G. Allen Burton, Jr. Ph.D., Professor
Director Institute for Environmental Quality 
Wright State University 
064 Brehm Lab 
3640 Colonel Glenn Highway Dayton, Ohio 45435 
E-mail:  allen.burton@wright.edu  
Office phone: (937) 775-2201 
FAX number: (937) 775-4997

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Research & Curriculum Vitae
         Dr. Burton's research during the past 17 years has focused on developing effective methods for identifying significant effects and stressors in aquatic systems where sediment and stormwater contamination is a concern. His ecosystem risk assessments have evaluated multiple levels of biological organization, including microbial, benthic invertebrate, zooplankton, algae, fish and amphibian effects. 

          The role of chemical contaminants and other stressors are determined using new laboratory and in situ toxicity test methods, integrated with characterizations of habitat, benthic communities, and physicochemical profiles. He has been active in the development and standardization of sediment toxicity methods for the U.S. EPA, America Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM), Environment Canada, and the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). Dr. Burton has served on numerous national and international scientific committees and review panels and has over 100 publications dealing with aquatic systems.

Educational Background:
University of Texas at Dallas, M.S. 1980, Ph.D. 1984 - Environmental Science (Aquatic Toxicology)

Auburn University, M.S. 1978 - Microbiology

Ouachita Baptist University, B.S. 1976 - Biology and Chemistry

Experience:
Wright State University, Department of Biological Sciences, Dayton, Ohio
     Professor, Sept.1996-present.
     Brage Golding Distinguished Professor of Research, 2000 – 2002.
     Director, Institute for Environmental Quality, May 1994 - present.
     Associate Professor, Sept. 1990 - Aug.1996.
     Coordinator, Environmental Health Sciences Program, 1985-present. 
     Assistant Professor, Sept. 1985 - Aug. 1990.
Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, University of Colorado @ Boulder
     Visiting Fellow, Aug. 1984 - Aug. 1985.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Dallas, Texas
     Life Scientist, Nov. 1980 - Aug. 1984.

Honors and Awards (select):
Brage Golding Distinguished Professor of Research, 2000 – 2002.

Phi Kappa Phi National Honarary. 2000

Board of Directors, Soc. of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry,1993-1996.

NATO Senior Research Fellow, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997.

Visiting Senior Scientist, Italian Institute for Hydrobiology. 1994.

Visiting Senior Scientist, New Zealand Inst. of Water and Atmospheric Research. 1996.

Recent Professional Committees (select): 
Environment Canada. Review Committee. Standard Testing Protocols for Sediment Collection and Toxicity Test Methods (1992-present). U.S. U.S. EPA National Freshwater Sediment Toxicity Methods Committee (1992-1999).

External Review Panel. Environmental Biology Research Program. Exploratory Research. Office of Research and Development, U.S. U.S. EPA. Washington, D.C. (1994, 1995, 1998, 1999). OECD (Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development) Working Group on Aquatic Testing Method Guidelines (1995 - 1999). U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Peer Review Panel. Approach for Evaluating Water Quality (1997). Pellston Workshop Co-organizer on Ecological Complexity: New Directions in Assessing Responses to Stress (1999). U.S. U.S. EPA Scientific Advisory Panel, Office of Pesticide Programs (1999).


Recent Extramural Research Funding:  [Total extramural funding ~$3.3 million]

U.S. Dept. of Defense STTR Program. Ecological risk evaluation of Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons. Co-PI with OpTech Corp. Phase I. 1996. $100,000 (GAB - $39,400). Phase II. 1997-1998 (GAB - $111,000) 

Commonwealth Edison. Ecotoxicity survey of the Upper Illinois Waterway. 1997-1999. $109,000. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Great Lakes National Program Office. Assessment of sediment quality in the Black River watershed. 1997-1998. $61,814

New Zealand Antarctica Program. Effects of Sediment Contamination and Amphipod Toxicant Sensitivity in Antarctica. Christchurch, NZ. 1997. $80,000.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Exploratory Research. Sediment contamination assessment methods: validation of standardized and novel approaches. 1997-2000. $449,499

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Office of Exploratory Research. Intraspecies genetic diversity measures of environmental impacts. 1998-2001. $420,278. Burton Co-PI @ $25,254.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Enhancement of Environmental Communication in the Lower Great Miami Basin: A Pilot Demonstration. 1999-2000. $475,000. (Co-PI AB- $103,637).

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region I (via Roy F. Weston, Inc.) Sediment Toxicity Assessment of the Lower Housatonic River. 1999. $170,795

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region I (via Harding Lawson Associates) Eastern Woolen Mill In situ Toxicity Assessment. 1999. $32,295.

City of Dayton. Biomonitoring of the Mad River. 2000. $75,000.

Selected Recent Publications:
1.  Hatch, A.C. and G.A. Burton, Jr. 1998. Effects of photoinduced toxicity of fluoranthene on amphibian embryos and larvae. Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 17:1777-1785.

2.  Krane, D.E., D.C. Sternburg, and G.A. Burton. 1999. RAPD DNA profile-based measures of genetic diversity in crayfish are correlated with environmental impacts. Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 18:504-508.

3. Burton, G.A., Jr. 1999. Realistic assessments of ecotoxicity using traditional and novel approaches. J. Aquatic Ecosystem Health and Management. 2:1-8.

4.  Hatch, A.C. and G.A. Burton, Jr. 1999. Sediment toxicity and stormwater runoff in a contaminated receiving system: Consideration of different bioassays in the laboratory and field. Chemosphere 39:1001-1017.

5.  Hatch, A.C. and G.A. Burton, Jr. 1999. Photoinduced toxicity of PAHs to Hyalella azteca and Chironomus tentans: Effects of mixtures and behavior. Environmental Pollution 106:157-167.

6.  Tucker, K.A. and G.A. Burton, Jr. 1999. Assessment of nonpoint source runoff in a stream using in situ and laboratory approaches. Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 18:2797-2803.

7.  Hatch, A.C. and G.A. Burton, Jr. 1999. Phototoxicity of fluoranthene to two freshwater crustacans, Hyalella azteca and Daphnia magna: Measures of feeding inhibition as a toxicological endpoint. Hydrobiologia 400:243-248.

8.  Burton, G.A.Jr., Baird, D. (eds.) 2000. Ecosystem Complexity: Implications for Assessing Responses to Stress. Pellston Workshop Series. SETAC Press. (in press)

9. Burton, G.A., Jr., and R. Pitt. 2000. Handbook for Assessing Stormwater Effects: A Toolbox of Approaches and Methods for Watershed Managers, Scientists and Engineers. CRC/Lewis Publishers, Boca Raton, FL (in press).

10.Burton, G.A., Jr., R. Pitt, and S. Clark. 2000. The role of whole effluent toxicity test methods in assessing stormwater and sediment contamination. CRC Critical Reviews in Environmental Science & Technology (in press).