Vallero, D., Bare. J., A conceptual framework to extend life cycle assessment using near-field human exposure modeling and high-throughput tools for chemicals.Environmental Science & Technology. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.6b02277.
3. Solomon. J.D. and Vallero, D. Communicating risk and resiliency: Special considerations for rare events. The CIP Report. (2016). July issue. http://cip.gmu.edu/2016/06/01/partners-communicating-risk-resiliency-special-considerations-rare-events.
4. Vallero, D. Gehin, E. and Skelton, B. Air pollution control and waste management. Process Safety and Environmental Protection.2016. 101(1).doi http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.psep.2016.05.011.
5. Wood, M.D, Plourde, K., Larkin, S., Egeghy, P.P., Williams, A., Zemba, V., Linkov, I. and Vallero, D.A. Advances on a Decision Analytic Approach to Exposure-Based Chemical Prioritization. Risk Analysis (Submitted)
6. Wroble, J., Frederick, T., Frame, A. and Vallero, D. Air Pollution Monitoring Changes to Accompany the Transition from a Control to a Systems Focus. PloS one (Cleared for submission).
7. Kimbrough, S., Hays, M., Preston, W., Vallero, D., and Hagler, G. Episodic impacts from California wildfires identified in Las Vegas near-road air quality monitoring. Environmental Science & Technology. Jan 5;50(1):18-24. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.5b05038. Epub 2015 Dec 16.
8. Vallero, D.  Viewpoint: Closing the exposure gap. Environmental Science & Technology. 2014, 48(24), 14075−14076. (2014). doi 10.1021/es505678p.
9. Isaacs, K. Glen, G. Egeghy, P., Goldsmith, M., Smith, L., Vallero, D., Brooks, R., Grulke, C, and Özkaynak, H.  SHEDS-HT: An Integrated probabilistic exposure model for prioritizing exposures to chemicals with near-field and dietary sources. Environmental Science & Technology,48(21): 12750-12759. (2014). doi 10.1021/es502513w.
10. Vallero, D. and Isukapalli, S. Simulating real-world exposures during emergency events: Studying effects of indoor and outdoor releases in the Urban Dispersion Program In upper Manhattan, New York. Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology.(May 2014): 24(3): 279-289. doi:10.1038/jes.2013.
11. Vallero, D. Ethics and Air Pollution in the 21st Century: Biomedical and Environmental Perspectives. Ethics in Biology, Engineering and Medicine: An International Journal, 4(3):241-252.doi: 10.1615/EthicsBiologyEngMed.2014010850
12. Goldsmith M-R., Grulke C.M., Brooks R.D., Transue T.R., Tan Y.M., Frame A., Egeghy P.P., Edwards R., Chang D.T., Tornero-Velez R., Isaacs K., Wang A., Johnson J., Holm K., Reich M., Mitchell J., Vallero, D.A., Phillips L., Phillips M., Wambaugh J.F., Judson R.S., Buckley T.J.and Dary C.C. Development of a consumer product ingredient database for chemical exposure screening and prioritization. Food and Chemical Toxicology. (December 2013). 65C:269-279. doi: 10.1016/j.fct.2013.12.029.
13. Mitchell, J., Collier, Z.A., Pabon, N., Egeghy, P., Cohen Hubal, E.A., Linkov, I. and Vallero, D.A. A decision analytic approach to exposure-based chemical prioritization. PLOS One. 8(8): 1-13. e70911(August 2013). doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0070911.
14. Mitchell-Blackwood, J., Arnot, J. Jolliet, O., Egeghy, P., Georgopolous, P., Isukapalli, S., Wambaugh, J., Cohen-Hubal and Vallero, D. Comparison of models to prioritize chemicals based on exposure potential. Science of the Total Environment. 458:555-567. (August 2013). http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2013.04.051.
