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DR. GREG PATTON

Education

Ph.D., Analytical Chemistry, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 1989.
B.S., Chemistry, Fairmont State College, Fairmont, WV 1985.

Publications

Journal Articles
Patton, G, D Dauble, and C McKinstry. 2007. Evaluation of Early Life Stage Fall Chinook Salmon Exposed to Hexavalent Chromium from a Contaminated Groundwater Source. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 133, 285-294.

Yushan, S, H Hung, P Blanchard, GW Patton, R Kallenborn, A Konoplev, P Fellin, H Li, C Geen, G Stern, Gary, B Rosenburg, and L Barrie. 2006. Spatial and Seasonal Variations of Hexachlorocyclohexanes (HCHs) and Hexachlorobenzenes (HCB) in the Arctic Atmosphere, Environ. Sci. and Technol., 40, 6601-6607.

Fritz, BG and GW Patton. 2006. Monitoring Iodine-129 in Air and Milk Samples Collected Near the Hanford Site: an Investigation of Historical Iodine Monitoring Data, J. Environ. Radioactivity, 86, 64-77.

Beals, D. M., K. J. Hofstetter, V. G. Johnson, G. W. Patton, and D. C. Seely. 2000. "Development of Field Portable Sampling and Analysis Systems," J. Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, 248, 315-319.

Poston, T. M., R. E. Jaquish, E. J. Antonio, and G. W. Patton. 1998. "Strontium-90 in Alfalfa (Medicago sativa) Around the Hanford Site in Southeastern Washington State: An Evaluation of Surveillance Data." Journal of Environmental Radioactivity, 39, 87-105.

Hanf, R. W., R. G. Schreckhise, G. W. Patton, T. M. Poston, and R. E. Jaquish. 1997. "Public Participation in Radiological Surveillance." Health Physics: 73, 700-705.

Patton, G. W., A. T. Cooper, and M. R. Tinker. 1997. "Ambient Air Sampling for Tritium - Determination of Breakthrough Volumes and Collection Efficiencies for Silica Gel Adsorbent." Health Physics: 72, 397-407.

Patton, G. W., L. L. McConnell, M. T. Zaranski, and T. F. Bidleman. 1992. "Laboratory Evaluation of Polyurethane Foam-Granular Adsorbent Sandwich Cartridges for Collecting Chlorophenols from Air." Anal. Chem: 64, 2858-2861.

Patton, G. W., M. D. Walla, T. F. Bidleman and L. A. Barrie. 1991. "Polycyclic Aromatic and Organochlorine Compounds in the Atmosphere of Northern Ellesmere Island, Canada." J. Geophysical Res.: 96, 10,867-10,877.

Zaranski, M. T., G. W. Patton, L. L. McConnell, T. F. Bidleman, and J. D. Mulik. 1991. "Collection of Nonpolar Organic Compounds from Ambient Air Using Polyurethane Foam - Granular Adsorbent Sandwich Cartridges." Anal. Chem: 63, 1228-1232.

Bidleman, T. F., G. W. Patton, D. A. Hinckley, M. D. Walla, W. E. Cotham, and B. T. Hargrave. 1990. "Chlorinated Pesticides and Polychlorinated Biphenyls in the Atmosphere of the Canadian Arctic." In: Kurtz, D. (editor), Long Range Transport of Pesticides, chapter 23, 347-372, Lewis Publ., Chelsea, MI.

Patton, G. W., D. A. Hinckley, M. D. Walla, T. F. Bidleman, and B. T. Hargrave. 1989. "Airborne Organochlorines in the Canadian High Arctic." Tellus: 41B, 243-255.

Bidleman, T. F., G. W. Patton, M. D. Walla, B. T. Hargrave, W. P. Vass, P. Erickson, B. Fowler, V. Scott, and D. J. Gregor. 1989. "Toxaphene and Other Organochlorines in Arctic Ocean Fauna: Evidence for Atmospheric Delivery." Arctic: 42, 307-313.

