Air Pollution [specifically, Airborne Particulate Matter (PM), and Inhaled PM]
Inhalation Toxicology
Environmental exposures and Pediatric Asthma
Urban Geochemistry and Health [sampling, analysis and mapping of metal contamination of yard soils and indoor dusts and assessing the relationionship with pediatric health (e.g., using IEUBK and ICRP models to predict pediatric blood Pb levels).
Remediation of Pb Contaminated Soils [in situ conversion of biosoluble soil Pb to the biopsersistant Pb mineral pyromorphite by applying Apatite II amendments]
Indoor Environmental Quality [modeling fate and transport of particulate pollutants in the indoor environment]
Risk Assessment and Probabilistic Risk Assessment
Bioavailability of Metals in the Environment [specifically, in vitro physiologically based GI extraction assays, and in vitro analysis using simulated lung fluids]
ANALYTICAL EXPERTISE
Computer Controlled Scanning Electron Microscopy (CCSEM) [applied to the analysis of particulate matter in air, dust, water, soils, and sediments]
Sampling and Analysis of Hazardous Environmental Agents [e.g., heavy metals, allergens, and gases]
Griffith, D.A., D.L. Johnson., and A. Hunt [2008] The geographic distribution of metals in urban soils: the case of Syracuse, NYGeoJournal online, 10.1007/s10708-008-9233-x
2008
Johnson, D.L., A. Hunt, D.A. Griffith, J.M. Hager, J. Brooks, H. StellaLevinsohn, A. Lanciki, R. Lucci, D. Prokhorova, and S.L. Blount [2008] Spatial patterns of non-carpeted floor dust loading in Syracuse, New York (USA) homes. Env. Geochem. Health, online, 10.1007/s10653-008-9175-8;
2008
Hunt, A., D.L. Johnson, and D.A. Griffith [2008] Risk remaining from fine particle contaminants after vacuum cleaning of hard floor surfaces. Env. Geochem. Health, 30 (6), 597-611.
2008
Naqvi, A.H., A. Hunt, B.R. Burnett and J.L. Abraham [2008] Pathologic Spectrum and Lung Dust Burden in Giant Cell Interstitial Pneumonia (Hard Metal Disease, Cobalt Pneumonitis): Review of 100 Cases. Archiv. Env. Occup. Health, 63(2), 51-70.
2007
Griffith, D.A., M. Millones M. Vincent, D.L. Johnson, and A. Hunt[2007]Impact of positional error: on Spatial Regression Analysis: A Case Study of Address Locations in Syracuse, New York, NY.Transactions in GIS,11(5): 655â€"679.
Presentations and Projects
INIVTED PRESENTATIONS AT INTERNATIONAL MEETINGS
Temporal Changes in Elevated Childhood
Blood Lead Levels in the 1990’s in Syracuse, NY. Presented
at the Centennial Meeting of the Association of American Geographers,
Philadelphia, PA (2003).
SEM/EDX Based Differential Individual
Particle Analysis of Weak Acid Soluble Lead Phases in Mine Waste Soils.Presented at the Geological Society of
America Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA (1994).
The Classification of Pb-Bearing
Particles by Automated Scanning Electron Microscopy and Energy Dispersive X-ray
Spectroscopy. Presented at the US EPA meeting “Lead in Soilâ€, Chapel Hill, NC (1988).
Atmospheric Magnetic Particles. Presented
at the Geological Society Review Seminar on Environmental
Magnetism, London, England (1986).
Atmospheric Magnetic Particles and their
Fate in Ombrotrophic Peat.
Paper presented at the Royal Astronomical Society sponsored meeting on Environmental Magnetism, London, England
(1985).
PLATFORM PRESENTATIONS AT INTERNATIONAL MEETINGS
Risk Remaining From Fine Particle
Contaminants after Vacuum Cleaning Of Hard Floor Surfaces. Paper
presented at the International Conference
on Urban Environmental Contamination and Health: The Aftermath of Hurricane
Katrina, New Orleans, LA (2007).
Apportioning the Sources of Particulate
Lead in Floor Dust in the Vicinity of Friction Surfaces.
Paper presented at the 6th International Symposium on Environmental
Geochemistry, Edinburgh, Scotland, September (2003).
Spatio-Temporal Variations in Pediatric
Blood Lead Levels in Syracuse, NY.Paper presented at the 1st Asia Pacific
Symposium on environmental Geochemistry, Hong Kong, China (1998).
Source Attribution of Lead Particles in
Pre- and Post- Lead Paint Abatement Interior Dusts.