15. Wambaugh, J.F., Setzer, R.W., Reif, D.M., Gangwal, S., Mitchell-Blackwood, J.  Arnot, J.A., Joliet, O., Frame, A.,  Rabinowitz, J.R., Knudsen, T.B., Judson, R.S., Egeghy, P., Vallero, D.A., and Cohen Hubal, E.A. High throughput models for exposure-based chemical prioritization in the ExpoCast project. Environmental Science & Technology. 47: 8479-8488 (June 2013) doi:10.1021/es400482g.
16. Isaacs, K., McCurdy, T., Glen, G., Graham, S., Nysewander, M., Errickson, A., Forbes, S., Graham, S., McCurdy, L., Smith, L., Tulve, N., and Vallero, D.  Statistical properties of longitudinal time-activity data for use in human exposure modeling. Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology.(2013). doi:10.1038/jes.2012.94.
17. Vallero, D. and Letcher, T. Engineering communication: Lessons learned from environmental disasters. Leadership and Management and Engineering. 12 (4): 199–209 (October 2012). doi: 10.1061/(ASCE)LM.1943-5630.0000199.
18. Vallero, D. and Lioy, P. The 5-R’s: Reliable post-disaster exposure assessment. Leadership and Management and Engineering. 12 (4):  247-253 (October 2012). doi:10.1061/(ASCE)LM.1943-5630.0000200
19. Kimbrough, S., Bauldauf, R.W., Hagler, G.S.W., Shores, R.C., Mitchell, W.A, Whitaker, D.A, Croghan, C.W. and Vallero, D.A. Long-term continuous measurement of near-road air pollution in Las Vegas: Seasonal variability in traffic emissions impact on local air quality. Air Quality, Atmosphere & Health.6(1):295-305. (2013). doi:10.1007/s11869-012-0171-x 2012.
20. Grulke, C.M., Goldsmith, R-M and Vallero, D.A. Toward a blended ontology: Applying knowledge systems to compare therapeutic and toxicological nanoscale domains. Journal of Biomedicine and Biotechnology. (2012), Article ID 308381, 9 pp. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/308381.
21. Resnik, D.B and Vallero, D.A. Geoengineering: An idea whose time has come? Journal of Earth Science and Climatic Change. (2012). http://dx.doi.org/10.4172/2157-7617.S1-001.
22. Egeghy, P. Vallero, D and Cohen-Hubal, E. Exposure-based prioritization of chemicals for risk assessment. Environmental Science & Policy. 14(8):950-964 (December 2011).
23. Kimbrough, S., Vallero, D.A., Shores, R.C., and Mitchell, W.A. Enhanced, multi-criteria-based site selection to measure mobile source toxic air pollutants. Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment. 16(8):586-590 (2011).doi:10.1016/j.trd.2011.07.003
24. Vallero, D., Reintegrating the ethics of engineering and medicine. International Journal of Medical Implants and Devices. 5 (1): 21-22 (2011).
25. Vallero, D. The new bioethics: Reintegration of environmental and biomedical sciences. Ethics in Biology, Engineering and Medicine. 2 (1). 269-271 (2011). doi:10.1615/EthicsBiologyEngMed.v1.i4.30.
26. Lioy, P. and Vallero, D. The scientific method in an era of advocacy. Ethics in Biology, Engineering and Medicine. 2 (1). 293-318 (2011). doi:10.1615/EthicsBiologyEngMed.v1.i4.70.
27. J. Richmond-Bryant, S.S. Isukapalli, and D.A. Vallero. Air pollutant retention within a complex of urban street canyons. Atmospheric Environment.45: 7612-7618 (2011). doi:10.1016/j.atmosenv.2010.11.003.
28. Vallero, D. and James, D. Comparison of pedagogies to address the macroethics of nanobiotechnologies. Ethics in Biology, Engineering and Medicine. 1(3): 155-177 (2010).
29. Vallero, D.A. Kominsky, J.R., Beard, M.E. and Crankshaw, O.S. Comparison of chrysotile asbestos collection efficiencies on mixed-cellulose ester filters. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene. 6 (1): 62-72 (2009).
