GLERL Contaminants Resources

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GREAT LAKES ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LABORATORY. Waterborne Contaminants in the Great Lakes. Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory, Ann Arbor, MI, 2 pp. (October 2005) PDF

Recent Scientific Publications

(GLERL Publications are available free of charge. Ordering information. Complete lists of GLERL publications.)

2008

He, C., and T.E. CROLEY II. Estimating nonpoint source pollution loadings in the Great Lakes watershed. In Wetland and Water Resource Modeling and Assessment: A Watershed Perspective. W. Ji (Ed.). Part III, Water Quality and Biogeochemical Processes, Chapter 10. CRC Press, Taylor and Francis Group, Boca Raton, FL, 115-127 (2008).

He, C., C. DeMARCHI, and T.E. CROLEY II. Modeling spatial distributions of nonpoint source pollution loadings in the Great Lakes watersheds by using the distributed large basin runoff model. Proceedings, AWRA 2008 Spring Specialty Conference, San Matteo, CA, March 17-19, 2008. 7 pp. (2008). http://www.glerl.noaa.gov/pubs/fulltext/2008/20080037.pdf

Madenjian, C.P., D.V. O'Connor, R.R. Rediske, J.P. O'Keefe, and S.A. POTHOVEN. Net trophic transfer efficiencies of polychlorinated biphenyl congeners to Lake Whitefish (Coregonus clupeaformis) from their food. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 27(3):631-636 (2008).

ROBINSON, S. D., P. F. LANDRUM, P. L. VanHoof, and B. J. EADIE. Seasonal variation of Polychlorinated biphenyl congeners in surficial sediment, trapped settling material, and suspended particulate matter in Lake Michigan, USA. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 27(2):313-322 (2008).

STOW, C.A., K.H. Reckhow, S.S. Qian, E.C. Lamon, G.B. Arhonditsis, M.E. Borsuk, and D. Seo. Approaches to evaluate water quality model parameter uncertainty for adaptive TMDL implementation. Journal of the American Water Resources Association 43(6):1499-1507 (2007). http://www.glerl.noaa.gov/pubs/fulltext/2007/20070048.pdf

2007

Fong, T.T., L.S. Mansfield, D.L. Wilson, D.J. SCHWAB, S.L. Molloy, and J.B. Rose. Massive microbiological groundwater contamination associated with a waterborne outbreak in Lake Erie, South Bass Island, Ohio. Environmental Health Perspectives 115(6):856-864 (2007). http://www.glerl.noaa.gov/pubs/fulltext/2007/20070015.pdf

KASHIAN, D.R., R.E. Zuellig, K.A. Mitchell, and W.H. Clements. The cost of tolerance: Sensitivity of stream benthic communities to UV-B and metals. Ecological Applications 17(2):365-375 (2007). http://www.glerl.noaa.gov/pubs/fulltext/2007/20070030.pdf

LANDRUM, P. F., S. D. ROBINSON, D. C. GOSSIAUX, J. You, M. J. Lydy, S. Mitra, and T. E. M. tenHulscher. Predicting bioavailability of sediment-associated organic contaminants for Diporeia spp. and oligochaetes. Environmental Science and Technology 41:6442-6447 (2007).

Schuler, L.J., P.F. LANDRUM, and M.J. Lydy. Response spectrum of pentachlorobenzene and fluoranthene for Chironomus tentans and Hyalella azteca. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 26(6):1248-1257 (2007).

You, J., P.F. LANDRUM, T.A. Trimble, and M.J. Lydy. Availability of polychlorinated biphenyls in field-contaminated sediment. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 26(9):1940-1948 (2007).

Schuler, L.J., P.F. LANDRUM, and M.J. Lydy. Response spectrum for fluoranthene and pentachlorobenzene for the fathead minnow (Pimephales promelas). Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 26(1):139-148 (2007).

2006

He, C., and T. E. CROLEY II. Spatially modeling nonpoint source pollution loadings in the Saginaw Bay watersheds with the DLBRM. Geographic Information Systems and Water Resources IV, AWRA Spring Specialty Conference, Houston, TX, May 8-10, 2006. American Water Resources Association, 8 pp. (2006). http://www.glerl.noaa.gov/pubs/fulltext/2006/20060023.pdf

Mantha, P. S., J. B. Rose, and S. JOSEPH. Water pollution studies for the lower Grand River, MI. Michigan State University Dept. of Fisheries and Wildlife, E. Lansing, MI, 2 pp. (2006).