Patton, G. W. 1989. Airborne Organic Compounds in the Canadian Arctic and Development of a Collection Method for Organochlorines in Air, Ph.D. Dissertation, University of South Carolina, Chemistry.

Technical Reports
Patton, GW and RL Dirkes. 2007. Summary of Radiological Monitoring of Columbia and Snake River Sediment, 1988 through 2004, PNNL-16990, PNNL, Richland, WA.

Fritz, BG, NP Kohn, TJ Gilmore, D McFarland, EV Arntzen, RD Mackley, GW Patton, DP Mendoza, and AL Bunn. 2007. “Investigation of the Hyporheic Zone at the Hanford Site’s 300 Area”. PNNL-16805, PNNL, Richland, WA.

Mendoza, DP, BG Fritz, GW Patton, TJ Gilmore, MJ Hartman, R Mackley, FA Spane, BN Bjornstad, MD Sweeney, and RE Clayton. 2007. Investigation of the Strontium-90 Contaminant Plume along the Shoreline of the Columbia River at the 100-N Area of the Hanford Site, PNNL-16894, PNNL, Richland, WA.

Rakowski CL, GR Guensch, and GW Patton. 2006. River Data Package for Hanford Assessments. PNNL-14824 Rev. 1, PNNL, Richland, WA.

Patton, G, M Priddy, J Yokel, D Delistraty, and T Stoops. 2005. Survey of Potential Hanford Site Contaminants in the Upper Sediment for the Reservoirs at McNary, John Day, The Dalles, and Bonneville Dams, 2003, PNNL-14878, PNNL, Richland, WA.

Patton, G, P Fellin, C Cahill, G Stern, L Barrie, C Geen, H Li, T. Fortman, E Crecelius, and B Fritz. 2005. Persistent Organic Pollutants in the Atmosphere at Barrow, Alaska, PNWD-3540, Battelle-Pacific Northwest Division, Richland, WA.

Rakowski, CL, GR Guensch, and GW Patton. 2004. River Data Package for the 2004 Composite Analysis. PNNL-14824, Rev. 0, PNNL, Richland, WA.

Poston, TM, MA Simmons, JL Downs, MJ Sackschewsky, DW Harvey, RE Peterson, GW Patton, BL Tiller, MA Chamness, RW Hanf, and KD Hand. 2004. Literature Review of Environmental Documents in Support of the 100 and 300 Area River Corridor Baseline Risk Assessment, PNNL-SA-41467, PNNL, Richland, WA.

Tiller, B. L., G. W. Patton, D. D. Dauble, and T. M. Poston. 2004. Monitoring Tissue Concentrations of Chromium and Fish Condition in Juvenile Fall Chinook Salmon from the Hanford Reach of the Columbia River. PNNL-14473, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA.

Patton, G. W., M. A. Chamness, A. Stegen, T. M. Poston, J. L. Downs, B. L. Tiller, R. E. Peterson, M. R. Sackschewsky. 2003. Evaluation of Aquatic and Riparian Receptor Impacts at the 100-N Area: Literature and Data Review. PNNL-SA-39495, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA.

Dauble, D. D., G. W. Patton, T. M. Poston, and R. E. Peterson. 2003. Evaluation of the Effects of Chromium to Fall Chinook in the Hanford Reach of the Columbia River: Integration of Recent Toxicity Test Results. PNNL-14008, PNNL, Richland, WA.

Fritz, B. G. and G. W. Patton. 2002. Radionuclide Concentrations in Air on the Hanford Site, A Ten-Year Trend Report 1991 Through 2000. PNNL-13909, PNNL, Richland, WA.

Patton, G. W., S. P. Van Verst, B. L. Tiller, E. J. Antonio, and T. M. Poston. 2002. Survey of Radiological and Chemical Contaminants in the Near-Shore Environment at the Hanford Site 300 Area. PNNL-13692, PNNL, Richland, WA.