30. Vallero, D.A. and Beard, M.E. Selecting appropriate measurement and analytical methods to characterize asbestos exposures. Practice Periodical of Hazardous, Toxic and Radioactive Waste Management. 13 (2): 249-260 (2009).
31. Vallero, D. Macroethics and engineering leadership. Leadership and Management and Engineering. 8 (4): 287-296 (2008).
32. Vallero, D. and Brasier, C. Teaching green engineering: The case of ethanol life cycle analysis.Bulletin of Science, Technology & Society. 28 (3): 236-243 (2008).
33. Kimbrough, S., Vallero. D., Shores, R., Vette, A., Black, K. and Martinez, V. Multi-criteria decision analysis for the selection of a near road ambient air monitoring site for the measurement of mobile source air toxics. Transportation Research, Part D: Transport and Environment. 13 (8): 505-515. (2008). doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.trd.2008.09.009.
34. Vallero, D.A., Cho, K.D., and Peirce, J.J. Modeling toxic compounds from nitric oxide emission measurements. Atmospheric Environment. 43 (2): 253-261 (2008), doi: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2008.09.062.
35. Georgopoulos, P.G. Sasso, A.L. Isukapalli, S., Lioy, P.J. Vallero, D.A., Okino, M. and Reiter, L.  Response to ‘‘µg/kg-day or µg/day? A commentary on Georgopoulos et al., JESEE 2008’’ Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology 18. 536-537 (2008).
36. Rodes, C.E., Pellizzari, E.D., Dellarco, M.J., Erickson, M.D., Vallero, D.A., Reismann, D.B., Lioy, P.J., Lippmann, M., Burke, T.A., and Goldstein, B.D. International Society of Exposure Analysis 2007 Panel:  Integration of better exposure characterizations into disaster preparedness for responders and the public. Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology.18 (6). 541-550 (2008). doi: 10.1038/jes.2008.42.
37. Georgopoulos, P.G. Sasso, A.L. Isukapalli, S., Lioy, P.J. Vallero, D.A., Okino, M. and Reiter, L.Reconstructing population exposures to environmental chemicals from biomarkers: Challenges and opportunities.Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology.19(2). 149-171. (2009). doi: 10.1038/jes.2008.9.
38. Vallero, D.A. Beyond responsible conduct in research: New pedagogies to address macroethics of nanobiotechnologies. Journal of Long-Term Effects of Medical Implants. 17(1): 1-12 (2007).
39. Lioy, P., Vallero, D., Foley, G., Georgopoulos, P., Heiser, J., Watson, T., Reynolds, M. Daloia, J., Tong, S., and Isukapalli, S. A personal exposure study employing scripted activities and paths in conjunction with atmospheric releases of perfluorocarbon tracers in Manhattan, New York, Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology. 17: 409–425 (2007).
40. Lobscheid, A.B., McKone, T.E., and Vallero, D.A. Exploring relationships between outdoor air particulate-associated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and PM2.5: A case study of benzo(a)pyrene in California metropolitan regions. Atmospheric Environment. 41: 5659–5672 (2007).
41. Vallero, D., Laursen, T., Lenoir, T., Clark, R. and Reichert, W. Beyond responsible conduct: Macroethics of Nanobiotechnology. International Journal of Medical Implants and Devices. 2 (1): 15 (2007).
42. Vallero, D. and Vesilind, P. Preventing disputes with fairness and empathy. Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice. 132 (3): 272-278 (2006). doi: 10.1061/(ASCE)1052-3928(2006)132:3(272).
43. Laursen, T., Vallero, D., Lenoir, T., Clark, R. and Reichert, W. The next stage of responsible conduct: Macroethics of nanobiotechnology research. International Journal of Medical Implants and Devices. 2 (1): 14-15. 2007.
44. Reckhow, K., DiGuilio, R., Babendreier, J. and Vallero, D. Comparing the utility of multimedia models for human and ecologic exposure analysis: Two cases. Epidemiology. 17(6):S133-S134 (November 2006).
