JOHN E. WEINSTEIN

Personal Information

Date of Birth: 27 October 1964

Place of Birth: Red Bank, New Jersey

Citizenship: U.S.

Office Address

Department of Biology

The Citadel

Charleston, SC 29409

tel: (843) 953-7796

fax: (843) 953-7264

email:

Education

Ph.D. Biology, University of South Carolina, 1994

M.S. Biology, East Carolina University, 1991

B.A. Biology, summa cum laude, Rutgers University, 1987

Professional Experience

2000 – presentAssistant Professor, Department of Biology, The Citadel, Charleston, SC.

1998 – 2000Assistant Professor, Department of Biological & Earth Sciences, Texas A&M University- Commerce, Commerce, TX.

1997 – 1998Assistant Professor (Visiting), Department of Biological Sciences, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI.

1995 – 1997Postdoctoral Research Scholar, Department of Zoology, Miami University, Oxford, OH.

1995Research Assistant Professor, Baruch Institute, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC.

1987 – 1988Bioassay Laboratory Technician, IT Corporation, Edison, NJ.

TEACHING

2000 – present Department of Biology, The Citadel, Charleston, SC. I have taught the following undergraduate courses: Human Anatomy, lecture and laboratory; Human Physiology, lecture and laboratory; Animal Physiology, lecture and laboratory; and General Biology I/II, lectures. I have also developed the following courses at The Citadel: Human Anatomy & Physiology I/II, lectures and laboratories (beginning in the Fall 2003). I will develop a new course in Toxicology, lecture and laboratory, beginning in Spring 2005. At the graduate level, I have taught Aquatic Toxicology, lecture and laboratory, and General Physiology, lecture.

1998 – 2000Department of Biological and Earth Sciences, Texas A&M University – Commerce, Commerce, TX. I taught undergraduate lecture courses in General Physiology, Human Biology: Structure and Function, Human Anatomy & Physiology I/II, Marine Biology, and Introduction to Environmental Science. At both the undergraduate and graduate levels, I taught lecture courses in Environmental Biology and Toxicology, which involved the use of distance education technology.

1997 – 1998 Department of Biological Sciences, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI. I taught lecture courses in Human Physiology, Toxicology, and Pollution Biology.

1997Department of Zoology, Miami University, Oxford, OH. I taught a lecture course in Introduction to Environmental Science.

Mentoring of Undergraduate and Graduate Research

2004Keane Phillips, Influence of MAA on PAH phototoxicity in grass shrimp larvae.

Amy Filipowicz (CofC graduate student), Trophic transfer of PAH from worms to shrimp.

Alan Flemming (CofC graduate student), Influence of reconstructed wetlands on PAH levels in stormwater.

2003Keane Phillips,Development of a sediment toxicity test for the larval grass shrimp.

David DeLoach, Comparison of the toxic effects of dichlorvos on shrimp and clams.

Katrina Villiard, Resistance to PAH phototoxicity in grass shrimp populations.

2002Luke Baxley,Effect of salinity on PAH phototoxicity to shrimp and worms.

2002 – presentMajbritt Bolton-Warberg (CofC graduate student), Acute and chronic toxicity of dichlorvos to grass shrimp and oysters.

2001Davis Reames, Effect of salinity variation on PAH phototoxicity to fish.

2000 – 2001Waylan Metts (TAMU-C graduate student), Kinetics of anthracene in glochidia.

1999 – 2000Kevin Polk (TAMU-C graduate student), Phototoxicity of anthracene and pyrene to mussel glochidia.

Faculty Development Activities

2004 Attendance at the National Association of Advisors for the Health Professions meeting. Washington, D.C.

2004 Attendance at “Fostering Critical Thinking and Mature Valuing across the Curriculum”. Facilitated by Dr. Craig E. Nelson. Sponsored by CAC and CASTLE. The Citadel.

2004Attendance at the Physiology Teaching Conference. University of South Carolina, School of Medicine, Columbia, SC.

2003Attendance at the Third Annual Lowcountry Conference on Teaching and Learning in Higher Education. The Citadel.