Schuler, L. J., P. F. LANDRUM, and M. J. Lydy. Comparative toxicity of fluoranthene and pentachlorobenzene to three freshwater invertebrates. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 25(4):985-994 (2006).

2005

Crane, J. L., C. Richards, D. Breneman, S. J. LOZANO, and J. A. Schuldt. Evaluating methods for assessing sediment quality in a Great Lakes embayment. Aquatic Ecosystem Health & Management 8(3):323-349 (2005). http://www.glerl.noaa.gov/pubs/fulltext/2005/20050023.pdf

CROLEY, T. E. II., and C. He. Great Lakes spatially distributed watershed model of water and materials runoff. Proceedings, International Conference on Poyang Lake Wetland Ecological Environment. Advanced Workshop on Watershed Modeling and Water Resources Management, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, P.R. China, June 27, 2005. 12 pp. (2005). http://www.glerl.noaa.gov/pubs/fulltext/2005/20050017.pdf

EADIE, B. J., and J. A. ROBBINS. Composition and accumulation of recent sediments in Lake Michigan. In State of Lake Michigan (SOLM) - Ecology, Health, and Management. T. Edsall and M. Munawar (eds.). Ecovision World Monograph Series, Aquatic Ecosystem Health and Management Society, xxx-xxx (2005).

GOSSIAUX, D. C., and P. F. LANDRUM. Toxicokinetics and tissue distributions of non-polar contaminants from aqueous and dietary exposures for the crayfish Pacifastacus leniusculus. NOAA, Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory, Ann Arbor, MI, 23 pp. (2005). ftp://ftp.glerl.noaa.gov/publications/tech_reports/glerl-132/tm-132.pdf

Greenberg, M. S., G. A. Burton Jr., P. F. LANDRUM, M. T. Leppanen, and J. V. K. Kukkonen. Desorption kinetics of fluoranthene and trifluralin from Lake Huron and Lake Erie, USA, sediments. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 24(1):31-39 (2005).

He, C., and T. E. CROLEY II. Estimating nonpoint source pollution loadings in the Great Lakes watersheds. Proceedings of the International Conference on Poyang Lake Wetland Ecological Environment, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, P.R. China, June 27, 2005. 12 pp. (2005). http://www.glerl.noaa.gov/pubs/fulltext/2005/20050016.pdf

Kukkonen, J. V. K., S. Mitra, P. F. LANDRUM, D. C. GOSSIAUX, J. Gunnarsson, and D. Weston. The contrasting roles of sedimentary plant-derived carbon and black carbon on sediment-spiked hydrophobic organic contaminant bioavailability to Diporeia spp. and Lumbriculus variegatus. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 24(4):877-885 (2005).

LANDRUM, P. F., J. A. Steevens, M. McELROY, D. C. GOSSIAUX, J. S. Lewis, and S. D. ROBINSON. Time-dependent toxicity of Dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene (DDE) to Hyalella azteca. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 24(1):211-218 (2005).

LEE, J. H., and P. F. LANDRUM. Application of a Multi-component Damage Assessment Model (MDAM) for the toxicity of metabolized PAH in Hyalella azteca. Environmental Science and Technology 40(4):1350-1357 (2006).

LEE, J. H., and P. F. LANDRUM. Development of a Multi-component Damage Assessment Model (MDAM) for time-dependent mixture toxicity with toxicokinetic interactions. Environmental Science and Technology 40(4):1341-1349 (2006).

Lee, J.-S., and J.-H. LEE. Influence of acid volatile sulfides and simultaneously extracted metals on the bioavailability and toxicity of a mixture of sediment-associated Cd, Ni, and Zn to polychaetes Neanthes arenaceodentata. Science of the Total Environment 338:229-241 (2005).