45. McKone, T., Riley, W., Maddalena, R., Rosenbaum, R. and Vallero, D. Common issues in human and ecosystem exposure assessment: The significance of partitioning, kinetics, and uptake at biological exchange surfaces. Epidemiology. 17(6):S134 (November 2006).
46. Vallero, D. Factors in the geotropospheric flux of semivolatile organic compounds. Environmental Engineering Science. 22 (1): 109-125, 2005.
47. Vette, A., Seila, R., Swartz, E., Pleil, J., Webb, L., Landis, M., Huber, A. and Vallero, D., Air pollution measurements in the vicinity of the World Trade Center, Environmental Management: Air and Waste Management Association. February issue: 23-26 (2004).
48. Swartz, E., Stockburger, L. and Vallero, D. Polyaromatic hydrocarbons and other semi-volatile organic compounds collected in New York City in response to the events of 9/11. Environmental Science and Technology. 37 (16): 3537-46 (2003).
49. Vallero, D. Teachable moments and the tyranny of the syllabus: The September eleventh case. Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education. 129 (2), 100-105 (2003).
50. Vallero, D., Banks, Y., and Leovic, K., Innovative approaches to human exposure assessment in environmental justice communities, Proceedings of the 2002 National Conference on Environmental Science and Technology, Greensboro, North Carolina, September 8-10, 2002, G. Uzochukwu, K. Schimmel, G. Reddy, S-Y. Chang and V. Kabadi, (Editors), article refereed and peer reviewed, Battelle Press, Columbus, Ohio, 371-386 (2003).
51. Lioy, P., Weisel, C., Millette, J. Eisenreich, S., Vallero, D., Offenberg, J., Buckley, B., Turpin, B., Zhong, M., Cohen, M., Prophete, C., Yang, I., Stiles, R., Chee, G., Johnson, W., Alimokhtari, S. Weschler, C., and Chen, L. Characterization of the dust/smoke aerosol that settled east of the World Trade Center (WTC) in Lower Manhattan after the collapse of the 11 September 2001. Environmental Health Perspectives. 110 (7): 703-714 (2002).
52. Vallero, D. and Peirce, J. Transformation and transport of vinclozolin from soil to air. Journal of Environmental Engineering, 128 (3): 261-26 (2002).
53. Vallero, D.A. and Peirce, J.J. Hydrologic conditions affecting tropospheric flux of vinclozolin and its degradation products. Hydrological Science and Technology, 17 (1-4): 371-385 (2001).
54. Vallero, D., Farnsworth, J., and Peirce, J. Degradation and migration of vinclozolin in sand and soil. Journal of Environmental Engineering, 127 (10): 952-957, 2001.
55. Walker, K., Vallero, D.A., and Lewis, R.G. Factors influencing the distribution of Lindane and other hexachlorocyclohexanes in the environment. Environmental Science and Technology, 33: 4373-4378, 1999.
56. Vallero, D.A., Human and ecological assessment methodologies: an overview, in NATO ASI Series, Partnership Subseries, 2. Environment – Vol. 8, Urban Air Pollution, DiSantis, F. and Alligrini, I. (Eds.); Springer-Verlag: Berlin Heidelberg, 1996, 449-466. ISBN: 9783540607076.

Books

1. Vallero, D.A. (2015). Environmental Biotechnology: A Biosystems Approach. 2nd Edition. Academic Press, Amsterdam, Netherlands and Boston Massachusetts, ISBN: 9780124077768. 768 pages.
2. Vallero, D.A. (2014). Fundamentals of Air Pollution, 5th Edition. Academic Press, Amsterdam, Netherlands and Boston Massachusetts,ISBN: 9780124017337.1014 pages.
3. Vallero, D.A. and Letcher, T.M. (2012). Unraveling Environmental Disasters. Academic Press, Amsterdam, Netherlands and Boston Massachusetts, ISBN: 9780123970268. 492 pages.