2003Attendance at “The Nuts and Bolts of Classroom Management: How to Teach Like a Pro.” Facilitated by Dr. Delany Kirk. NSF Short Courses for College Teachers. University of Washington, Seattle, WA.

2002Participation at the Second Annual Charleston Connections: Innovations in Higher Education Conference. Charleston, SC.

2002Attendance at the Physiology Teaching Conference. University of South Carolina, School of Medicine. Columbia, SC.

2001Attendance at “Physiology for Physiology and Biology Teachers”. Facilitated by Drs. Harold Modell and Mary Pat Wenderoth. NSF Short Courses for College Teachers. University of Washington, Seattle, WA.

2001Attendance at the “Interface of Scholarship and Teaching at The Citadel.” Sponsored by CASTLE. The Citadel.

2001Attendance at the First Annual Charleston Connections: Innovations in Higher Education Conference. Sponsored by CASTLE. The Citadel

2001Attendance at the 20th Annual Wildacres Retreat, “Assessing Writing: From the Inside Out”, Sponsored by the University Writing Programs with the Blumenthal Foundation, University of North Carolina-Charlotte.

2001Attendance at the Physiology Teaching Conference. University of South Carolina School of Medicine, Columbia, SC

SCHOLARSHIP

2000 – present Department of Biology, The Citadel, Charleston, SC. Currently, I have two areas of research interest. My main interest has been to develop a risk assessment for polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) to common salt marsh animals, including shrimp and worms. An emerging area of interest involves assessing the hazard associated with mosquito control agents on the health of salt marsh animals.

1998 – 2000Department of Biological and Earth Sciences, Texas A&M University – Commerce, Commerce, TX. My primary research objective was to assess the hazard of PAH to freshwater mussels and clams. This included a study of the kinetics of PAH uptake and depuration in these animals.

Peer-Reviewed Publications (* indicates work published while at The Citadel)

1*.Weinstein, J.E. 2003. Influence of salinity on the bioaccumulation and photoinduced toxicity of

fluoranthene to an estuarine shrimp and oligochaete. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry.22:2932-2939.
2*.Weinstein, J.E. and D.M. Sanger. 2003. Comparative tolerance of two estuarine annelids to fluoranthene under normoxic and moderately hypoxic conditions. Marine Environmental Research. 56:637-648.
3*. Weinstein, J.E, D.M. Sanger, and A.F. Holland. 2003. Bioaccumulation and toxicity of fluoranthene in the estuarine oligochaete Monopylephorus rubroniveus. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 55:278-286.
4*.Weinstein, J.E. 2002. Photoperiod effects on the UV-induced toxicity of fluoranthene to

freshwater mussel glochidia: Absence of repair during dark periods. Aquatic Toxicology. 59:153-161.

5*.Weinstein, J.E. and K.D. Polk. 2001. Phototoxicity of anthracene and pyrene to glochidia of the freshwater mussel Utterbackia imbecillis. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. 20:2021-2028.

6*. Weinstein, J.E. 2001. Characterization of the acute toxicity of photoactivated fluoranthene to glochidia of the freshwater mussel, Utterbackia imbecillis. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. 20:412-419.