Patton. G. W., D. D. Dauble, M. A. Chamness, C. S. Abernethy, and C. A. McKinstry. 2001. Chromium Toxicity Test for Fall Chinook Salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) Using Hanford Site Groundwater: Onsite Early Life Stage Toxicity Evaluation, PNNL-13471, PNNL, Richland, WA.

Patton, G. W. and E. A. Crecelius. 2001. Simultaneously-Extracted Metals/Acid-Volatile-Sulfide and Total Metals in Surface Sediment from the Hanford Reach of the Columbia River and the Lower Snake River, PNNL-13417, Richland, WA.

Olsen, K. B., P. E. Dresel, G. W. Patton, J. C Evans and R. Poreda. 2000. Measurement of Tritium in Gas Phase Soil Moisture and Helium-3 in Soil Gas at the Hanford Townsite and the 100 K Area, PNNL-13217, PNNL, Richland, WA.

VanVerst, S. P., C. L. Albin, G. W. Patton, M. L. Blanton, T. M. Poston, A. T. Cooper, and E. J. Antonio. 1998. Survey of Radiological Contaminants in the Near-Shore Environment at the Hanford Site 100-N Reactor Area, PNNL-11933, PNNL, Richland, WA.

Patton, G. W and T. F. Bidleman. 1991. Organochlorines and Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in the High Arctic, Ecological Exposure and Effects of Airborne Toxic Chemicals: An Overview. EPA/600/3-91/001, eds. Moser, T., Barker, J., Tingey, D., pp. 8-19, Environmental Research Laboratory, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Corvallis, Oregon.

Bidleman, T. F., M. T. Zaranski, and G. W. Patton. 1987. Development of Collection Methods for Semivolatile Organic Compounds in Ambient Air. EPA/600/4-87-042, Environmental Monitoring Systems Laboratory, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina.

Patton. G. W. 1999. "Environmental Occurrences, Section 2.4." Patton, G.W. "Surface Water and Sediment Surveillance, Section 4.2." Hanford Site Environmental Report for Calendar Year 1998. PNNL-12088, Editors R.L. Dirkes, R.W. Hanf and T.M. Poston, PNNL, Richland, WA.

VanVerst, S. P., C. L. Albin, G. W. Patton, M. L. Blanton, T. M. Poston, A. T. Cooper, and E. J. Antonio. 1998. Survey of Radiological Contaminants in the Near-Shore Environment at the Hanford Site 100-N Reactor Area. PNNL-11933, PNNL, Richland, WA.

Patton. G. W. 1998. "Environmental Occurrences, Section 2.4." Patton, G.W. "Surface Water and Sediment Surveillance, Section 4.2." Poston, T.M, M. L. Blanton, and G.W. Patton, Fish and Wildlife Surveillance, Section 4.5, Hanford Site Environmental Report for Calendar Year 1997. PNNL-11795, Editors R.L. Dirkes and R.W. Hanf. PNNL, Richland, WA.

Patton, G.W., A.T. Cooper, R.G. Riley, L.F. Lefkovitz and T.J. Gilfoil. 1997. Investigation of Potential Polychlorinated Biphenyl (PCB) Contamination on Hanford Site Arc-Loop Roads. PNNL-11651, PNNL, Richland, WA.

Patton, G.W., A.T. Cooper, M.L. Blanton, L.F. Lefkovitz and T.J. Gilfoil. 1997. Measurement and Estimated Health Risks of Semivolatile Organic Compounds (PCBs, PAHs, Pesticides, and Phthalates) in Ambient Air at the Hanford Site. PNNL-11650, PNNL, Richland, WA.

Gillespie, B.M. and G.W. Patton. 1997. "Air Surveillance, Section 4.1." Patton, G.W. and A.T. Cooper, Jr. "Surface Water and Sediment Surveillance, Section 4.2." Poston, T.M, G.W. Patton, K.R. Price. Hanford Site Environmental Report for Calendar Year 1996. PNNL-11472, Editors R.L. Dirkes and R.W. Hanf. PNNL, Richland, WA.