4. Letcher, T.M. and Vallero, D.A.  Editors (2011).Waste:A Handbook for Management. Academic Press, Amsterdam, Netherlands and Boston Massachusetts, ISBN: 9780123814753. 448 pages.
5. Vallero, D.A. (2010). Environmental Biotechnology: A Biosystems Approach. Academic Press, Amsterdam, Netherlands and Boston Massachusetts, ISBN: 012375089X.750 pages.
6. Ratner, B.D., Hoffman, A.S., Schoen, F.J., Lemons, J.E., Dyro, J. Martinsen, O.G., Kyle, R., Preim, B., Batz, D., Grimnes, S., Vallero, D., Semmlow, J., Murry, W.B., Perez, R. and Bankman, I. (2009). Biomedical Engineering Desk Reference. Academic Press, Amsterdam, Netherlands and Boston Massachusetts, ISBN: 0123746469. 948 pages.
7. Vallero, D.A. and Brasier, C. (2008), Sustainable Design: The Science of Sustainability and Green Engineering. John Wiley and Sons, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey, ISBN: 0470130628. 350 pages.
8. Vallero, D.A. (2007). Fundamentals of Air Pollution, 4th Edition. Academic Press, Amsterdam, Netherlands and Boston Massachusetts, ISBN: 0750682272. 942 pages.
9. Vallero, D.A., (2007). Biomedical Ethics for Engineers: Ethics and Decision Making in Biomedical and Biosystem Engineering. Academic Press, Amsterdam, Netherlands and Boston Massachusetts, ISBN: 0750682272. 400 pages.
10. Vallero, D.A. and Vesilind, P.A. (2006). Socially Responsible Engineering. John Wiley and Sons, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey, ISBN: 0471787078. 384 pages.
11. Vallero, D.A. (2005). Paradigms Lost: Learning from Environmental Mistakes, Mishaps and Misdeeds. Elsevier Butterworth-Heinemann, Amsterdam, Netherlands and Boston Massachusetts, ISBN: 0750678887. 688 pages.
12. Vallero, D.A. (2004). Environmental Contaminants: Assessment and Control. Academic Press, New York, New York, ISBN: 0127100571. 832 pages.
13. Vallero, D.A. (2003). Engineering the Risks of Hazardous Wastes. Butterworth-Heinemann, Amsterdam, Netherlands and Boston Massachusetts, ISBN: 0750677422. 306 pages (Contribution by J.J. Peirce).

Book Chapters

1. Vallero, D.A. (2016). Air Pollution. In:Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology. John Wiley & Sons, New York, New York. ISBN: 9780471238966. doi: 10.1002/0471238961.
2. Vallero, D.A. and Bare, J.C. (2015). Incorporating exposure science into life-cycle assessment. In: Yearbook of Science and Technology. (September, 2014), AccessScience. McGraw Hill Education.
3. Vallero, D.A. (2015). Chapter 31: Engineering aspects of global change. In: Climate Change 2nd Edition: Observed Impacts on Planet Earth. Letcher, T. Editor. Elsevier Science. Amsterdam, Netherlands.
4. ISBN: 9780444635242.
5. Vallero, D.A. (2015). Chapter 32: Societal adaptation to climate change. In: Climate Change 2nd Edition: Observed Impacts on Planet Earth. Letcher, T. Editor. Elsevier Science. Amsterdam, Netherlands.
6. Vallero, D.A. (2015). Chapter 10. Environmental and social dimensions of engineering research. In: Borenstein, J. Editor (2015). RCR for Engineering: An Introduction to Ethics and Engineering Research. Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI). 169-202.ISBN: 978-0-9881938-3-3.
7. Goldsmith. M-R, Grulke, C.M., Chang, D.T., Fraile, F.A., Brooks, R.D., Dary, C. and Vallero, D.A. (2014). Personal chemical exposure informatics. In: Yearbook of Science and Technology, McGraw-Hill Professional, New York, New York. ISBN: 978-07-183106-2. AccessScience. McGraw Hill Education. Retrieved from http://www.accessscience.com/content/personal-chemical-exposure-informatics/YB140409.