  1. Weinstein, J.E. and J.T. Oris. 1999. Humic acids reduce the bioaccumulation and phototoxicity of fluoranthene in fish. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. 18:2087-2094.
  1. Weinstein, J.E., J.T. Oris, and D.H. Taylor. 1997. An ultrastructural examination of the mode of UV-induced toxic action of fluoranthene in fathead minnows, Pimephales promelas. Aquatic Toxicology. 39:1-22.
  1. Weinstein, J.E. 1997. Fluoranthene-induced histological alterations in oysters, Crassostrea virginica: Seasonal field and laboratory studies. Marine Environmental Research. 43:201-218.
  1. Weinstein, J.E. 1996. Anthropogenic Impacts on Salt Marshes - A Review. In: Sustainable Development in the Southeastern Coastal Zone, edited by F.J. Vernberg, W.B. Vernberg, and T. Siewicki. The Belle W. Baruch Library in Marine Science, No. 20. University of South Carolina Press, Columbia, SC. pp. 135-170.
  1. Weinstein, J.E. 1995. Seasonal responses of the mixed-function oxygenase system in the American oyster, Crassostrea virginica, to urban-derived polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology. 112C:299-307.
  1. Weinstein, J.E. 1995. Fine structure of the digestive tubule in the Eastern oyster, Crassostrea virginica. Journal of Shellfish Research. 14:97-103.
  1. Weinstein, J.E., T.L. West, and J.T. Bray. 1992. Shell disease and metal content of blue crabs, Callinectes sapidus, from the Albemarle-Pamlico Estuarine System, North Carolina. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. 23:355-362.
  1. Gimperline, P.J., D. Miller, T.L. West, J.E. Weinstein, J.G. Hamilton, and J.T. Bray. 1992. Principal component analysis, trace metals, and blue crab shell disease. Analytical Chemistry. 64:523-52.

Conference Participation (* denotes presentation while at The Citadel, † indicates student participation)

1*. Weinstein, J.E. and S.A. Diamond. 2004. Quantifying ultraviolet irradiance in estuarine tidal creek habitats: Relevance to the assessment of PAH phototoxicity. Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 25th Annual Meeting, Portland, OR.

2*.Phillips, A.K.† and J.E. Weinstein. 2004. Phototoxicity of sediment-associated fluoranthene to the larval grass shrimp, Palaemonetes pugio. South Carolina Academy of Science. 2004 Annual Meeting, Charleston, SC.

3*.DeLoach, D.M.† and J.E. Weinstein. 2004. Comparison of the toxic effects of the organophosphate dichlorvos on grass shrimp (Palaemonetes pugio) and hard clams (Mercenaria mercenaria). South Carolina Academy of Science. 2004 Annual Meeting, Charleston, SC.

4*.Phillips, A.K.† and J.E. Weinstein. 2004. Development of a 7-day static renewal sediment toxicity test for the larval grass shrimp, Palaemonetes pugio: Laboratory and field validation. Third Annual Citadel Undergraduate Research Conference.

5*.DeLoach, D.M.† and J.E. Weinstein. 2004. Comparison of the toxic effects of the organophosphate dichlorvos on grass shrimp (Palaemonetes pugio) and hard clams (Mercenaria mercenaria). Third Annual Citadel Undergraduate Research Conference.

6*. Filipowicz, A.B†, J.E. Weinstein, and D.M. Sanger. 2004. Bioaccumulation of a PAH in an estuarine oligochaete: Potential for trophic transfer. Southeastern Estuarine Research Society, Ft. Pierce, FL.

7*.Filipowicz, A.B.†, J.E. Weinstein, and D.M. Sanger. 2004. Bioaccumulation of a PAH in the estuarine oligochaete, Monopylephorus rubroniveus:The Potential for trophic transfer. American Society of Limnology and Oceanography. Savannah, GA.

8*.Coen, L.D., A.O. Hollis, M.S. Hodges, and J.E. Weinstein. 2004. Toward more environmentally-friendly BMPs for intertidal oyster restoration: An experimental study evaluating stabilizing mesh and related approaches. International Triennial Meeting of the World Aquaculture Society. Honolulu, HI.

9*.Weinstein, J.E. and L.D. Baxley†. 2003. Effect of salinity on PAH bioaccumulation and phototoxicity in an estuarine shrimp and oligochaete. Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 24th Annual Meeting, Austin, TX.

10*.Sanger, D.M. and J.E. Weinstein. 2003. Combined effects of lowered oxygen and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon exposure on two common annelids of South Carolina coastal estuaries. Estuarine Research Federation. 17th Biennial Meeting, Seattle, WA.

11*.Weinstein, J.E., D.M. Sanger, and A.F. Holland. 2003. Toxicity of PAH to the Estuarine Oligochaete Monopylephorus rubroniveus: A “Tail” of Two Tolerances. Carolinas Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry Annual Meeting, Charleston, SC.

