Extramural Research
2001 Honorable Mention Scientific And Technological Achievement Awards (STAA)
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Honorable Mention - The Subcommittee has also added a fourth non-cash level award for research efforts which are noteworthy but which do not warrant a Level I, II or III award. Honorable Mention applies to research that: (1) may not quite reach the level described for a Level III award; (2) show a promising area of research that the Subcommittee wants to encourage; or (3) show an area of research that the Subcommittees feels is too preliminary to warrant an award recommendation (yet).
ORD Laboratory Center/Office | Nominating Number | Eligible Authors | Basis for Award |
NRMRL, RTP, NC | CS0005 |
Dr. William P. Linak (40%) |
For research contributing to a fuller understanding of particle formation mechanisms in oil-fired combustion systems. |
Titles and Citations of Submitted Papers | |||
Fine Particle Emission from Residual fuel Oil Combustion: Characterization and Mechanisms of Formation. Proceedings of the Combustion Institute,28:2651-2658 (2000) | |||
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NRMRL, RTP, NC | CS0006 |
Dr. Ravi K. Srivastava (60%) |
For a comprehensive analysis of performance and cost characteristics of mercury control technologies for utility boilers. |
Titles and Citations of Submitted Papers | |||
Preliminary Estimates of Performance and Cost of Mercury control Technology Applications on Electric Utility Boilers. Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association, 51:1460-1470 (2001) | |||
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NRMRL, RTP, NC | CS0008 |
Dr. William P. Linak (35%) |
For advances in the understanding and development of improved mercury speciation measurement methods. |
Issues Related to Solution chemistry in Mercury Sampling Impingers. Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association, 51:688-698 (2001) | |||
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NRMRL, Cincinnati, OH | CS0013 |
Dr. Rajender S. Varma (90%) |
For outstanding research in "Green" synthesis of non-volatile ionic liquid solvents. |
Titles and Citations of Submitted Papers | |||
a) An Expeditious Solvent-free Route to Ionic Liquids Using Microwaves. Chemical Communications, pp. 643-644 (2001) | |||
b) Solvent-free Preparation of ionic Liquids Using a Household Microwave Oven. Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC), 73(8):1309-1313 (2001) | |||
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NRMRL, Ada, OK | CS0015 |
Dr. Robert W. Puls (80%) |
For pioneering research on the long-term performance of permeable reactive barriers for groundwater remediation. |
Titles and Citations of Submitted Papers | |||
Long- term Performance for Permeable Reactive barrier monitoring at the U.S. Coast Guard Support Center, Elizabeth City, J. of Hazardous Materials, 68:109-124 (1999) | |||
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NRMRL, Cincinnati, OH | CS0016 |
Dr. C.C. Lee (45%) |
For providing the public with an extremely useful set of calculations regarding waste destructor designs and add-on emission controls. |
Titles and Citations of Submitted Papers | |||
a) "Basic Combustion and Incineration". Handbook of Environmental Engineering Calculations, pp. 2.147-2.316 (2000) | |||
b) "Incineration Technologies and facility Requirements". Handbook of Environmental Engineering Calculations, pp. 2.491-2.573 (2000) | |||
c) "Air Emissions Control". Handbook of Environmental Engineering Calculations, pp. 3.3-3.141 (2000) | |||
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NERL, Athens, GA | CS0017 |
Dr. Steven C. McCutcheon (40%) |
For establishment of critical design data to translate scientific discoveries into protocols for cleanup of wetlands. |
Titles and Citations of Submitted Papers | |||
Phyto-Removal of Trinitrotoluene from Water with Batch Kinetic Studies. Water Research, 34(10):2713-2722 (2000) | |||
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NHEERL, Gulf Breeze, FL | ER0022 |
Dr. Michael Lewis (65%) |
For impact of a Golf Complex on Adjacent Sediment Toxicity and Quality. |
Titles and Citations of Submitted Papers | |||
Sediment chemical contamination and toxicity associated with a coastal golf course complex. Env. Toxicology and Chemistry, 20(7):1390-1398 (2001) | |||
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NHEERL, Gulf Breeze, FL | ER0023 |
Ms. Virginia D. Engle (60%) |
For establishing biogeographical estuarine benthic species distribution boundaries for application in environmental stressor assessments. |
Titles and Citations of Submitted Papers | |||
a) Latitudinal Gradients in Benthic Community Composition in Western Atlantic Estuaries. Journal of Biogeography, 26(5):1007-1023 (1999) | |||
