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Henry Lee IIResearch Ecologist
Telephone: 541-867-5001 |
Education:
- B.S., Rollins College, FL; 1970
- M.S., University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC; Marine Sciences, 1974
- Ph.D., University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC; Marine Sciences, 1978
Previous Positions:
- 1997-1999: ORD Regional Scientist, Region 9
- 1978: Postdoctorate, University of Maryland, Horn Point
- 1979-1980: NRC Postdoctorate: USEPA, Newport, OR
Research Interests and Skills:
- Effects of nonindigenous species on aquatic ecosystems
- Bioavailability and ecological effects of sediment contaminants
- Effects of multiple stressors on near-coastal ecosystems and relationship to watershed management
Professional Societies:
- Ecological Society of America
- Society Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry
Appointments / Honors:
- USEPA Bronze Metal, 1983, 1998, 2000
- USEPA Special Achievement Award 1985, 1989, 1992
- USEPA Scientific Achievement Award, Honorable Mention, 1991
- USEPA Innovative Research Proposals, 1985, 1990
- Member EPA's 301(h) National Task Force 1982-1986
- Lee II, H., and J. Chapman. 2001. A Landscape in Transition: Effects of Invasive Species on Ecosystems, Human Health, and EPA Goals. Vol. 2 of Nonindigenous Species - An Emerging Issue for the EPA. EPA rpt. 54 pages.
- Young, D.R., R.J. Ozretich, H. Lee II, S.Echols, and J. Frazier. 2001. Persistence of DDT residues and dieldrin off a pesticide processing plant in San Francisco Bay, California. Chapter 15, pages 204-217 in R.L. Lipnick, J.L.M. Hermens, K.C. Jones, and D.C.G. Muir, editors, Persistent Bioaccumulative Toxic Chemicals I: Fate and Exposure, American Chemical Society, Wash., D.C.
- Landrum, P.F., J. Kukkonen, M.J. Lydy, and H. Lee II.1999. Measuring absorption efficiencies: Some additional considerations. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 18:2403-2404.
- Boese, B., H. Lee II, and S. Echols. 1997. Evaluation of a first-order model for the prediction of bioaccumulation of PCBs and DDTs from sediment into the marine deposit-feeding clam, Macoma nasuta. Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 16:1545-1552.
- ASTM 1680-95. 1996. Standard Guide for the Determination of the Bioaccumulation of Sediment Associated Contaminants by Benthic Invertebrates.
- Boese, B.L., M. Winsor, H. Lee II, S. Echols, J. Pelletier, and R. Randall. 1995. PCB congeners and hexachlororbenzene biota-sediment accumulation factors for Macoma nasuta exposed to sediments with different total organic carbon contents. Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 14:303-310.
- Behrenfeld, M., H. Lee II, and L. Small. 1994. Interactions between nutritional status and long-term responses to ultraviolet-B radiation stress in a marine diatom. Mar. Biol. 118:523-530.
- Lee II, H., et al. 1994. Ecological Risk Assessment of the Marine Sediments at the United Heckathorn Superfund Site. EPA Report. 299 pages plus appendices.
- Lee II, H., et al. 1993. Guidance Manual: Bedded Sediment Bioaccumulation Tests. EPA/600/R-93/183.
- Landrum, P., H. Lee II, and M. Lydy. 1992. Toxicokinetics in aquatic systems: Model comparisons and use in hazard assessment. Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 11:1709-1725.
- Lee II, H. 1992. Models, Muddles, and Mud: Predicting Bioaccumulation of Sediment-Associated Pollutants. In A. Burton (Ed.) Contaminated Sediment Toxicity Assessment. Lewis Publ.
- Randall, R., Lee II, H., Ozretich, R., Lake, J., and Pruell, J.: Evaluation of lipid methods for normalizing pollutant concentration. Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 10:1431-1436, 1991.
- Lee II, H. 1991. A clam's eye view of the bioavailability of sediment-associated pollutants. Pages 73-93 in R. Baker, editor. Organic Substances and Sediments in Water, Vol. III Biological. Lewis Publ., Chelsea, MI.
- Lee II, H., B. Boese, R. Randall, and J. Pelletier. 1990. A method for determining gut uptake efficiencies of hydrophobic pollutants in a deposit-feeding clam. Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 9:215-219.
- Lee II, H., and W. Ambrose. 1989. Life after competitive exclusion: An alternative strategy for a competitive inferior. Oikos 56:424-427.