12*.Weinstein, J.E. 2002. Photoperiod Effects on the UV-induced toxicity of PAH to freshwater mussel glochidia. Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 23rd Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT.

13*.Sanger, D.M. and J.E. Weinstein. 2002. Phototoxicity of fluoranthene to an estuarine tubificid oligochaete, Monopylephorus rubroniveus, in water-only and sediment exposures. Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 23rd Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT.

14*.Weinstein, J.E. 2002. Ultraviolet light enhances the toxicity of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons to glochidia of the paper pondshell, Utterbackia imbecillis. American Malacological Society, 68th Annual Meeting, Charleston, SC.

15*.Weinstein, J.E. 2002. Using a general models approach to teach physiology. Charleston Connections Conference. Innovations in Higher Education. May, 2002. Charleston, SC.

16*.Weinstein, J.E. and K.D. Polk.† 2001. Relative phototoxic potency of three PAHs to glochidia of freshwater mussels. Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 22nd Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD.

17*.Weinstein, J.E. 2000. Characterization of the acute toxicity of phototoxic fluoranthene to glochidia of the freshwater mussel, Utterbackia imbecillis. Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 21st Annual Meeting, Nashville, TN.

  1. Weinstein, J.E. 2000. Characterization of the phototoxic potential of fluoranthene to glochidia of the freshwater mussel, Utterbackia imbecillis. Texas Academy of Science, 103rd Annual Meeting. Kingsville, TX.
  1. Weinstein, J.E. and J.T. Oris. 1999. Humic acids reduce the bioaccumulation and phototoxicity of PAH in fish. Texas Academy of Science, 102nd Annual Meeting. Sequin, TX.
  1. Oris, J.T., A.C. Hatch, J.E. Weinstein, R.H. Findlay, S.A. Diamond, G.A. Burton, and B. Allen. 1998. Modeling site-specific phototoxicity of PAH in natural waters: Case study of Lake Tahoe, California/Nevada, USA. Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 19th Annual Meeting, Charlotte, NC.
  1. Oris, J.T., A.C. Hatch, J.E. Weinstein, R.H. Findlay, P.J. McGinn, S.A. Diamond, R. Garrett, W. Jackson, G.A. Burton, and B. Allen. 1998. Toxicity of ambient levels of motorized watercraft emissions to fish and zooplankton in Lake Tahoe, California/Nevada, USA. European Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 8th Annual Meeting, Bordeaux, France.
  1. Weinstein, J.E. and J.T. Oris. 1997. Humic acids reduce the bioaccumulation and phototoxicity of fluoranthene in fish. Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 18th Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA.
  1. Weinstein, J.E., J.T. Oris and D.H. Taylor. 1997. An ultrastructural examination of the mode of photo-induced toxic action of PAH in fish. ASTM Seventh Symposium on Environmental Toxicology and Risk Assessment, St. Louis, MO.
  1. Diamond, S.A., M. Barron, D. Cacela, E.E. Little, R.D. Hurtubise, J.T. Oris, and J.E. Weinstein. 1997. Considerations for the estimation and experimental reproduction of UV radiation dose in natural waters. ASTM Seventh Symposium on Environmental Toxicology and Risk Assessment, St. Louis, MO.
  1. Weinstein, J.E. 1996. Fluoranthene-induced histological alterations in oysters, Crassostrea virginica: Seasonal field and laboratory studies. Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 17th Annual Meeting, Washington, DC.
  1. Weinstein, J.E., J.T. Oris, and D.H. Taylor. 1996. Mode of photo-induced toxic action of PAH in fish. Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 17th Annual Meeting, Washington, DC.
  1. Oris, J.T., J.E. Weinstein, S.E. Walker, and J. Choi. 1996. Mode of photo-induced toxic action of PAH in vertebrates. ASTM Annual Meeting, Orlando FL.
  1. Weinstein, J.E. 1995. Histopathology in Crassostrea virginica as an indicator of stress in urbanized estuaries. Southeastern Estuarine Research Society, Marineland, FL.
  1. Weinstein, J.E. 1994. Seasonal responses of the mixed-function oxygenase (MFO) system in oysters, Crassostrea virginica, to urban-derived polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. Southeastern Estuarine Research Society, Wilmington, NC.
  2. Weinstein, J.E., T.L. West, and J.T. Bray. 1991. Metal content of healthy and diseased blue crabs, Callinectes sapidus, from the Albemarle-Pamlico Estuarine System. NC Society of Toxicologists. Annual Meeting. Raleigh, NC.

