Becker DS, Ginn TC. Critical evaluation of the sediment effect concentrations for polychlorinated biphenyls. Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management 2008; 4(2):156–170.
Mearns AJ, Reish DJ, Oshida PS, Buchman M, Ginn TC, Donnelly R. Effects of pollution on marine organisms. Water Environ Res 2007; 79(10):2102–2160.
Becker DS, Long ER, Proctor DM, Ginn TC. Evaluation of potential toxicity and bioavailability of chromium in sediments associated with Chromite ore processing residue. Environ Toxicol Chem 2006; 25(10):2576–2583.
Mearns AJ, Reish DJ, Oshida PS, Buchman M, Ginn TC. Effects of pollution on marine organisms. Water Environ Res 2006; 78(10):2033-2086.
Sampson JR, Sexton JE, Ginn TC, Pastorok RA, Spielman A, Young DR, Taganov I. Content of metals and some organic contaminants in environmental media of Lake Baikal. Proc Russ Geogr Soc 2006; 1:52-58 (in Russian).
Nielsen D, Ginn T, Ziccardi L, Boehm P. Study: Proposed offshore gulf LNG terminals will have minor effects on fish populations. Oil Gas J 2006; 104(28), July 28.
Reish DJ, Oshida PS, Mearns AJ, Ginn TC, Buchman M. Effects of pollution on marine organisms. Water Environ Res 2005; 77(7):2733-2919.
Dunford RW,. Ginn TC, Desvousges WH. The use of habitat equivalency analysis in natural resource damage assessments. Ecol Econ 2004; 48(1):49–70.
Reish DJ, Oshida PS, Mearns AJ, Ginn TC, Buchman M. Effects of pollution on marine organisms. Water Environ Res 2004; 76(7):2443.
Reish DJ, Oshida PS, Mearns AJ, Ginn TC, Buchman M. Effects of pollution on marine organisms. Water Environ Res 2003; 75, 63 pp.
Reish DJ, Oshida PS, Mearns AJ, Ginn TC, Buchman M. Effects of pollution on marine organisms. Water Environ. Res 2002; 74, 78 pp.
Reish DJ, Oshida PS, Mearns AJ, Ginn TC, Buchman M. Effects of pollution on marine organisms. Water Environ Res 2001; 73, 77 pp.
Reish DJ, Oshida PS, Mearns AJ, Ginn TC, Buchman M. Effects of pollution on marine organisms. Water Environ Res 2000; 72, 59 pp.
Reish DJ, Oshida PS, Mearns AJ, Ginn TC, Buchman M. Effects of pollution on marine organisms. Water Environ Res 1999; 71(5):1100-1115.
Reish DJ, Oshida PS, Mearns AJ, Ginn TC, Buchman M. Effects of pollution on saltwater organisms. Water Environ. Res 1998; 70(4):931-949.
Reish DJ, Oshida PS, Mearns AJ, Ginn TC, Godwin-Saad EM, Buchman M. Effects of pollution on saltwater organisms. Water Environ. Res 1997; 69(4):877-892.
Reish DJ, Oshida PS, Mearns AJ, Ginn TC. Effects of pollution on saltwater organisms. Water Environ Res 1996; 68(4):784-796.
Becker DS, Ginn TC. Effects of storage time on toxicity of sediments from Puget Sound, Washington. Environ Toxicol. Chem 1995; 14(5):829–835.
La Tier AJ, Mulligan PI, Pastorok RA,. Ginn TC. Bioaccumulation of trace elements and reproductive effects in deer mice (Peromyscus maniculatus). Proceedings, 12th Annual National Meeting of the American Society for Surface Mining and Reclamation, Gillette, WY, pp. 3–14, 1995.
Pastorok RA, La Tier AJ, Butcher MK, Ginn TC. Mining-related trace elements in riparian food webs of the Upper Clark Fork River Basin. Proceedings, 12th Annual National Meeting of the American Society for Surface Mining and Reclamation, Gillette, WY, pp. 31–51, 1995.
Pastorok RA, Butcher MK, Ginn TC. 1995. Thresholds for potential effects of mining-related trace elements on riparian plant communities. Proceedings, 12th Annual National Meeting of the American Society for Surface Mining and Reclamation, Gillette, WY, pp. 15–30, 1995.
Reish DJ, Oshida PS, Mearns AJ, Ginn TC. Effects of pollution on saltwater organisms. Water Environ Res 1995; 67(4):718-731.
Reish DJ, Oshida PS, Mearns AJ, Ginn TC. Effects of pollution on saltwater organisms. Water Environ Res 1994; 66(4):623-635.