MERKEY, D. H. Chapter 2: Restoration monitoring of the water column. In Science-Based Restoration Monitoring of Coastal Habitats. Volume II: Tools for Monitoring Coastal Habitats. G. W. Thayer, T.A. McTigue, R. Salz, D.H. Merkey, F.M. Burrows, and P. Gayaldo (eds.). NOAA Coastal Ocean Program Decision Analysis Series 23. NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, Silver Spring, MD, 2.1-2.26 (2005). http://coastalscience.noaa.gov/ecosystems/estuaries/restoration_monitoring.html

Moore, D. W., R. Baudo, J. M. Conder, P. F. LANDRUM, J. P. McFarland, R. N. Millward, J. P. Shine, and J. Q. Word. Bioaccumulation in the assessment of sediment quality: uncertainty and potential application. In Use of Sediment Quality Guidelines and Related Tools for the Assessment of Contaminated Sediments. R.J. Wenning, G.E. Batley, C.G. Ingersoll, and D.W. Moore (eds.). Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, Pensacola, FL, 429-495 (2005).

SANO, L. L., A. M. Krueger, and P. F. LANDRUM. Chronic toxicity of glutaraldehyde: differential sensitivity of three freshwater organisms. Aquatic Toxicology 71:283-296 (2005). http://www.glerl.noaa.gov/pubs/fulltext/2005/20050003.pdf

Word, J. Q., B. B. Albrecht, M. L. Anghera, B. Baudo, S. M. Bay, D. M. DiToro, J. L. Hyland, C. G. Ingersoll, P. F. LANDRUM, E. R. Long, J. P. Meador, D. W. Moore, T. P. O'Connor, and J. P. Shine. Predictive ability of sediment quality guidelines. In Use of Sediment Quality Guidelines and Related Tools for the Assessment of Contaminated Sediments. R.J. Wenning, G.E. Batley, C.G. Ingersoll, and D.W. Moore (eds.). Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, Pensacola, FL, 121-161 (2005).

2004

Green, S. A., and B. J. EADIE. Introduction to special section: Transport and transformation of biogeochemically important materials in coastal waters. Journal of Geophysical Research 109(C10S01):2 pp. (2004). http://www.glerl.noaa.gov/pubs/fulltext/2004/20040026.pdf

Hornbuckle, K. C., G. L. Smith, S. M. Miller, B. J. EADIE, and M. B. LANSING. Magnitude and origin of polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) and dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) compounds resuspended in southern Lake Michigan. Journal of Geophysical Research 109(C05017):10 (2004). http://www.glerl.noaa.gov/pubs/fulltext/2004/20040006.pdf

Hwang, H., S. W. Fisher, K. Kim, and P. F. LANDRUM. Comparison of the toxicity using body residues of DDE and select PCB congeners to the midge Chironomus riparius, in partial-life cycle tests. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 46:32-42 (2004).

Kerfoot, W. C., S. L. Harting, J. Jeong, J. A. ROBBINS, and R. Rossmann. Local, regional, and global implications of elemental mercury in metal (copper, silver, gold, and zinc) ores: insights from Lake Superior sediments. Journal of Great Lakes Research 30(Supplement 1):162-184 (2004).

Kukkonen, J., P. F. LANDRUM, S. Mitra, D. C. GOSSIAUX, J. Gunnarson, and D. Weston. The role of desorption for describing the bioavailability of select PAH and PCB congeners for seven laboratory-spiked sediments. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 23(8):1842-1851 (2004).

LANDRUM, P. F., J. A. Steevens, D. C. GOSSIAUX, M. McELROY, S. ROBINSON, L. Begnoche, S. Chernyak, and J. Hickey. Time-dependent lethal body residues for the toxicity of pentachlorobenzene to Hyalella azteca. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 23(5):1335-1343 (2004).

LANDRUM, P. F., M. Leppanen, S. D. ROBINSON, D. C. GOSSIAUX, G. A. Burton, M. Greenberg, J. V. K. Kukkonen, B. J. EADIE, and M. B. LANSING. Comparing behavioral and chronic endpoints to evaluate the response of Lumbriculus variegatus to 3,4,3',4',-terachlorobiphenyl sediment exposures. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 23(1):187-194 (2004).