Grants and Awards

Grants Funded

2004The Citadel Foundation. Faculty Research Grant. Uptake and Depuration of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon from Sediment by the Estuarine Oligochaete Worm, Monopylephorus rubroniveus ($2,670 awarded).

2003S.C. Sea Grant Consortium (subcontract through the College of Charleston). Tidal Creek Water Quality, Freshwater Inflow, Materials Loading and Benthic Community Studies for the SC-GA LU-CES Program – Year 4 ($13,820 awarded to The Citadel).

2003 The Citadel Foundation. Presentation of Research Proposal. Travel to Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 24th Annual Meeting, Austin, TX for Poster Presentation ($1,758 awarded).

2003 The Citadel Foundation. Publication of Research – Request for Payment of Page Charges. “Influence of salinity on the bioaccumulation and photoinduced toxicity of fluoranthene to an estuarine shrimp and oligochaete” ($600 awarded).

2003 The Citadel Foundation. Faculty Development Grant. “The Nuts and Bolts of Classroom Management: How to Teach Like a Pro (NSF Short Courses for College Teachers)” ($974 awarded).

2003 The Citadel Foundation. Faculty Research Grant. “Toxicological Assessment of Charleston Stormwater Runoff to Larvae of the Grass Shrimp, Palaemonetes pugio” ($2,940 awarded)

2002 The Citadel Foundation. Presentation of Research Proposal. Travel to Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 23rd Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT for Platform Presentation ($1,275 awarded).

2002 S.C. Sea Grant Consortium. Impact of Mosquito Control Agents on Grass Shrimp, Palaemonetes spp., and Hard Clams, Mercenaria mercenaria: Preliminary Laboratory Assessment. Principle Investigators – J.E. Weinstein (The Citadel) and A.H. Ringwood (Department of Natural Resources) ($10,000 awarded).

2002 The Citadel Foundation. Faculty Research Grant. “Phototoxicity of Mosquito Control Agents on Grass shrimp, Palaemonetes spp., and Hard Clams, Mercenaria mercenaria ($2,730 awarded).

2001 The Citadel Foundation. Faculty Research Grant. “Effect of Salinity Variation on the Photoactivated Toxicity of Fluoranthene to the Larvae of the Tidewater Silverside, Menidia beryllina, the Oyster, Crassostrea virginica” ($2,900 awarded).

2001 The Citadel Foundation. Faculty Development Grant. “Physiology for Physiology and Biology Teachers (NSF Short Courses for College Teachers)” ($1,154 awarded).

2001 The Citadel Foundation. Publication of Research – Request for Payment of Page Charges. “Phototoxicity of anthracene and pyrene to glochidia of the freshwater mussel, Utterbackia imbecillis” ($600 awarded).

2001 The Citadel Foundation. Presentation of Research Proposal. Travel to Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 22nd Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD for Poster Presentation ($898 awarded).

2000 The Citadel Foundation. Faculty Research Grant. “Effect of Ultraviolet Light on Fluoranthene Toxicity in Oyster Early Life Stages” ($1,500 awarded).

2000 The Citadel Foundation. Publication of Research Proposal. Page Charges for “Characterization of the Acute Toxicity of Photoactivated Fluoranthene to Glochidia of the Freshwater Mussel, Utterbackia imbecillis” ($600 awarded).

2000 The Citadel Foundation. Presentation of Research Proposal. Travel to Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 21st Annual Meeting, Nashville, TN for Platform Presentation ($707 awarded).