Patton, G.W. 1996. "Air Sampling Procedures, Section 3.0", Surface Environmental Surveillance Procedures Manual. PNL-MA-580, Rev.2, Editors Hanf, R.W. and R.L. Dirkes, PNNL, WA.

Patton, G.W. 1996. "Air Surveillance, Section 4.12." Hanford Site Environmental Report for Calendar Year 1995. PNNL-11139, Editors, R.L. Dirkes and R.W. Hanf. PNNL, Richland, WA.

Patton, G.W., A.T. Cooper, and M.R. Tinker. 1995. Evaluation of an Ambient Air Sampling System for Tritium (as Tritiated Water Vapor) Using Silica Gel Adsorbent Columns. PNL-10690, PNL, Richland, WA.

Patton, G.W. 1995. "Air Surveillance, Section 5.2." Hanford Site Environmental Report for Calendar Year 1994. PNL-10574, Editors, R.L. Dirkes and R.W. Hanf. PNL, Richland, WA.

Patton, G.W., A.T. Cooper, and M.L. Blanton. 1994. Measurement and Estimated Health Risks of Volatile Organic Compounds and Polychlorinated Biphenyls in Air at the Hanford Site. PNL-10168, PNL, Richland, WA.

Patton, G.W. 1994. "Air Surveillance, Section 5.2." Hanford Site Environmental Report for Calendar Year 1993. PNL-9823, Scientific Editors, R. L. Dirkes, R.W. Hanf, and R.K. Woodruff. PNL, Richland, WA.

Patton, G.W. and A.T. Cooper. 1993. Air Pathway Effects of Nuclear Materials Production at the Hanford Site 1983 - 1992. PNL-8830, PNL, Richland, WA.

Patton, G.W. 1993. "Air Surveillance, Section 5.2." Hanford Site Environmental Report for Calendar Year 1992. Scientific Editors, Woodruff, R.K. and R.W. Hanf. PNL-8682, PNL, Richland, WA.

Dirkes, R.L., G.W. Patton, and B.L. Tiller. 1993. Columbia River Monitoring: Summary of Chemical Monitoring Along Cross Sections at Vernita Bridge and Richland. PNL-8654, PNL, Richland, WA.

Patton, G.W. 1992. "Air Surveillance, Section 4.1." Hanford Site Environmental Report for Calendar Year 1991. Scientific Editors, Woodruff, R.K. and R.W. Hanf. PNL-8148, PNL, Richland, WA.

Patton, G.W. 1992. "Air Sampling Procedures, Section 3.0." Surface Environmental Surveillance Procedures Manual. Editors Hanf, R.W. and R.L. Dirkes. PNL-MA-580, Rev.1, PNL, Richland, WA.

Patton, G.W. 1991. "Air Surveillance, Section 4.1." Hanford Site Environmental Report for Calendar Year 1990. Scientific Editors, Woodruff, R.K. and R.W. Hanf. PNL-7930, PNL, Richland, WA.

Abstracts/Proceedings/Project Reports
Su, Y., H. Hung, P. Blanchard, GW Patton, R. Kallenborn, A. Konoplev, P. Fellin, H. Li, C. Geen, G. Stern, B. Rosenberg, and L. Barrie. 2007. “A Circumpolar Perspective of Atmospheric Organochlorine Pesticides (OCPs): Results from Six Arctic Sites in 2000-2003.” Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) Europe, 17th Annual Meeting, May 20-24, 2007, Porto, Portugal. PNWD-SA-7826.

Patton, GW, B Fritz, and D Mendoza. "Monitoring the Influence of River Stage on Contaminant Concentrations in the Hyporheic Zone of the Columbia River at the Hanford Site’s 300 Area ." 6th Washington Hydrogeology Symposium in Tacoma, WA, May 2007. PNNL-SA-52419.

Peterson RE, MD Williams, and GW Patton. 2007. "Hanford Site Groundwater and the Columbia River, South-Central Washington State ." 6th Washington Hydrogeology Symposium, Tacoma, WA, May 2007. PNNL-SA-52528.