Reish DJ, Oshida PS, Mearns AJ, Ginn TC. Effects of pollution on saltwater organisms. Res J Water Pollut Control Fed 1993; 65(4):573-585.
Reish DJ, Oshida PS, Mearns AJ, Ginn TC. Effects of pollution on saltwater organisms. Res J Water Pollut Control Fed 1992; 64(4):599-610.
Ginn TC, Pastorok RA. Assessment and management of contaminated sediments in Puget Sound. In: Sediment Toxicity Assessment. G.A. Burton (ed). Lewis Publishers, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 1992.
Johns DM, Pastorok RA, Ginn TC. A sublethal sediment toxicity test using juvenile Neanthes sp. (Polychaeta: Nereidae). In: Aquatic Toxicology and Risk Assessment: Fourteenth Volume. M.A. Mays and M.G. Barron (eds). ASTM STP 1124, American Society for Testing and Materials, Philadelphia, PA, pp. 280–283, 1992.
Reish DJ, Oshida PS, Mearns AJ, Ginn TC. Fate and effects of pollutants: effects on saltwater organisms. Research Journal WPCF 1992; 62(4):577–593.
Reish DJ, Oshida PS, Mearns AJ, Ginn TC. Effects on saltwater organisms. Res J Water Pollut Control Fed 1991; 63(4):696-709.
Reish DJ, Oshida PS, Mearns AJ, Ginn TC. Effects on saltwater organisms. Res J Water Pollut Control Fed 1990; 62(4):577-593.
Becker DS, Bilyard GR,. Ginn TC. Comparisons between sediment bioassays and alterations of benthic macroinvertebrate assemblages at a marine Superfund site: Commencement Bay, Washington. Environ Toxicol Chem 1990; 9(5):669–685.
Reish DJ, Oshida PS, Mearns AJ, Ginn TC. Effects on saltwater organisms. J Water Pollut Control Fed 1989; 61(6):1042-1054.
Ginn TC Assessment of contaminated sediments in Commencement Bay (Puget Sound, Washington). In: Contaminated Marine Sediments—Assessment and Remediation, National Academy Press, Washington, DC, pp. 425–439, 1989.
Barrick RC, Beller H, Becker DS. Ginn TC. Use of the apparent effects threshold approach (AET) in classifying contaminated sediments. In: Contaminated Marine Sediments—Assessment and Remediation, National Academy Press, Washington, DC, pp. 64–77, 1989.
Reish DJ, Oshida PS, Mearns AJ. Ginn TC. 1988. Effects on saltwater organisms. J. Water Pollut. Control Fed. 60(6):1065-1077.
Ginn TC. Barrick RC. Bioaccumulation of toxic substances in Puget Sound organisms. In: Oceanic Processes in Marine Pollution, Volume 5. D.A. Wolfe and T.P. O’Connor (eds). Robert E. Krieger Pub. Co., Malabar, FL, pp. 157–168, 1988.
Barrick RC, Pastorok R, Beller H, Ginn T. Use of sediment quality values to assess sediment contamination and potential remedial actions in Puget Sound. In: Proceedings, 1st Annual Meeting on Puget Sound Research, Volume 2. Puget Sound Water Quality Authority, Seattle, WA, pp. 667–675, 1988.
Becker DS, Ginn TC, Bilyard GR. Field validation of sediment bioassays at a marine Superfund site: Commencement Bay, Washington. In: Superfund ‘88, Proceedings, 9th National Conference, Hazardous Materials Control Research Institute, Silver Spring, MD, pp. 323–328, 1988.
Jacobs LA, Barrick R, Ginn T. Application of a mathematical model (SEDCAM) to evaluate the effects of source control or sediment coordination in Commencement Bay. In: Proceedings, 1st Annual Meeting on Puget Sound Research, Puget Sound Water Quality Authority, Seattle, WA, pp. 677–684, 1988.
Reish DJ, Oshida PS, Mearns AJ,. Ginn TC. Effects on saltwater organisms. J Water Pollut Control Fed 1987; 59(6):572-586.
Becker DS, Ginn TC, Landolt ML. Powell DB. Hepatic lesions in English sole (Parophrys vetulus) from Commencement Bay, Washington (USA). Mar Env Res 1987; 23:153-173.
Reish DJ, Oshida PS, Mearns AJ, Ginn TC. Effects on saltwater organisms. J Water Pollut Control Fed 1986; 58(6):671-680.