8. Vallero, D.A. (2013). Chapter 25. Environmental Impacts of Energy Production, Distribution and Transport.In: Letcher, T. Editor (2013). Future Energy: Improved, Sustainable and Clean Options for Our Planet. Second Edition. Academic Press, Amsterdam, Netherlands and Boston Massachusetts.ISBN: 9780080994246. eBook ISBN: 9780080994222.
9. Vallero, D.A. and Resnik, D.B. (2013) Geoengineering: Enhancing cloud albedo. In:Yearbook of Science and Technology, McGraw-Hill Professional, New York, New York.
10. Vallero, D.A. (2013). Chapter 5. Measurements in environmental engineering. In: Kutz, M. Editor (2013). Handbook of Measurement in Science and Engineering. Publisher. John Wiley & Sons, Inc, Hoboken, New Jersey. ISBN: 978-1-1183-8463-3.
11. Vallero, D.A. (2012). Waste: Engineering aspects. In: Anderson, R. Editor (2012). Encyclopedia of Sustainability, Volume 10. Berkshire Publishing Group. Great Barrington, Massachusetts.ISBN: 978-1-933782-63-8.
12. Vallero, D.A. (2012). Chapter 6. Ethical decisions in emergent science, engineering and technologies. In; Miah, S. Editor (2012). Emerging Technology. Intech – Open Access Publisher. Rijeck, Croatia.ISBN: 979-953-307-622-4.
13. Goldsmith, R. and Vallero, D. (2011). Nanoparticle risk informatics. In:Yearbook of Science and Technology, McGraw-Hill Professional, New York, New York.
14. Vallero, D.A. Chapter 2. Green engineering and sustainable design aspects of waste management. In: Letcher, T. and Vallero, D. Editors (2011). Waste: A Handbook for Management. Academic Press, Amsterdam, Netherlands and Boston Massachusetts, ISBN: 9780123814753. 448 pages.
15. Vallero, D.A. Chapter 3. Regulation of wastes. Letcher, T. and Vallero, D.  Editors (2011). In:Waste: A Handbook for Management. Academic Press, Amsterdam, Netherlands and Boston Massachusetts, ISBN: 9780123814753. 448 pages.
16. Vallero, D.A. Chapter 16. Thermal waste treatment. In: Letcher, T. and Vallero, D.  Editors (2011). Waste: A Handbook for Management. Academic Press, Amsterdam, Netherlands and Boston Massachusetts, ISBN: 9780123814753. 448 pages.
17. Vallero, D.A. Chapter 18. Air pollution: Atmospheric wastes. In: Letcher, T. and Vallero, D.  Editors (2011). Waste: A Handbook for Management. Academic Press, Amsterdam, Netherlands and Boston Massachusetts, ISBN: 9780123814753. 448 pages.
18. Vallero, D.A. Chapter 27. Hazardous wastes. In: Letcher, T. and Vallero, D.  Editors (2011). Waste: A Handbook for Management. Academic Press, Amsterdam, Netherlands and Boston Massachusetts, ISBN: 9780123814753. 448 pages.
19. Vallero, D.A. Chapter 28. Thermal pollution. In: Letcher, T. and Vallero, D.  Editors (2011). Waste: A Handbook for Management. Academic Press, Amsterdam, Netherlands and Boston Massachusetts, ISBN: 9780123814753. 448 pages.
20. Vallero, D.J. and Vallero, D.A.  Chapter 29 Land pollution. In: Letcher, T. and Vallero, D.  Editors (2011). Waste: A Handbook for Management. Academic Press, Amsterdam, Netherlands and Boston Massachusetts, ISBN: 9780123814753. 448 pages.
21. Vallero, D.A.  Chapter 32. Risk assessment, management and accountability. In: Letcher, T. and Vallero, D.Editors (2011). Waste: A Handbook for Management. Academic Press, Amsterdam, Netherlands and Boston Massachusetts, ISBN: 9780123814753. 448 pages.