Paper presented at the 4th International Symposium on Environmental
Geochemistry, Vail, CO (1997).
Speciation of Lead in Urban Soils by
Computer Assisted SEM/EDX Method Development and Early Results.
Paper presented at the American Society for Testing and Materials Conference on
lead in paint, soil and dust,
Boulder, CO (1993).
The Application of Automated SEM/EDX
Analysis to Environmental Lead Source Attribution with Special Reference to
Indoor Dust. Paper presented at the Association of Clinical
Scientists 99th Meeting, Frontiers in Clinical Science, Syracuse NY (1992).
A Microscopy-Based Apportionment of Pb
Source Contributions to House Dust Paper presented at the International Conference on Metals in Soils,
Waters, Plants and Animals, Orlando, FL (1990).
A General Purpose Scheme for Classifying
Lead-Bearing Particles by SEM/EDX. Paper presented at the
International Conference on Indoor and
Ambient Air Quality, London UK (1988).
Magnetic Measurements and Atmospheric Particulates of
Anthropogenic Origin. Paper presented at the
International Conference on Highway
Pollution, Middlesex, England (1984).
INVITED SEMINARS, LECTURES, AND PRESENTATIONS AT NATIONAL MEETINGS
Availability of Metals in Soil. Presented
at e-hormone 2008: “Environmental
Signaling in Urban Ecosystems,†New Orleans, LA (2008).
Identification and Levels of Endotoxin in
Indoor Dust in Residences of a Birth Cohort at Risk for Asthma Development.
Presented at the Environmental Quality
Systems Symposium, Syracuse, NY (2003).
Exposure to Indoor Particulate Matter
(PM) and Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS) During the First Year of Life for a
Birth Cohort at Risk for Asthma Development. Presented
at the Environmental Quality Systems
Symposium, Syracuse, NY (2003).
AUDIT Project Assessment of
Urban Dwellings for Indoor Toxics. Presented at the Environmental Quality Systems Symposium,
Syracuse, NY (2002).
Research Study of Urban Indoor
Environments to Identify Triggers for Infant Asthma.
Presented at the Annual Workshop of the
CNY Chapter, Air and Waste Management Association, Syracuse, NY (2002).
Analysis of retained fine particles in
the lungs of London residents who expired at the time of the Great Smog of
1952. Presented at the Conference on Environmental Monitoring, Evaluation, and Protection in New York:
Linking Science to Policy, Albany, NY (2001)
Methods of Measuring Indoor Air
Contaminants. Presented at the Syracuse University Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) Seminar,
Syracuse, NY (2001).
The Negative Health Effects Associated
with Lead Exposure. Presented at the Professional Asbestos Contractors of New York Lead Conference,
Verona NY (2001).
Particulate Pb Source Tracing by CCSEM
and Lead Isotopic Ratio Signatures Presented at the Second Syracuse Lead Conference,
Syracuse, NY (1999).
Health Effects of Ultrafine Particle
Inhalation.Presented
atthe Workshop on Children’s Environmental Health Issues, SUNY College of
Environmental Science and Forestry, Syracuse,
NY (1998).
SEM/EDX -Based Differential Individual
Particle Analysis of Weak Acid Soluble Lead Phases In Mine Waste Contaminated
Soils. Presented at the First
Syracuse Regional Lead Conference, Syracuse, NY (1997).
Lead Particles in Floor-Dust Before and
After A Lead-Paint Abatement Operation. Presented at the First Syracuse Regional Lead Conference,
Syracuse, NY (1997).
Lead and Other Metals in Children's
Play-Kit and Craft Items Composed of Vinyl and Leather.
Presented at the First Syracuse Regional
Lead Conference, Syracuse, NY (1997).
Lead Particles on Children’s Hands.
Presented at the FirstSyracuse Regional Lead Conference,
Syracuse, NY (1997).
Lead Everywhere? Locational Aspects of
Childhood Lead Exposure. Presented at Syracuse University
Geography Department Colloquium, Syracuse, NY (1995).
Lead Speciation in Soils Contaminated by
Lead Mining and Smelting. Presented at the SUNY College of
Environmental Science and Forestry Department of Chemistry Faculty Seminar
Series, Syracuse, NY (1994).
SEM Based Differential Individual
Particle Analysis of Environmental Lead. Presented at the First Syracuse Microscopy Colloquium,
Syracuse, NY (1993).
FIRST AUTHOR POSTER PRESENTATIONS AT INTERNATIONAL MEETINGS
Airborne Particulate Matter (PM) Levels in Inner-City Homes of Infants at Risk for Asthma Development. Presented at the 100th International Conference of the American Thoracic Society (ATS), San Diego, CA (2005).
