Department of Environmental & Aquatic Animal Health - News, Events & Recent publication

News

• August 6, 2002: Two top journals publish Pfiesteria related papers in which departmental faculty, staff and students are involved.  
  • Are Pfiesteria Species Toxicogenic? Evidence Against Production of Ichthyotoxins by Pfiesteria shumwayae. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences doi:10.1073 (http://www.pnas.org/papbyrecent.shtml)
  • Pfiesteria shumwayae kills fish by micropredation not exotoxin secretion. Nature 10.1038/nature01008 http://www.nature.com/cgi-taf/dynapage.taf?file=/nature/journal/vaop/ncurrent/index.html.
• February 8, 2002: "Flame-retardant chemical could prove as troublesome"; Environmental News Network article featuring Dr. Robert Hale
• February 5, 2002: "Scientists say sludge may damage soil, fish, well water"; The Virginian-Pilot article featuring Dr. Robert Hale.
• February 4, 2002: "Toxins found in sludge: Study questions safety as fertilizer"; Richmond Times Dispatch article featuring Dr. Robert Hale
• January 30,2002: "Flame retardant in furniture causes concern"; The New York Times article featuring Dr. Robert Hale et al
• December 31, 2001: "Summer of 1997still is debated"; Baltimore Sun article featuring Dr. Wolfgang Vogelbein regarding Pfiesteria.
• Fall, 2001: "VIMS Environmental Scientists Spearheading New Research in USA"; The Crest article featuring Dr. Robert Hale
• July 26, 2001: "VIMS Scientists Write On Sewage Sludge Danger"; Gloucester-Matthews Gazette-Journal article featuring Mark LaGuardia and Dr. Robert Hale.
• Summer, 2001; Dr. Robert Hale et al, published a paper entitled "Flame retardants: Persistent pollutants in land-applied sludges" in Nature: 412, 140 - 141 (2001) © Macmillan Publishers Ltd.
• February 26, 2001: "Groups watch river project"; Baltimore Sun article featuring Dr. Morris Roberts regarding the Elizabeth River and dredging

• Summer 2000: "Researchers discover new pollutants infiltrating Virginia Rivers"; The Crest article featuring Dr. Robert Hale

Events

• Seminar series, 2003

Publications

• Vogelbein, W.K., V.J. Lovko, J.D. Shields, K.S. Reece, P. Mason, L.W. Haas and C.C. Walker.  2002. Pfiesteria shumwayae kills fish by micropredation not exotoxin secretion. Nature 10.1038/nature01008 http://www.nature.com/cgi-taf/dynapage.taf?file=/nature/journal/vaop/ncurrent/index.html).

• Berry, J.P., K.S. Reece, K.S. Rein, D.G. Baden, L.W. Haas, W.L. Ribeiro, J.D. Shields, R.V. Snyder, W.K. Vogelbein and R. E. Gawley. 2002. Are Pfiesteria Species Toxicogenic? Evidence Against Production of Ichthyotoxins by Pfiesteria shumwayae. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences doi:10.1073 (http://www.pnas.org/papbyrecent.shtml)

• Fall, 2001: Dr. Michael Newman, Dr. Morris Roberts, and Dr. Robert Hale have recently authored a new Risk Assessment book Coastal and Estuarine Risk Assessment. The book discusses the development of fundamental concepts related to chemical risks from the molecular to the landscape level. It also covers early recognition and evaluation of exposure to new-use chemicals before they reach critical levels. The book is available through Lewis Publishers, ISBN/ISSN: 1566705568   

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