22. Vallero, D. (2010) Biotechnology and the environment. In: Yearbook of Science and Technology, McGraw-Hill Professional, New York, New York.
23. Gronewold, A. and Vallero, D. (2010). Applications of Bayes' theorem for predicting environmental damage. In: Yearbook of Science and Technology, McGraw-Hill Professional, New York, New York.
24. Vallero, D., P. Isukapalli, S. McKone, T., Zartarian, V., McCurdy, T. Georgopoulos, P. and Dary, C. (2009). Chapter 44: Modeling and predicting pesticide exposures. In: J. Doull, E. Hodgson, H. Maibach, L. Reiter, L. Ritter, J. Ross, W. Slikker, and J. van Hemmen (Eds.). Hayes’ Handbook of Pesticide Toxicology.ElsevierAcademic Press, Amsterdam, Netherlands and Boston Massachusetts,995-1020. ISBN: 0123743672. 2000 pages.
25. Vallero, D.  (2009). Chapter 8.1. Bioethics: A creative approach. 721-746. In: Ratner, B.D., Hoffman, A.S., Schoen, F.J., Lemons, J.E., Dyro, J. Martinsen, O.G., Kyle, R., Preim, B., Batz, D., Grimnes, S., Vallero, D., Semmlow, J., Murry, W.B., Perez, R. and Bankman, I. (2009). Biomedical Engineering Desk Reference. Academic Press, Amsterdam, Netherlands and Boston Massachusetts, ISBN: 0123746469. 948 pages.
26. Vallero, D.  (2009). Chapter 8.2. Bioethics and the engineer. 747-782. In: Ratner, B.D., Hoffman, A.S., Schoen, F.J., Lemons, J.E., Dyro, J. Martinsen, O.G., Kyle, R., Preim, B., Batz, D., Grimnes, S., Vallero, D., Semmlow, J., Murry, W.B., Perez, R. and Bankman, I. (2009). Biomedical Engineering Desk Reference. Academic Press, Amsterdam, Netherlands and Boston Massachusetts, ISBN: 0123746469. 948 pages.
27. Kimbrough, S. and Vallero, D. (2009) Air pollution monitoring site selection. In: Yearbook of Science and Technology, McGraw-Hill Professional, New York, New York.
28. Vallero, D., Huber, A. and Lioy, P. (2008). Dispersion modeling in complex urban systems. In:Yearbook of Science and Technology, McGraw-Hill Professional, New York, New York.
29. Vallero, D., Kominsky, J. and Beard, M. (2008). Asbestos measurement. Yearbook of Science and Technology, McGraw-Hill Professional, New York, New York.
30. Vallero, D. (2006). Hazardous waste engineering. In: Encyclopedia of Science and Technology, McGraw-Hill Professional, New York, New York.
31. Vallero, D. (2006). Hazardous wastes. In: Encyclopedia of Science and Technology, McGraw-Hill Professional, New York, New York.
32. Blancato, J. and Vallero, D. (2006). Environmental computational toxicology. In:Yearbook of Science and Technology, McGraw-Hill Professional, New York, New York.
33. Vallero, D. (2005). Persistent, bioaccumulating and toxic substances. In: Yearbook of Science and Technology, McGraw-Hill Professional, New York, New York.
34. Vallero, D.  (2005). Chapter 4, Just Engineering: Peace; Justice; and Sustainability. In: P.A. Vesilind (Ed.). 2005. Peace Engineering: When Personal Values and Engineering Careers Converge. Edited by P. A. Vesilind. Lakeshore Press, Woodsville, NH, ISBN: 0965053954. 143 pages.
35. Vallero, D. (2004).Environmental Endocrine Disruptors. In: Yearbook of Science and Technology, McGraw-Hill Professional, New York, New York.
36. Vallero, D., Banks, Y., and Leovic, K. (2002). Innovative approaches to human exposure assessment in environmental justice communities,” In: Proceedings of the National Conference on Environmental Science and Technology, Greensboro, North Carolina.