Williams LG, Chapman PM, Ginn TC. A comparative evaluation of marine sediment toxicity using bacterial luminescence, oyster embryo and amphipod sediment bioassays. Mar Env Res 1986; 19:225–249.
Reish DJ, Oshida PS, Mearns AJ, Ginn TC, Carr RS, Wilkes FG, Butowski N. Effects on saltwater organisms. J Water Pollut Control Fed 1985; 57(6):699-712.
Reish DJ, Oshida PS, Wilkes FG, Mearns AJ, Ginn TC. Carr RS. Effects on saltwater organisms. J Water Pollut Control Fed 1984; 56(6):759-774.
Reish DJ, Geesey GG, Wilkes FG, Oshida PS, Mearns AJ, Rossi SS, Ginn TC. Marine and estuarine pollution. J Water Pollut Control Fed 1983; 55(6):767-787.
Reish DJ, Geesey GG, Wilkes FG, Oshida PS, Mearns AJ, Rossi SS, Ginn TC. Marine and estuarine pollution. J Water Pollut Control Fed 1982; 54(6):786-812.
Poje GV, O’Connor JM, Ginn TC. Physical simulation of power plant condenser tube passage. Water Res 1982; 16(6):921–928.
Reish DJ, Geesey GG, Oshida PS, Wilkes FG, Mearns AJ, Rossi SS, Ginn TC. Marine and estuarine pollution. J Water Pollut Control Fed 1981; 53(6):925-949.
Grieb TM, Porcella DB, Ginn TC, Lorenzen MW. Classification and analysis of cooling impoundments: an assessment methodology using fish standing crop data. Proceedings, Symposium on Surface Water Impoundments. American Society of Civil Engineering, Washington, DC, pp. 482-494, 1981.
Pastorok RA, Lorenzen MW, Ginn TC. Aeration/circulation as a control of algal production. Proceedings, Workshop on Algal Management and Control. Technical Report E 817. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Waterways Experiment Station, Vicksburg, MS, pp. 57–97, 1981.
Pastorok RA, Ginn TC, Lorenzen MW. Evaluation of aeration/circulation as a lake restoration technique. Ecological Research Series, EPA 600/3 81/014. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Corvallis, OR, 1981.
Pastorok RA, Ginn TC, Lorenzen MW. Review of aeration/circulation for lake management. In: Restoration of Lakes and Inland Waters. EPA 440/5 81/010. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC, pp. 124–133, 1980.
Ginn TC, O’Connor JM. Response of the estuarine amphipod Gammarus daiberi to chlorinated power plant effluent. Estuarine Coastal Mar Sci 1978; 6(5):459–469.
Haven KF, Ginn TC. A mathematical model of the interactions of an aquatic ecosystem and a thermal power station cooling system. Proceedings, 4th National Workshop on Entrainment and Impingement. L.D. Jensen (ed). E.A. Communications, Melville, NY, pp. 321–344, 1978.
Poje GV, Ginn TC, O’Connor JM. Responses of ichthyoplankton to stresses simulating passage through a power plant condenser tube. In: Energy and Environmental Stress in Aquatic Systems. J.H. Thorp and J.W. Gibbons (eds.). U.S. Department of Energy, Technical Information Center, Washington, DC, pp. 794–808, 1978.
Ginn TC, Waller WT, Lauer GL. Survival and reproduction of Gammarus spp. (Amphipoda) following short term exposure to elevated temperature. Chesapeake Sci 1976; 17(1):8–14.
Ginn TC, Waller WT, Lauer GL. The effects of power plant condenser cooling water entrainment on the amphipod, Gammarus sp. Water Res 1974; 8(11):937–945.
Ginn TC,. Bond CE. Occurrence of the cutfin poacher, Xeneretmus leiops, on the continental shelf off the Columbia River mouth. Copeia 1973; 4:814–815.
Natural Resource Damage Assessments Tittabawassee and Saginaw River/Bay (Michigan). Assessment of potential injuries to aquatic and terrestrial resources caused by releases of dioxins/furans and other substances. Negotiations with state, tribal, and federal trustees.
Pine Bend Refinery (Minnesota). Key issues involve injuries to groundwater, surface water, and wetland resources resulting from releases of petroleum products. Negotiations with state and federal trustees.
FAG Bearing site (Missouri). The claim focused on potential injuries to groundwater resources and federally-listed aquatic species resulting from releases of trichloroethene. Negotiation with trustees and successful settlement.