LANDRUM, P. F., M. Leppanen, S. D. ROBINSON, D. C. GOSSIAUX, G. A. Burton, M. Greenburg, J. V. K. Kukkonen, B. J. EADIE, and M. B. LANSING. Effect of 3,4,3',4'-tetrachlorobiphenyl on the reworking behavior of Lumbriculus variegatus exposed to contaminated sediment. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 23(1):178-186 (2004).

Marvin, C., S. Painter, D. Williams, V. Richardson, R. Rossmann, and P. L. VAN HOOF. Spatial and temporal trends in surface water and sediment contamination in the Laurentian Great Lakes. Environmental Pollution 129:131-144 (2004).

McCarty, H. B., J. Schofield, K. Miller, R. N. Brent, P. L. VAN HOOF, and B. J. EADIE. Results of the Lake Michigan Mass Balance Study: Polychlorinated biphenyls and trans-nonachlor data report. EPA 905 R-01-011. U.S. EPA Great Lakes National Program Office, Chicago, IL 60604, 300 pp. (2004). http://www.glerl.noaa.gov/pubs/fulltext/2004/20040021.pdf

Schuler, L. J., P. F. LANDRUM, and M. J. Lydy. Time-dependent toxicity of fluoranthene to freshwater invertebrates and the role of biotransformation on lethal body residues. Environmental Science and Technology 38:6247-62 (2004).

2003

Burton, G. A. and P. F. LANDRUM. Toxicity of sediments. In Encyclopedia of Sedments and Sedimentary Rocks. G.V. Middleton, M.J. Church, M. Corigilo, L.A. Hardie, and F.J. Longstaffe (Eds.). Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, 748-751 (2003). http://www.glerl.noaa.gov/pubs/fulltext/2003/20030008.pdf

Cook, P. M., J. A. ROBBINS, D. D. Endicott, K. Lodge, P. D. Guiney, M. K. Walker, E. W. Zabel and R. E. Peterson. Effects of Aryl Hydrocarbon receptor-mediated early life stage toxicity on Lake Trout populations in Lake Ontario during the 20th Century. Environmental Science and Technology 37(17):3864-3877 (2003).

Hwang, H., S. W. Fisher, K. Kim, P. F. LANDRUM, R. J. Larson, and D. J. Versteeg. Assessing the toxicity of dodecylbenzene sulfonate to the midge Chironomus riparius using body residues as the dose metric. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 22(2):302-312 (2003).

Ingersoll, C. G., E. L. Brunson, N. Wang, F. J. Dwyer, G. T. Ankley, D. R. Mount, J. Huckins, J. Petty, and P. F. LANDRUM. Uptake and depuration of nonionic organic contaminants from sediment by the oligochaete, Lumbriculus variegatus. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 22(3):872-885 (2003).

Kerfoot, W. C., S. L. Harting, R. Rossmann and J. A. ROBBINS. Elemental mercury in copper, silver, and gold ores: an unexpected contribution to Lake Superior sediments with global implications. Geochemistry: Exploration, Environment, Analysis 2:185-202 (2003).

Kukkonen, J. V. K., P. F. LANDRUM, S. Mitra, D. C. GOSSIAUX, J. Gunnarson, and D. Weston. Sediment characteristics affecting the desorption kinetics of select PAH and PCB congeners for seven laboratory-spiked sediments. Environmental Science and Technology 37:4656-4663 (2003).

LANDRUM, P. F., L. L. SANO, M. A. MAPILI, E. GARCIA, A. M. KRUEGER and R. A. Moll. Degradation of chemical biocides with application to ballast water treatment. NOAA Technical Memorandum GLERL-123. NOAA, Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory, Ann Arbor, MI, 37 pp. (2003). ftp://ftp.glerl.noaa.gov/publications/tech_reports/glerl-123/

LANDRUM, P. F., G. R. Lotufo, D. C. GOSSIAUX, M. L. GEDEON, and J.-H. Lee. Bioaccumulation and critical body residue of PAHs in the amphipod, Diporeia spp.: Additional evidence to support toxicity additivity for PAH mixtures. Chemosphere 51:481-489 (2003). http://www.glerl.noaa.gov/pubs/fulltext/2003/20030002.pdf

Leppanen, M. T., P. F. LANDRUM, J. V. K. Kukkonen, M. S. Greenerg, G. A. Burton Jr., S. D. ROBINSON, and D. C. GOSSIAUX. Investigating the role of desorption on the bioavailability of sediment-associated 3,4,3',4'-tetrachlorobiphenyl in benthic invertebrates. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 22(12):2861-2871 (2003).

