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Faith A. ColeEnvironmental ScientistPacific Coastal Ecology BranchVoice: 541-867-4023 |
Education:
- B.S., Oregon State University; Microbiology, 1968
- Post-graduate studies, Oregon State University
Previous Positions:
- 1970-1976: Microbiologist, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Newport OR
- 1969-1970: Biological Laboratory Technician, Department of the Interior, Federal Water Quality Administration, Pacific Northwest Water Laboratory
Research Interests and Skills:
- Effects of stressors on marine benthic ecosystems
- Optimal sampling design for environmental surveys
- Marine invertebrate taxonomy
Professional Societies:
- S. California Assn. of Marine Invertebrate Taxonomists
- Northern Assn. of Marine Invertebrate Taxonomists
Appointments / Honors:
- USEPA Scientific and Technological Achievement Awards, 1996, 1992, 1991, 1990, 1987
- USEPA Awards Board & The American Fisheries Society Science Achievement Award, Biology/Ecology, 1995
Selected Publications:
- Boese, B.L., R.J. Ozretich, J.O. Lamberson, F.A. Cole, and R.C. Swartz. 2000. Phototoxic evaluation of marine sediments collected from a PAH contaminated site. Arch. of Envir. Contam. Tox. 38:274-282.
- Cole, F.A., B.L. Boese, R.C. Swartz, J.O. Lamberson, and T.H. DeWitt. 2000. Effects of storage on the toxicity of sediments spiked with fluoranthene to the amphipod Rhepoxynius abronius. Environ. Toxicol. Chem.. 19(3):744-748.
- 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 ΣPAH model be extrapolated? Arch. of Envir. Contam. Tox. 36:270-280.
- Ferraro, S.P. and F.A. Cole. 1997. Effects of DDT sediment contamination on macrobenthic community structure and composition in San Francisco Bay. Marine Biology 130:323-334.
- Swartz, R.C., S.P. Ferraro, J.O. Lamberson, F.A. Cole, R.J. Ozretich, B.L. Boese, D.W. Schults, M. Behrenfeld, and G.T. Ankley. 1997. Photoactivation and toxicity of mixtures of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon compounds in marine sediment. Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 16(10):2151-2157.
- Schults, D.W., M. Behrenfeld, and G.T. Ankley. 1997. Photoactivation and toxicity of mixtures of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon compounds in marine sediment. Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 16:2151-2157.
- Ferraro, S.P., and F.A. Cole. 1995. Taxonomic level sufficient for assessing pollution impacts on the Southern California Bight -- macrobenthos revisited. Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 14:1031-1040.
- Ferraro, S.P., and F.A. Cole. 1992. Taxonomic level sufficient for assessing a moderate impact on macrobenthic communities in Puget Sound, Washington. Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 49:1184-1188.
- Ferraro, S.P., R.C. Swartz, F.A. Cole, and D.W. Schults. 1991. Temporal changes in the benthos along a pollution gradient: discriminating the effects of natural phenomena from sewage-industrial wastewater effects. Estuarine, Coastal & Shelf Science 33: 383-407.
- Ferraro, S.P., and F.A. Cole. 1990. Taxonomic level and sample size sufficient for assessing pollution impacts on the Southern California Bight macrobenthos Marine Ecology Progress Series, 67: 251-262.
- Ferraro, S.P., F.A. Cole, W.A. Deben, and R.C. Swartz. 1989. Power-cost efficiency of eight macrobenthic sampling schemes in Puget Sound, Washington, USA. Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 46:2157-2165.
- Robinson, A.M., J.O. Lamberson, F.A. Cole, and R.C. Swartz. 1988. Effects of culture conditions on the sensitivity of a phoxocephalid amphipod, Rhepoxynius abronius, to cadmium in sediment. Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 7:953-959.
- Swartz, R.C., F.A. Cole, D.W. Schults, and W.A. Deben. 1986. Ecological changes in the Southern California Bight near a large sewage outfall: Benthic conditions in 1980 and 1983. Marine Ecology Progress Series 31:1-13.
- Swartz, R.C., D.W. Schults, G.R. Ditsworth, W.A. DeBen and F.A. Cole.1981. Sediment toxicity, contamination, and benthic community structure near ocean disposal sites. Estuaries 4:258.
- Swartz, R.C., W.A. Deben, and F.A. Cole. 1979. A bioassay for the toxicity of sediment to marine macrobenthos. Water Pollution Control Federation 51:944-950.