Elizabeth Bush Laboratory & Research Practitioner III B.S. in Geology, College of William and Mary ebush@vims.edu (804) 684-7697, 7241 Chesapeake Bay Hall S311, S317

Duties/specialties:Sample preparation, processing, and analysis.  Lab management. Participation in protocol development and experiment planning and running.  Gel permeation chromatography. Byrd Hall Wet Lab operation crew member

Publications and presentations:

La Guardia, M. J., R. C. Hale, E. P. Harvey, E. O. Bush, T. M. Mainor, and M. O. Gaylor. 2004. Organic contaminants of emerging concern in land-applied sewage sludge (biosolids). J. Residuals Sci. Technol. 1(2): 111-122.

LaGuardia, M. J., R. C. Hale, E. Harvey, E. O. Bush, T. M. Mainor, and M. O. Gaylor. 2003. Emerging chemicals of concern in biosolids. Conference and exhibition on Residuals and Biosolids Management sponsored by WEF/AWWA/CWEA. Baltimore, MD.

Hale, R. C., M. J. La Guardia, E. P. Harvey, T. M. Mainor, M. O. Gaylor, E. Bush, and W. H. Duff. 2001. Is land application of sewage sludge safe? Emerging organic contaminant issues. North American Meeting of the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. Baltimore, MD.

La Guardia, M. J., R. C. Hale, E. P. Harvey, E. O. Bush, T. M. Mainor, and M. O. Gaylor. 2001. Fate of alkylphenol ethoxylates (APEOs) and polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in biosolids. Workshop on Endocrine Disruptors sponsored by DC W.A.S.A. Washington, D. C.

Hale, R. C., Smith, C. L., de Fur, P. O., Harvey, E., Bush, E. O., La Guardia, M. J., and Vadas, G. G. 2000. Nonylphenols in sediments and effluents associated with diverse wastewater outfalls. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 19, 946-952.

Gallagher, K., Hale, R. C., Greaves, J., Bush, E. O., and Stillwell, D. A. 1993. Accumulation of polychlorinated terphenyls in aquatic biota of an estuarine creek. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 26, 302-312.

Hale, R. C., Bush, E., Gallagher, K., Gundersen, J. L., and Mothershead, R. F. 1991. Separation of polychlorinated terphenyls from lipoidal material by preparative gel permetion chromatography and gas chromatography. Journal of Chromatography 539, 149-156.

Professional affiliations: American Chemical Society

Supervisor: Dr. Robert Hale

Honors:  

• Biography: Who's Who of American Women, 26th ed.;Marquis Who's Who, Inc., 2006.
• Biography: Who's Who in America, 61st ed.; Marquis Who's Who LLC, 2006.
• Biography: Who's Who of American Women, 25th ed.; Marquis Who's Who, Inc., 2005
• Biography: Who's Who in the World, 24th ed.; Marquis Who's Who LLC, 2006