LOZANO, S. J., M. L. GEDEON, and P. F. LANDRUM. The effects of temperature and organism size on the feeding rate and modeled chemical accumulation in Diporeia spp. for Lake Michigan sediments. Journal of Great Lakes Research 29(1):79-88 (2003).

Nuurinen, S., P. F. LANDRUM, L. J. Schuler, J. V. K. Kukkonen and M. J. Lydy. Toxicokinetics of organic contaminants in Hyalella azteca. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 44:467-475 (2003).

WILCOXEN, S. E., P. G. Meier, and P. F. LANDRUM. The toxicity of fluorantnene to Hyalella azteca in sediment and water-only exposures under varying light spectra. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 54:105-117 (2003).

Yoo, L. J., J. A. Steevens and P. F. LANDRUM. Development of a new bioaccumulation testing approach: The use of DDE as a challenge chemical to predict contaminant bioaccumulation. EEDP Technical Notes Collection, ERDC/TN EEEDP-01-50. U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center, Vicksburg, MS, 11 pp. (2003). http://www.glerl.noaa.gov/pubs/fulltext/2003/20030006.pdf

2002

Bogdan, J. J., J. W. Budd, B. J. EADIE, and K. C. Hornbuckle. The effect of a large resuspension event in southern Lake
Michigan on the short-term cycling of organic contaminants. Journal of Great Lakes Research 28(3):338-351 (2002).

LANDRUM, P. F., and J. P. Meador. Is the body residue a useful dose metric for assessing toxicity? SETAC Globe May-June:32-34 (2002).

Lee, J.-H., P. F. LANDRUM, and C.-H. Koh. Prediction of time-dependent PAH toxicity in Hyalella azteca using a damage assessment model. Environmental Science and Technology 36:3131-3138 (2002).

Lee, J.-H., P. F. LANDRUM, and C.-H. Koh. Toxicokinetics and time-dependent PAH toxicity in the amphipod Hyalella azteca. Environmental Science and Technology 36:3124-3130 (2002).

Lotufo, G. R., and P. F. LANDRUM. The influence of sediment and feeding on the elimination of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the freshwater amphipod, Diporeia spp. Aquatic Toxicology 58:137-149 (2002).
http://www.glerl.noaa.gov/pubs/fulltext/2002/20020001.pdf

Mulsow, S., P. F. LANDRUM, and J. A. ROBBINS. Biological mixing responses to sublethal concentrations of DDT in sediments by Heteromastus filiformis (capitellidae) using a 137Cs marker layer technique. Marine Ecology Progress Series 239:181-191 (2002). http://www.glerl.noaa.gov/pubs/fulltext/2002/20020010.pdf

Steevens, J. A., and P. F. LANDRUM. Development of a biological-effects-based approach to assess the significance of contaminant bioaccumulation. ERDC/TN EEDP-01-48, U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center, EEDP Technical Notes Collection, 9 pp. (2002). http://www.glerl.noaa.gov/pubs/fulltext/2002/20020013.pdf

2001

Hwang, H., S. W. Fisher, and P. F. LANDRUM. Identifying body residues of HCBP associated with 10-d mortality and partial life cycle effects in the midge, Chironimus riparius. Aquatic Toxicology 52:251-267 (2001).

LANDRUM, P. F., E. A. TIGUE, S. KANE-DRISCOLL, D. C. GOSSIAUX, P. L. VAN HOOF, M. L. GEDEON, and M. ADLER. Bioaccumulation of PCB congeners by Diporeia spp.: Kinetics and factors affecting bioavailability. Journal of Great Lakes Research 27(2):117-133 (2001).

LEE, J. H., P. F. LANDRUM, L. J. Field, and C.-H. Koh. Application of SPAH model and a logistic regression model to sediment toxicity data based on a species-specific, water-only LC50 toxic unit for Hyalella azteca. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 20(9):2102-2113 (2001).

