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Robert J. OzretichQuality Assurance Officer
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Education:
- B.S., Seattle University, Seattle, WA; Chemistry, 1969
- M.S., University of Washington, Seattle; Oceanography, 1971
- Ph.D., University of Washington, Seattle; Oceanography, 1976
- Postdoctoral Research Associate, Dept. of Oceanography, University of Washington, Seattle, 1977-78
Previous Positions:
- 1978-1980: Instructor, Department of Oceanography, Seattle
- 1978-1980: Instructor, Chemistry Department, North Seattle Community College, Seattle, WA
Research Interests and Skills:
- Drivers and consequences of time and space varying submarine light fields in estuaries
- Geochemistry of contaminated sediments
- Use of molecular markers in ecosystem studies
Professional Societies:
- Estuarine Research Federation
Appointments / Honors:
- USEPA Science Achievement Award in Biology/Ecology, 1995
- USEPA Scientific and Technological Achievement Award, 1992
- USEPA Scientific and Technological Achievement Award, Honorable Mention, 1991
- Ozretich, R.J., D.R. Young, and D.B. Chadwick. 2002. Development and application of equilibrium partitioning sediment guidelines in the assessment of sediment PAH contamination. Chapter 14, Pages 260-274 in R.L. Lipnick, R.P. Mason, M.L. Phillips and C.U. Pittman, editors. Chemicals in the Environment: Fate, Impacts, and Remediation. American Chemical Society Symposium Series 806, Oxford University Press.
- Ozretich, R.J., S.P. Ferraro, J.O. Lamberson, and F.A. Cole. 2000.
A test of
polycyclic
aromatic hydrocarbon model at the creosote-contaminated site,
Elliott Bay, Washington, USA. Envir. Toxicol. Chem. 19(9)2378-2389. - Boese, B. L., R.J. Ozretich, J.O. Lamberson, R.C. Swartz, F.A. Cole,
J. Pelletier, and J. Jones. 1999. Toxicity and phototoxicity of mixtures
of highly lipophilic PAH compounds in marine sediment: can the
model be extrapolated?
Arch. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 36:270-280. - Young, D.R., R.J. Ozretich, F. A. Roberts, O.A. Brinken, and I.N. Taganov. 1999. Evaluation of polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) contamination of Lake Baikal and Angara River surface waters. Journal of the Russian Academy of Science, Russian Geographical Society 131(1)65-69.
- Ozretich, R.J., and D.W. Schults. 1998. A comparison of interstitial water isolation methods demonstrates centrifugation with aspiration yields reduced losses of organic constituents. Chemosphere 36:603-615.
- Ozretich, R.J., L.M. Smith, and F.A. Roberts. 1995. Reversed-phase separation of estuarine interstitial water fractions and the consequences of C18 retention of organic matter. Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 14:1261-1272.
- Swartz, R.C., D.W. Schults, R.J. Ozretich, J.O. Lamberson, F.A. Cole,
T.H. DeWitt, M.S. Redmond, and S.P. Ferraro. 1995.
: A model to predict
the toxicity of polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbon mixtures in field-collected
sediments. Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 14:1977-1987.
- Lee II, H., A. Lincoff, B.L. Boese, F.A. Cole, S.P. Ferraro, J.O. Lamberson, R.J. Ozretich, R.C. Randall, K.R. Rukavina, D.W. Schults, K.A. Sercu, D.T. Specht, R.C. Swartz, and D.R. Young. 1994. Ecological Risk Assessment of the Marine Sediments at the United Heckathorn Superfund Site. USEPA, ERL-N-269. Final Report to Region IX; Pacific Ecosystems Branch, ERL-N, USEPA, Newport, OR 97365. EPA-600/X-94/029.
- DeWitt, T.H., R.J. Ozretich, R.C. Swartz, J.O. Lamberson, D.W. Schults, G.R. Ditsworth, J.K.P. Jones, L. Hoselton, and L.W. Smith. 1992. The influence of organic matter quality on the toxicity and partitioning of sediment-associated fluoranthene. Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 11:197-208.
- Randall, R.C., H. Lee II, R.J. Ozretich, J.L. Lake, and R.J. Pruell. 1991. Evaluation of selected lipid methods for normalizing pollutant bioaccumulation. Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 10:1431-1436.
- Ozretich, R.J. and D.J. Baumgartner. 1990. The utility of buoyant plume models in predicting the initial dilution of drilling fluids. Ocean Processes in Marine Pollution 6:151-168.
- Ozretich, R.J., and W.P. Schroeder. 1986. Determination of selected neutral priority organic pollutants in marine sediment, tissue, and reference materials utilizing bonded-phase sorbents. Analytical Chemistry 58:2041-2048.
- Ozretich, R.J., R. Randall, B. Boese, W. Schroeder, and J. Smith. 1983. Acute toxicity of butylbenzyl phthalate to shiner perch (Cymatogaster aggregata). Arch. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 12:655-660.
- Ozretich, R.J. 1981. Increased oxygen demand and microbial biomass. Marine Mining 3:108-119.