b) Biogeography of Benthic Macroinvertebrates in Estuaries Along the Gulf of Mexico and Western Atlantic Coasts. Hydrobiologia, 436(1-3):17-33 (2000) | |||
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NRMRL, Ada, OK | MM0027 |
Dr. Richard T. Wilkin (45%) |
For research that improves the quality of environmental monitoring and assessment studies by evaluating field measurement practices. |
Titles and Citations of Submitted Papers | |||
Field Measurement of Dissolved Oxygen: A Comparison of Methods. Groundwater Monitoring and Remediation, Fall(2001):1-10 (2001) | |||
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NRMRL, Cincinnati, OH | MM0029 |
Mr. Edward Todd Urbansky (60%) |
For advancing the analysis of potable water for bromate, a disinfection byproduct. |
Titles and Citations of Submitted Papers | |||
Influence of reagent purity on the ion chromatographic determination of bromate in water using 3, 3'- dimethoxybenzidine as a prochromophore for photometric detection. Journal of Environmental Monitoring, 2(6):571-575 (2000) | |||
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NRMRL, RTP, NC | MM0031 |
Dr. Zhishi Guo (30%) |
For research on SF6 breakdown and its potential impact on measurements of air pollutants and ventilation rates. |
Titles and Citations of Submitted Papers | |||
Dissociation of sulfur hexafluoride tracer gas in the presence of an indoor combustion source. Journal of the Air and Water Management Association, 51:616-622 (2001) | |||
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NRMRL, Cincinnati, OH | MM0033 |
Dr. Matthew L. Magnuson (34%) |
For development of stable association complex electrospray mass spectrometry for regulatory and environmental research. |
Titles and Citations of Submitted Papers | |||
Stable Association Complex Electrospray Mass Spectrometry for the Determination of Cyanuric Acid. Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry, 12(10):1085-1091 (2001) | |||
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NERL, Athens, GA | MM0040 |
Dr. Susan D. Richardson (75%) |
For developing a method to detect and identify highly polar DBPs in drinking water. |
Titles and Citations of Submitted Papers | |||
Application of DNPH Derivatization with LC/MS to the identification of Polar carbonyl Disinfection By-products in Drinking Water. Ozone Science & Engineering, 22(6):653-675 (2000) | |||
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NERL, Cincinnati, OH | MM0044 |
Dr. H.D. Alan Lindquist (50%) |
For describing and characterizing the advantages and disadvantages of currently available Crytosporidium detection methods. |
Titles and Citations of Submitted Papers | |||
A comparison of four fluorescent antibody-based methods for purifying, detecting, and confirming Cryptosporidium parvum in surface water. Journal of Parasitology, 87(5):1124-1131 (2001) | |||
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NERL, Cincinnati, OH | MM0048 |
Dr. Frank H. McCormick (50%) |
For advances in indicator development and assessment of conditions in aquatic ecosystems. |
Titles and Citations of Submitted Papers | |||
Development of an index of biotic integrity for the Mid-Atlantic Highlands Region. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society, 130:857-877 (2001) | |||
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NERL, Athens, GA | MM0051 |
Dr. J. Jackson Ellington (25%) |
For a creative approach to understanding perchlorate uptake by tobacco plants and occurrence in tobacco products. |
Titles and Citations of Submitted Papers | |||
Determination of Perchlorate in Tobacco Plants and Tobacco Products. Environmental Sciences & Technology, 35(15):3213-3218 (2001) | |||
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NRMRL, RTP, NC | TF0054 |
Dr. R. K. Srivastava (80%) |
For developing an efficient and cost-effective adaptive grid algorithm for use in air quality modeling. |
Titles and Citations of Submitted Papers | |||
Simulation of Dispersion of a Power Plant Plume using an Adaptive Grid Algorithm. Atmospheric Environment, 35:4801-4818 (2001) | |||
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NRMRL, RTP, NC | TF0056 |
Mr. Chris D. Geron (85%) |
For developing measurement protocol and emission factor development for isoprene from vegetation. |
Titles and Citations of Submitted Papers | |||
Isoprene emission capacity for US tree species. Atmospheric Environment, 35(19):3341-3352 (2001) | |||
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NRMRL, Cincinnati, OH | TF0069 |
Dr. William C. Sidle (80%) |
For application of Radium Isotopes Measurement Methodologies to the Identification of Non-point Fertilizer Pollution and Correction of Agricultural Drainage Practices. |
Titles and Citations of Submitted Papers | |||