1999 Texas A&M University – Commerce. Faculty Research Mini-Grant. “Effect of Varying UV Intensity on the Phototoxicity of Three Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Freshwater Mussel Glochidia” ($426 awarded).

1999 Texas A&M University – Commerce. Faculty Research Mini-Grant. “Characterization of the Response of Juvenile Freshwater Mussels to Phototoxic Fluoranthene at Varying Levels of UV Light” ($354 awarded).

1998 Texas A&M University – Commerce. Faculty Research Mini-Grant. “Assessment of the Effects of Phototoxic Polycylic Aromatic Hydrocarbons on the Early Life Stages of Freshwater Mussels” ($500 awarded).

1998 Texas A&M University – Commerce. Faculty Research Grant. "Assessment of the Effects of Phototoxic Fluoranthene and its Major Photomodification Product to the Early Life Stages of Freshwater Mussels" ($5,000 awarded).

1992 South Carolina Wildlife Federation. "The Molecular, Cellular, and Tissue Effects of Urban-derived Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in the American Oyster, Crassostrea virginica" ($1,000 awarded).

Proposals Submitted (not funded)

2003 S.C. Sea Grant Consortium. “Impact of Stormwater-Associated Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons on the Early Life Stages of Grass Shrimp, Palaemonetes pugio.” Principle Investigators – J.E. Weinstein and K.D. Crawford (The Citadel) (requested $92,054).

2001 S.C. Sea Grant Consortium. “Impact of Mosquito Control Agents on the Eastern Oyster, Crassostrea virginica, Grass Shrimp, Palaemonetes spp., and Hard Clams, Mercenaria mercenaria.” Principle Investigators – J.E. Weinstein (The Citadel), A.H. Ringwood, L. Coen, N. Hadley (Marine Resources Research Institute) (requested $244,348).

2001 S.C. Sea Grant Consortium. “Expression of Proteins in Grass Shrimp After Chronic Exposure to Polyaromatic Hydrocarbons.” Principle Investigators – P.S. Glas and J.E. Weinstein (The Citadel) (requested $77,885).

2001 U.S. Geological Survey. Competitive Grants Program. “Hazard Assessment of Photoactivated Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Urban Stormwater Runoff to Freshwater Mussels.” Principle Investigators – J.E. Weinstein (The Citadel) and T.A. Abrahamsen (USGS – Columbia, SC) (requested $207,332).

2001 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. EPA Star-LI Grant. “Biological Criteria of Reference Conditions for Assessing Organismal and Ecological Health Across Estuarine Strata.” Principle Investigators – A.H. Ringwood, D.M. Sanger, A. Lewitus (Marine Resources Research Institute), and J.E. Weinstein (The Citadel) (total requested $973,760, Citadel subcontract $52,000).

2000 U.S. Geological Survey. Competitive Grants Program. “Hazard Assessment of Phototoxic Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Urban Stormwater Runoff to Freshwater Mussels.” Principle Investigators – J.E. Weinstein (Texas A&M – Commerce) and H.C. McWreath (USGS – Fort Worth, TX) ($193,170 requested).

Note: This proposal was selected for funding by the review panel; however, the USGS Competitive Grants Office would not allow the funds to be transferred from Texas, where the proposal was originally submitted, to South Carolina.

1999 Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. Advanced Research Program. “Effect of Humic Acids and Particulate Inorganic Matter on PAH Phototoxicity in Freshwater Mussels.” Principle Investigator – J.E. Weinstein (Texas A&M – Commerce) ($77,365 requested).

1999 U.S. Geological Survey Competitive Grants Program. “Hazard Assessment of Phototoxic Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Urban Stormwater Runoff to Freshwater Mussels.” Principle Investigators – J.E. Weinstein (Texas A&M – Commerce) and H.C. McWreath (USGS – Fort Worth, TX). ($200,079 requested)

1998 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Office of Research and Development. “Assessment of the effects of phototoxic fluoranthene and its major photomodification product to the early life stages of freshwater mussels.” Principle Investigators – J.E. Weinstein (Texas A&M – Commerce) and J.C. Means (Western Michigan University) ($359,195 requested).