Mendoza, D, BG Fritz, and GW Patton. Use of a passive flux chamber for measurement of contaminant discharge into the Columbia River along the Hanford Reach”. 6th Washington Hydrogeology Symposium, Tacoma, WA, May 1, 2007. PNNL-SA-53838.

Patton GW. 2006. "Collaborative sediment monitoring on the Columbia River with DOE, the state of Oregon, and the state of Washington." DOE ASER/Environmental Monitoring Workshop, Las Vegas, NV, November 8, 2006. PNNL-SA-52667.

Peterson, RE, GW Patton, and SR Waichler. 2005. Groundwater and the Hyporheic Zone of the Columbia River, Hanford Site, Washington. Annual Meeting Geological Society of America, October 16-19, 2005, Salt Lake City, UT.

Su, Y, H Hung, P Blanchard, G Patton, P Fellin, H Li, C Geen, G Stern, B Rosenberg, and L Barrie. 2005. Seasonal Variations of Organochlorine Pesticides at Two Arctic Sites. 25th International Symposium on Halogenated Environmental Organic Pollutants and POPs (Dioxin 2005), August 2005, Toronto, Canada.

Poston, TM., BL. Tiller, JL. Downs, GW. Patton, KA Gano, and JK Linville. 2005. 100-B/C Pilot Project Data Summary for 2003 and 2004. BHI-01724, Bechtel Hanford, Inc., Richland, WA.

Patton, G, T Gilmore, N Kohn, D Mendoza, and B Fritz. Groundwater Contaminants Entering the Columbia River at the Hanford Site’s 300 Area, 5th Washington Hydrogeology Symposium, April 12-14, 2005, Tacoma Sheraton Conference Center, Tacoma, WA. PNNL-SA-43389.

Mendoza, D, B Fritz, T Gilmore, G Patton, and N Kohn. Use of River Tubes to Delineate and Characterize Groundwater Discharge into the Columbia River along the Hanford Reach, 5th Washington Hydrogeology Symposium, April 12-14, 2005, Tacoma Sheraton Conference Center, Tacoma, WA, PNNL-SA-45167.

Patton, GW and BG Fritz. Volatile Organic Compounds in Soil Gas above a Ground Water Plume at Fort Lewis, Washington, 5th Washington Hydrogeology Symposium, April 12-14, 2005, Tacoma Sheraton Conference Center, Tacoma, WA. PNNL-SA-43390.

Patton, G, T Fortman, P Fellin, G Stern, and L Barrie. Persistent Organic Pollutants in Ambient Air at Barrow, Alaska. Fourth Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) World Congress and 25th Annual Meeting, Nov. 15-18, 2004, Portland, OR.

Patton, G and D Dauble. Effects of Hexavalent Chromium on Fall Chinook Salmon in the Columbia River at Hanford. Fourth Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) World Congress and 25th Annual Meeting, Nov. 15-18, 2004, Portland, OR.

Tiller, BL, TM Poston, JL Downs, GW Patton, RL Dirkes, TJ Gilmore, and GK Turner. Assessing Onsite Ecological Impacts from Legacy Materials on the Hanford Site, Washington State During the 21st Century. Fourth Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) World Congress and 25th Annual Meeting, Nov. 15-18, 2004, Portland, OR.

Fritz, B and G Patton. (2004). Investigation of Organic Vapors in Soil Gas above a Groundwater Plume, Fort Lewis, Washington. Pacific Northwest International Section/ /Air &Waste Management Association 44th Annual Conference, November 3-5, 2004, Portland, OR.

Christensen, JN, PE Dresel, ME Conrad, GW Patton, and DJ DePaolo. 2004. Tracing and Apportioning Sources of Uranium to the Hanford Reach of the Columbia River with U-Isotopes. Presented at: American Geophysical Union Fall meeting, San Francisco Dec. 13-17th.

Poston, TM, BL Tiller, JL Downs, GW Patton, KA Gano, PG Doctor, and JK Linville. 2004. 100-B/C Pilot Project Data Summary for 2003. BHI-01724. Draft A. Prepared for the U.S. Department of Energy, Richland Operations Office, Office of Environmental Restoration. Submitted by Bechtel Hanford Inc.

