Email: mory@vims.edu Phone: (804) 693-3807 Fax: (804) 693-5559

Morris H. Roberts, Jr. Professor of Marine Science, Emeritus B.A., Kenyon College  M.A., Ph.D., College of William and Mary

Research Interests Current Projects Selected Publications

Research Interests

My research interests include toxicity of chemicals in water and sediment to fish and macroinvertebrates, and the remediation of toxicity by various means. Specific toxic chemicals of interest are chlorine, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, and pesticides. I also remain interested in the development of new toxicity testing methods and use of new endpoints.

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Current Projects

• Ambient toxicity of water and sediment in the tidal freshwater James River in situ toxicity tests in urban streams

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Selected Publications

For a complete list of publications, click here.

• B. M. Greenburg, R. N. Hull, M. H. Roberts Jr. and R. W. Gensemer, Eds. 2001. Environmental Toxicology and Risk Assessment: Science, Policy and Standardization-Implications for Environmental Decisions: Tenth Volume, ASTM STP 1403., American Society for Testing and Materials, West Conshohocken, PA. 

• Newman, M.C. and M.H. Roberts, Jr.  2001.  Improving inferential strength of exposure and effect forecasting: Working outside the box. Chapter 4. pp. 43-53.  In Forecasting the Environmental Fate and Effects of Chemicals, Edited by: P.S. Rainbow, S.P. Hopkin, and M. Crane., John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, New York. 

• Van den Hurk, P., M. Faisal, and M.H. Roberts, Jr. 2000. Interactive effects of cadmium and benzo(a)pyrene on metallothionein induction in mummichog (Fundulus heteroclitus).  Mar. Environ. Res.  50:83-87.

• Padma, T.V., R.C. Hale, M.H. Roberts, Jr. and R.N. Lipsius. 1999.  Toxicity of creosote water soluble fractions generated from contaminated sediments.  Ecotoxicol. Environ. Safety 42: 171-176.

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