Van Hoof, P. L., J. V. Kukkonen, and P. F. LANDRUM. Impact of sediment manipulation on the bioaccumulation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons from field-contaminated and laboratory-dosed sediments by an oligochaete. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 20(8):1752-1761 (2001).

2000

LANDRUM, P. F. A short summary of the sources and distribution of contaminated sediments in the Great Lakes. The Toledo Journal of Great Lakes Law, Science, and Policy 3(1):19-25 (2000).

LANDRUM, P. F., D. C. GOSSIAUX, T. F. NALEPA, and D. L. FANSLOW. Evaluation of Lake Michigan sediment for causes of the disappearance of Diporeia spp. in southern Lake Michigan. Journal of Great Lakes Research 26(4):402-407 (2000).

Lotufo, G. R., P. F. LANDRUM, M. L. GEDEON, E. A. TIGUE, and L. R. HERCHE. Comparative toxicity and toxicokinetics of DDT and its major metabolites in freshwater amphipods. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 29(2):368-379 (2000).

Lydy, M. J., J. L. Lasater, and P. F. LANDRUM. Toxicokinetics of DDE and 2-chlorobiphenyl in Chironomus tentans. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 38:163-168 (2000).

ROBBINS, J. A., C. Holmes, R. Halley, M. Bothner, E. Shinn, J. Graney, G. Keeler, M. tenBrink, K. A. Orlandini, and D. Rudnick. Time-averaged fluxes of lead and fallout radionuclides to sediments in Florida Bay. Journal of Geophysical Research 105(C12):28805-28821 (2000).

Silliman, J. E., P. A. Meyers, P. H. Ostrom, N. E. Ostrom, and B. J. EADIE. Insights into the origin of perylene from isotopic analyses of sediments from Saanich Inlet, British Columbia. Organic Geochemistry 31:1133-1142 (2000).

1999

Fisher, S. W., S. W. Chordas, and P. F. LANDRUM. Lethal and sublethal body residues for PCB intoxication in the oligochaete, Lumbriculus variegatus. Aquatic Toxicology 45:115-126 (1999).

Fisher, S. W., H. Hwang, M. Atanasoff, and P. F. LANDRUM. Lethal body residues for Pentachlorophenol in zebra mussels (Dreissena polymorpha) under varying conditions of temperature and pH. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 43:274-283 (1999).

Kerfoot, W. C., S. Harting, R. Rossmann, and J. A. ROBBINS. Anthropogenic copper inventories and mercury profiles from Lake Superior: Evidence for mining impacts. Journal of Great Lakes Research 25(4):663-682 (1999).

Kerfoot, W. C., and J. A. ROBBINS. Nearshore regions of Lake Superior: Multi-element signatures of mining discharges and a test of Pb-210 deposition under conditions of variable sediment mass flux. Journal of Great Lakes Research 25(4):697-720 (1999).

LANDRUM, P. F., S. W. Fisher, H. Hwang, and J. Hickey. Hazard Evaluation of Ten Organophosporous Insecticides against the Midge, Chironomus riparius via QSAR. SAR and QSAR in Environmental Research 10:423-450 (1999).

LANDRUM, P. F., J. Kukkonen, M. J. Lydy, and H. Lee. Measuring absorption efficiencies: Some additional considerations. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 18(11):2403-2405 (1999).

Ma, X., K. A. Bruner, S. W. Fisher, and P. F. LANDRUM. Absorption of hydrophobic contaminants from ingested Chlamydomonas rheinhardtii and Chlorella vulgaris by zebra mussels, Dreissena polymorpha. Journal of Great Lakes Research 25(2):305-317 (1999).

Current Research Projects (Some projects pending external funding)

(Task Reports for all continuing projects are available at http://www.glerl.noaa.gov/res/)

• Bioavailability of Sediment-Associated Toxic Organic Contaminants
• Contaminant Effects Using Body Residues as the Dose Metric
• Long-term changes in daphnid responses to Great Lakes contaminants
• Causes, Consequences and Correctives of Fish Contamination in Detroit River AOC
• Bayesian Approach to Predict Changing Pollutant Load-Streamflow Relationships