Patton, G.W., S.P. Van Verst, B.L. Tiller, E. J. Antonio, and T. M. Poston. Radiological and Chemical Contaminants Entering the Near-Shore Environment of the Columbia River at the Hanford Site’s 300 Area. Presented at: 4th Symposium on the Hydrogeology of Washington State, April 8-10, 2003, Tacoma, Washington.

Patton, G.W. and B.G. Fritz. Impact of Air Quality on Fish and Other Aquatic Species: Role of Local and Regional Watershed Scales in Assessing Impacts from Hanford Air Emissions. Presented at the Symposium: Air Emissions From the Hanford Site: A Holistic Viewpoint, Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, December 10-11, 2002, Tamastslikt Cultural Institute, Oregon.

Fritz, B. and G. Patton. Monitoring of Ambient Air Particulate Concentrations After a Large Fire. Presented at the Air & Waste Management Association, Pacific Northwest International Section, PNWIS 2002 Annual Conference, Environmental Solutions in a Changing World, November 5-8, 2002, Tacoma, Washington.

E.J. Antonio, G. W. Patton, B. L. Tiller and T. M. Poston. Hanford's West Lake and the Biota Dose Assessment Committee's Screening Methodology. Presented at the Third International Symposium on the Protection of the Environment from Ionising Radiation, July 22-26, 2002, Darwin, Australia.

E.J. Antonio, T. M. Poston, B. L. Tiller, and G. W. Patton. Application of RAD-BCG Calculator for Shoreline Characterization at Hanford (USA). Presented at the Third International Symposium on the Protection of the Environment from Ionising Radiation, July 22-26, 2002, Darwin, Australia.

Olsen, K. B., G. W. Patton, P. E. Dresel, J. C. Evans, and R. Poreda. 2000. Measurement of Tritium in Gas Phase Soil Moisture and Helium-3 in Soil Gas at the Hanford Townsite and 100-K Area, 46th Annual Bioassay, Analytical, and Environmental Radiochemistry Conference (BAER 2000), November 12 - 17, 2000, Seattle, Washington.

Beals, D. and G. Patton. 2000. Laboratory Calibration, Procedure Verification and Deployment of the 3M EmposeTM /ISCO RLS In-Situ Sampling Technology at the Hanford Site, Richland, WA, TTP No.:SR-09-SS-32, Improved Surface Water Monitoring for Radionuclide Discharges, SRTC-NTS-2000-050, Savannah River Technology Center, Westinghouse Savannah River Company, Aiken, South Carolina.

Patton, G. W. and E. A. Crecelius. 1999. Simultaneously-Extracted-Metals / Acid-Volatile-Sulfide in Sediment From the Hanford Reach of the Columbia River, 217th ACS National Meeting, March 21 - 25. 1999, Anaheim, California.

Patton, G. W., R. L. Dirkes, M. L. Blanton, and E. A. Crecelius. 1998. Environmental Surveillance for Metals in Columbia River Sediment at the Hanford Site, NORM 98, 53rd Northwest Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society, June 17 - 20, 1998, Pasco, Washington.

Blanton, M., J. Glissmeyer, D. Irvin, G. Patton, and D. Cataldo. November 1997. Wax Removal from Calathea lutea: A Low Technology Process for Developing Regions, Letter Report to Conservation International, Battelle Pacific Northwest, Richland, Washington.

Patton, G. W. and R. L. Dirkes. 1997. Radionuclide and Chemical Contaminants in Surface Water, Riverbank Springs, and River Sediment at the Hanford Site, 1st Annual Conference on The Health of the Hanford Site: Current Challenges, Sponsored by the University of Washington, December 3-4, 1997, Richland, Washington.

Gillespie, B. M., G. W. Patton and R. A. Kiddy. 1997. Iodine-129 in Onsite and Offsite Samples at Hanford, 43rd Annual Conference on Bioassay, Analytical and Environmental Radiochemistry, Charleston, South Carolina.