Ohio River (Ohio and West Virginia). Claim related to alleged releases of carbamate-metal complexes from a manganese smelter at Marrietta. Key issues involve the causes of mortalities in populations of freshwater mussels and fishes and restoration alternatives for important species. Negotiations with state and federal trustees and deposition.
Ashtabula River/Harbor site (Ohio). Key issues include potential effects of PCBs and PAH on fishes and invertebrates in the harbor ecosystem.
White River (Indiana). Alleged injuries included a major fish kill associated with releases of carbamate-metal complexes from an industrial facility. Participant in technical negotiations with state and federal trustees.
Koppers site in Charleston Harbor (South Carolina). Assessment of PAH and metals in the estuarine environment and development of restoration alternatives. Negotiations with state and federal trustees.
Coeur d’Alene River (Idaho). Provided expert testimony concerning potential injuries caused by metals at deposition and trial (U.S. v. Asarco et al).
Saginaw River/Bay (Michigan). Key issues involve bioaccumulation and effects of PCBs in fishes, aquatic birds, and terrestrial wildlife. Participated in settlement negotiations with state and federal trustees.
Three industrial sites on the St. Lawrence River (New York). Negotiations with federal, state, and tribal trustees on injuries related to PCBs and PAH and identification of restoration alternatives.
Duwamish River (Washington). Claim related to releases of PCBs in the estuarine environment and potential injuries to fish, benthic, and bird resources. Participated in settlement negotiations with state, federal, and tribal trustees.
Clark Fork Basin Superfund complex (Montana). Served as technical lead for PRP negotiations with the trustee and developed supporting scientific reports. Provided testimony at trial in areas of water quality, sediments, and ecosystem-level effects of metals for terrestrial environments.
SMC Cambridge site (Ohio). Technical review and response to a natural resource damage claim associated with metals injuries to wetland resources. Participated in settlement negotiations with state and federal trustees.
Pools Prairie Superfund site (Missouri). Key issues include groundwater injuries and potential effects on a federally listed species.
Koppers site in Texarkana (Texas). Assessment of aquatic injuries and developed restoration settlement package for client. Leader of technical negotiations with state and federal trustees.
SMC Newfield site (New Jersey). Conducted technical review and response to a natural resource damage claim for groundwater resources at the. Participated in settlement negotiations with the state trustee.
Ecological Risk Assessments
San Diego Bay Shipyard sites (California). Studies of sediment contamination and ecological risks of metals (e.g., copper, zinc, and butyltins) and organic substances (PAH and PCBs) at two major shipyards. Site-specific studies included sediment triad assessment and sampling of resident biota for bioaccumulation and histopathology analyses.
Hudson River (New York). Studies and agency presentations to support ecological risk assessment for the upper Hudson River. Technical leader for studies of the effects of PCBs on fishes, invertebrates, mammals, and birds of the upper Hudson River.
National Zinc site (Oklahoma). Participated in agency negotiations on RI/FS implementation. Assessed effects of metals on aquatic and terrestrial biota.
Lake Apopka (Florida). Ecotoxicological investigation of large-scale avian mortality at restored wetland habitats near the lake. The specific objective is to determine whether organochlorine pesticides or some other environmental factor was the causal agent of the mortalities.
Shelter Island Boatyard (California). Principal investigator for field and laboratory studies and an assessment of sediment cleanup levels for copper, mercury, and butyltin near a commercial marine maintenance operation in San Diego Bay, California.
PCB sites in Southeast. Principal-in-charge for ecological risk assessments conducted at several natural gas pipeline compressor stations located throughout the southeastern U.S. Led technical negotiations with EPA concerning the scope and interpretation of studies assessing risk of PCBs to aquatic and terrestrial biota.
Clark Fork River (Montana). Managed integrated ecological risk assessment studies at the Clark Fork River, Montana, Superfund site. Assessed the bioavailability and effects of metals in aquatic and terrestrial food chains.
Chikaskia River (Oklahoma). Managed field and laboratory studies of the effects of cadmium and the development of site-specific water quality criteria using the water effect ratio approach.
Campbell Shipyard (California). Directed an investigation of sediment chemical levels, biological effects, and human health risks at a major shipyard facility in San Diego Bay, California.
Commencement Bay Superfund Site (Washington). Managed RI/FS that included extensive field sampling of sediments and biota, assessing effects of toxic substances, assessing health risks, and identifying pollutant sources.
Puget Sound Estuary Program (Washington). Managed a multiyear, comprehensive field and laboratory investigation of the effects of chemicals in various sub-areas of Puget Sound. The study included numerous projects involving field and laboratory analyses, assessment of pollutant sources, assessments of human health and ecological risks, and development of sampling and analytical protocols.