226Ra and 228Ra activities associated with agricultural drainage ponds and wetland ponds in the Kankakee watershed, Illinois-Indiana, USA. Journal of Environmental Radioactivity, 55:29-46 (2001) | |||
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NRMRL, Cincinnati, OH | RA0072 |
Mr. Edward Todd Urbansky (95%) |
For raising awareness of environmentally relevant topics among educators in furtherance of chemically sound environmental research and its application in the field. |
Titles and Citations of Submitted Papers | |||
a) Understanding, deriving, and computing buffer capacity. Journal of Chemical Education, 77(12):1640-1644 (2000) | |||
b) Carbinolamines and geminal diols in environmental chemistry. Journal of Chemical Education, 77(12):1644-1647 (2000) Don't be tricked by your integrated rate plot! Journal of Chemical Education, 78(7):921-923 (2001) |
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NERL, Athens, GA | RA0078 |
Dr. Timothy W. Collette (60%) |
For seminal assessment of the importance of modern Raman spectroscopy for environmental application to aqueous systems. |
Titles and Citations of Submitted Papers | |||
Environmental Application of Raman Spectroscopy to Aqueous Systems. Handbook of Raman Spectroscopy, I.I. Lewis & H.G.M. Edwards (eds), Marcel Dekker, NY, Chapter 17, pp.683-731 (2001) | |||
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NRMRL, Cincinnati, OH | RM0083 | Dr. Matthew L. Magnuson (32%) Ms. Catherine A. Kelty (32%) Mr. Keith C. Kelty (12%) Mr. Darren A. Lytle ( 12%) Ms. Christina M. Frietch (12%) |
For development of analytical tools for risk management decisions involving environmentally significant colloids and contaminated particles. |
Titles and Citations of Submitted Papers | |||
a) Trace Metal Loading on Water-Borne Soil and Dust Particles Characterized through the Use of Split-Flow Thin-Cell Fractionation. Analytical Chemistry, 73(11):3492-3496 (2001) | |||
b) Characterization of sub-Micrometer Aqueous Iron(III) Colloids Formed in the Presence of Phosphate by Sedimentation Field Flow Fractionation with Multi-Angle Laser Light Scattering Detection. Analytical Chemistry, 73(14):4815-4820 (2001) | |||
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NRMRL, Cincinnati, OH | RA0089 |
Dr. Subhas K. Sikdar (65%) |
For research on the role of advanced separation technologies to organic compounds and metals removal from dilute matrices. |
Titles and Citations of Submitted Papers | |||
a) Separation Methods for Environmental Technologies. Environmental Progress, 20(1):1-11 (2001) | |||
b) Membrane Technologies for Remediating Contaminated Soils: A Critical Review. Journal Membrane Science, 151(1):75-85 (1998) | |||
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NHEERL, RTP, NC | ER0092 |
Dr. Kay Ho (45%) |
For development of a new miniaturized method for short-term, multi-species sediment testing. |
Titles and Citations of Submitted Papers | |||
Sediment Toxicity Assessment: Comparison of Standard and New Testing Designs. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 39:462-468 (2000) | |||
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NHEERL, Narragansett, RI | ER0093 |
Dr. Lesa Meng (50%) |
For winter flounder growth and stable isotope ratios as indicators of habitat quality. |
Titles and Citations of Submitted Papers | |||
Using Winter Flounder Growth Rates to Assess Habitat Quality in Rhode Island' Coastal Lagoons. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 201:287-299 (2000) | |||
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NHEERL, Narragansett, RI | ER0094 |
Dr. Richard Pruell (35%) |
For proving new information on the accumulation and trophic transfer of toxic organic contaminants in marine biota. |
Titles and Citations of Submitted Papers | |||
Organic Contaminant Distributions in Sediments, polychaetes (Nereis virens) and American Lobster (Homarus americanus) from a Laboratory Food Chain Experiments. Marine Environmental Research, 49:19-36 (2000) | |||
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NHEERL, Narragansett, RI | ER0096 |
Dr. Daniel Campbell (100%) |
For progress toward quantifying the concepts of integrity and health as they are related to ecosystems. |
Titles and Citations of Submitted Papers | |||
Using Energy Systems Theory To Define, Measure, and Interpret Ecological Integrity and Ecosystem Health. Ecosystem Health, 6(3):181-204 (2000) | |||
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NCEA, RTP, NC | MM0109 |
Dr. William E Wilson (60%) |
For presenting new and original techniques for the separation of personal exposure into its ambient and nonambient components. |
Titles and Citations of Submitted Papers | |||
Estimating Separately Personal Exposure to Ambient and Non-Particulate Matter for Epidemiology and Risk Assessment: Why and How. J. Air and Waste Management Association, 50(7):1167-1183 (2000) | |||