Patton, G. W. and A. T. Cooper, Jr. 1996. Baseline Investigation of Radionuclide and Non-Radionuclide Contaminants in Ambient Air at the Laboratory for Energy Related Health Research (LEHR) at Davis, California (August 1995 - August 1996), Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington.

Patton, G. W. and A. T. Cooper, Jr. 1995. Measurement of Iodine-129 in Ambient Air at the Hanford Site, 1984 - 1992, 40th Annual Meeting, Health Physics Society, Boston, Massachusetts.

Hanf, R. W., R. G. Schreckhise, R. L. Dirkes, and G. W. Patton. 1995. A Plan for Expanding Citizen Involvement in Radiological Monitoring at the Hanford Site, 40th Annual Meeting, Health Physics Society, Boston, MA.

Antonio, E. J., J. K. Soldat, and G. W. Patton. 1995. A Comparison of Radiation Doses from Iodine-129: Effluent Based Verses Environmental Concentration Based, 40th Annual Meeting, Health Physics Society, Boston, Massachusetts.

Patton, G. W. and A. T. Cooper, Jr. 1995. Evaluation of an Ambient Air Sampling System for Tritium, No. 493, The Pittsburgh Conference and Exposition, New Orleans, Louisiana.

Hanf, R. W. Jr., G. W. Patton, R. K. Woodruff, and T. M. Poston. 1994. Public Involvement in Environmental Surveillance at Hanford, Spectrum-'94, 2407 - 2412, Nuclear and Hazardous Waste Management Topical Meeting, Sponsored by American Nuclear Society Fuel Cycle and Waste Management Division, Atlanta, Georgia.

Anderson, P., E. Blood and G. W. Patton. 1990. Chemistry of Coastal Fog, 1990 Annual Meeting, Ecological Society of America.

McConnell, L. L., G. W. Patton, M. T. Zaranski, and T. F. Bidleman. 1989. "Development of a Collection Method for Chlorophenolic Compounds in Air." In: Proceedings of 1989 EPA/APCA International Symposium: Measurement of Toxic and Related Air Pollutants, Raleigh, North Carolina.

Patton, G. W. and T. F. Bidleman. 1989. Organochlorines and Polycyclic Aromatic Compounds in the High Arctic, No. 89-88.3, 82nd Annual Meeting, Air and Waste Management Association, Anaheim, California.

McConnell, L. L., G. W. Patton, and T. F. Bidleman. 1989. Analysis of Chlorinated and Brominated Phenolic Compounds in Two Adjacent Estuaries, No. 554, The Pittsburgh Conference and Exposition, Atlanta, Georgia.

Patton, G. W., D. A. Hinckley, M. D. Walla, and T. F. Bidleman, T.F. 1988. "Chlorinated Pesticides and Polychlorinated Biphenyls in the Atmosphere of the Canadian Arctic." In: Proceedings of 1988 EPA/APCA International Symposium: Measurement of Toxic and Related Air Pollutants, Raleigh, North Carolina.

Patton, G.W., Hinckley, D.A., Walla, M.D., Bidleman, T.F., Hargrave, B.T. 1987. Airborne Organochlorines in the Canadian High Arctic. 6th International Symposium of the Commission on Atmospheric Chemistry and Global Pollution on Global Atmospheric Chemistry , Trent University, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada.

Patton, G. W., M. T. Zaranski, and T. F. Bidleman. 1987. High Volume Collection of Chlorophenols Vapors Using Polyurethane Foam - Granular Sorbent Cartridges. No. 159, The Pittsburgh Conference and Exposition, Atlantic City, New Jersey.

Bidleman, T. F., G. W. Patton, and D. A. Hinckley. 1987. "Pesticides Subject of Arctic Research." Tidings: 12, No. 2. Belle W. Baruch Institute for Marine Biology and Coastal Research, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina.

Significant Scientific Awards and Recognition
Selected as a participant in National Academy of Sciences Young Investigator Program