Sewage Discharges (Alaska). Managed field and laboratory studies of benthic macroinvertebrates, bioaccumulation, and water quality at three sewage outfalls in southeastern Alaska.
Bering Sea (Alaska). Conducted study design, statistical analysis, and interpretation of results for a field study investigating the effects of commercial harvesting operations on surf clams and other invertebrates.
Poplar River (Montana). Managed a risk assessment for water quality, air quality, and socioeconomic impacts of a coal-fired power plant in the Poplar River basin in Montana. Managed an EIS for river flow apportionment alternatives and atmospheric emissions from the plant.
Klamath Lake (Oregon). Managed a project to evaluate water quality effects on fish populations in the Klamath River basin and to develop a modeling approach to assess the effects of flow apportionment alternatives on water quality and fish habitat.
Puget Sound (Washington). Project manager for an assessment of potential biological effects caused by the release of dichloromethane from an industrial facility. Prepared expert report for use in litigation.
Regulatory Programs Project manager for technical support activities for EPA’s Office of Marine and Estuarine Protection. Supervised data management, development of technical guidance, estuarine program support, monitoring program design, bioaccumulation analyses, and quality assurance reviews.
Served as one member of the five-member Technical Review Panel for the Long-Term Management Strategy for San Francisco Bay. The panel provided critical outside technical review of the program’s conceptual approach, scientific rigor, and technical findings. Specifically assigned to sediment toxicology aspects.
Manager for a comprehensive review by EPA of sediment toxicity test methods and development of a resource document that is used to select appropriate test methods for use in NPDES monitoring programs at industrial facilities.
Served as a member of a six-member Biological Resource Assessment Group for New York Harbor. Specifically assigned as an expert in chemical contaminants in sediments and bioaccumulation.
For EPA multi-year project, served as chief biologist for technical evaluation of Clean Water Act Section 301(h) applications for permit modifications at marine sewage discharge sites throughout the United States.
Provided technical support to the Oklahoma Water Resources Board for the development of site-specific water quality criteria for metals.
For the Army Corps of Engineers, served as principal-in-charge for Puget Sound Dredged Disposal Analysis Phase I and II baseline biological surveys at dredged material disposal sites in Puget Sound, Washington.
Served on the Technical Advisory Committee for the Puget Sound Estuary Program. The committee provided technical review and program guidance to the various sponsoring agencies.
Other Water Quality Studies Served as principal investigator and expert witness for an assessment of benthic biological effects and sediment chemical levels near the Pt. Loma, California, sewage discharge.
Assessment of the effects of offshore LNG terminals in the Gulf of Mexico on fish populations. Evaluated effects of fish egg and larvae entrainment of key species in proposed facilities at various locations.
Conducted a comprehensive assessment of bioaccumulation of inorganic and organic substances in marine organisms in the Southern California Bight.
Directed a comprehensive review and evaluation of the biological impacts of oil spill cleanup operations on marine ecosystems.
Conducted an evaluation of the role of soil and water bioassays for assessing biological effects of hazardous waste sites.
Principal investigator to evaluate the biological impacts of ocean disposal of manganese nodule processing wastes.
Managed a project to evaluate available cause and effect data and models to predict water quality and biological impacts for Puget Sound, Washington.
Developed the biological components of an ecosystem model to evaluate effects of multiple power plant discharges on a single water body.
Managed statistical analyses of benthic infauna data collected near the Waterflood Causeway in the Beaufort Sea.
Project co-manager and principal investigator for a review and analysis of biological impact data for all currently operating coastal power plants in the United States.
Principal scientist to evaluate responses of benthic invertebrates and fishes to lake aeration and circulation projects.
Principal scientist for a comprehensive limnological evaluation of the Lafayette Reservoir in California.
Evaluated the responses of benthic invertebrates and fishes to lake aeration and circulation programs and developed recommendations for applicable lake restoration techniques.
Principal investigator in analyzing water quality conditions at a hypereutrophic lake and conducting public workshops on alternative restoration measures.
Developed a method of predicting biological responses of new cooling lakes based on a deterministic ecosystem model and empirical fish production models.
Conducted field and laboratory investigations of the effects of power plant entrainment on macroinvertebrates in the Hudson River estuary. Determined relationship of entrainment effects to populations in the lower estuary.
Managed laboratory bioassay studies evaluating the combined effects of temperature, chlorine, and physical stress on estuarine ichthyoplankton and zooplankton.