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NHEERL, Narragansett, RI | IR0113 |
Dr. Timothy Gleason (60%) |
For research projecting population-level responses in ecological risk assessments. |
Titles and Citations of Submitted Papers | |||
Projecting Population-Level Response of Purple Sea Urchins to Lead Contamination for an Estuarine Ecological Risk Assessment. Journal of Aquatic Ecosystem Stress and Recovery, 7:177-185 (2000) | |||
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NHEERL, Duluth, MN | ER0114 |
Dr. Brian H. Hill (75%) |
For research on analysis of taxonomic levels of identifying stream diatom assemblages. |
Titles and Citations of Submitted Papers | |||
Comparison of correlations between environmental characteristics and stream diatom assemblages characterized at genus and species levels. Journal of the North American Benthological Society, 20(2):299-310 (2001) | |||
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NHEERL, Duluth, MN | ER0116 |
Dr. Peter Trenham (50%) |
For research on amphibian metapopulations: assumptions and implications for monitoring strategies. |
Titles and Citations of Submitted Papers | |||
Metapopulation dynamics and amphibian conservation. Conservation Biology, 15(1):40-49 (2001) | |||
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NHEERL, Duluth, MN | ER0120 |
Dr. John C. Brazner (40%) |
Ecological linkages between coastal wetlands and the adjacent Great Lakes. |
Titles and Citations of Submitted Papers | |||
a) Fish -mediated nutrient and energy exchange between a Lake Superior coastal wetland and its adjacent bay. Journal of Great Lakes Research, 27(1):98-111 (2001) | |||
b) Factors influencing carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus content of fish from a Lake Superior coastal wetland: Life history verses morphonmetrics. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 57:1243-1251 (2000) | |||
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NHEERL, RTP, NC | HE0123 |
Dr. Sally Perreault Darney (25%) |
For innovations in male reproductive risk assessment: Loss of genetic integrity in human spermatozoa after exposure to air pollution. |
Titles and Citations of Submitted Papers | |||
a) Semen Quality and Reproductive Health of Young Czech Men Exposed to Seasonal Air Pollution. Environmental Health Perspectives, 108(9):887-894 (2000) | |||
b) Evaluation of Aneuploidy and DNA Damage in Human Spermatoza: Application in Field Studies. Andrologia, 32:247-254 (2000) | |||
c) Air Pollution and Sperm Aneuploidy in Healthy Young Men. Environmental Epidemiology and Toxicology, 1:125-131 (1999) | |||
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NHEERL, Duluth, MN | MM0125 |
Dr. Naomi Detenbek (25%) |
For watershed classification strategy for assessing site-specific probability of impairment. |
Titles and Citations of Submitted Papers | |||
A test of watershed classification systems for ecological risk assessment. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 19:1174-1181 (2000) | |||
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NHEERL, RTP, NC | RA0129 |
Dr. Louise G. Parks (25%) |
For identification of environmental androgenic activity in pulp mill effluent. |
Titles and Citations of Submitted Papers | |||
Masculinization of Female Mosquitofish in Kraft Mill Effluent-Contaminated Fenholloway River Water is Associated with Androgen Receptor Agonist Activity. Toxicological Sciences, 62:257-267 (2001) | |||
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NHEERL, Narragansett, RI | ER0131 |
Dr. Cathleen Wigand (75%) |
For determining effect of the native submersed macrophyte Vallisneria americana (l.) on community structure and ecosystem function. |
Titles and Citations of Submitted Papers | |||
Effect on Vallisneria americana (l.) on Community Structure and Ecosystem Function in Lake Mesocosms. Hyrobiologia, 418:137-146 (2000) | |||
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NHEERL, Narragansett, RI | ER0132 |
Ms. Marguerite Pelletier (70%) |
For determining benthic populations with pelagic larvae at greater risk to PAH contaminated sediments due to maternal transfer of contaminants. |
Titles and Citations of Submitted Papers | |||
Importance of Maternal transfer of the Photoreactive Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon fluoranthene from Benthic Adult Bivalves to Their Pelagic Larvae. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 19(11):2691-2698 (2000) | |||
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NHEERL, Corvallis, OR | MM0136 |
Dr. Paul Ringold (60%) |
For developing A new approach to the design of environmental monitoring. |
Titles and Citations of Submitted Papers | |||
Establishing a Regional Monitoring Strategy: The Pacific Northwest Forest Plan. Environmental Management, 23(2)179-192 (1999) | |||
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