Lead Contributions to Urban Soil and Dust from Window friction Surfaces. Presented at the 6th International Symposium on Environmental Geochemistry, Edinburgh, Scotland, September (2003).
Levels of Household Particulate Matter (PM) and Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS) in the First Year of Life in a Cohort at Risk for Asthma. Presented at the 99th International Conference of the American Thoracic Society (ATS), Seattle, WA (2003).
Histo-compartmental analysis of retained fine particles in the lungs of London residents who expired at the time of the Great Smog of 1952.Presented at Inhaled Particles IX, BOHS Cambridge, UK (2001).
Fine Particulate Metals Inhaled at the Time of the London Smog of 1952: Clues from Lung Tissue Compartmental. Presented at the 97th International Conference of the American Thoracic Society (ATS), San Francisco, CA (2001).
Lung Pathology and Mineralogy Associated with High Pulmonary Burden of Metal particles: Fe, Ti, Al, and Cr in a Pneumoconiosis Database. Presented at the British Occupational Hygiene Society (BOHS) Inhaled Particles VIII, Cambridge, UK (1996).
Solubility of Lead-Bearing Particles in Soils from an Old Lead Mining District. Presented at the Society for Environmental Geochemistry and Health Conference on Lead and Arsenic Exposure in the Rocky Mountains, Salt Lake City, UT (1994).
Determining the Sources of Lead in House Dust: A Particle Class Balance Receptor Model Approach Presented at the International Conference on Heavy Metals in the Environment, Geneva, Switzerland (1989).
Affiliations
American Thoracic Society
Sigma Xi.
Society for Environmental Geochemistry and Health
Appointments
Duration
Rank
Department / School
College / Office
University / Company
2008-present
Assistant Professor
Earth and Environmental Sciences
College of Science
University of Texas at Arlington
1998-present
Adjunct Associate Professor
Environmental Studies
State University of New York, College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Syracuse, NY
2004-2008
Company President
Upstate New York Specialist Environmental Consulting, Baldwiinsville, NY
1998-2004
Research Associate Professor
Department of Pathology
College of Medicine
State University of New York, Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY
1998-2004
Associate Director, Environmental and Occupational Pathology
Department of Pathology
College of Medicne
State University of New York, Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY
1995-1998
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Environmental Sudies
State University of New York, College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Syracuse, NY
1990-1998
Research Assistant Professor
Department of Pathology
College of Medicine
State University of New York, Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY
1986-1990
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Department of Geology, Royal School of Mines
College of Science
Imperial College of Science Technology and Medicine, University of London, UK
Synergistic Activities
HONORS AND AWARDS
Elected President of the Society for Environmental Geochemistry and Health 2005-2007
Elected Vice President of the Society for Environmental Geochemistry and Health 2003-2005
American Lung Association Award for Research, March 2001
American Lung AssociationClinical Investigator Award CG-016-N, 1999
ACADEMIC CONSULTANT FOR
U.K. Department of the Environment, London, U.K.1990-1994
Health Effects Institute, Boston, MA. 2004
TechLaw, Chantilly, VA 2007- 2008
Lead Scientist, New Orleans PAYDIRT Project 2008-
EDITORIAL ASSIGNMENTS
Editor, editorial board of the Journal Environmental Geochemistry and Health 2004-
EBSCO Publishing, Ipswich, MA [2007-]
Consulting Medical Editor
Medical Editor
Guest Editor, Special Issue of the Journal Environmental Geochemistry and Health, "Urban Contamination and Health," 2008, 30 (6), 489-646. Editorial p. 289.
Editor, Official American Thoracic Society Statement On Health Effects of Tremolite, 2008
COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
Co-Chair Society for Environmental Geochemistry and Health (SEGH) ICARUS ("Issues of Contamination Assessment and Remediation of Urban Soils" in New Orleans, Louisiana) Task Force [2008-].
Executive Committee, Society for Environmental Geochemistry and Health (SEGH) [2000-].
Co-leader Built Environmental Systems, New York Environmental Quality Systems - Star Center [2001-03].
This course will set forth the human health risk assessment process, clarifying the methodologies and guidelines that should be used in conducting human health risk assessments.A complete risk assessment will be conducted by each student throughout the semester to be completed by the end of the semester. The Integrated Exposure Uptake Biokinetic Model for Lead in Children (IEUBK) will be dicussed.. Also, the basics of probabilistic risk assessment will be covered in 2 sessions.
CLASSES
Session 1Course requirements and expectations - Assignment of material to obtain
Session 2Assignment of Project – Introduction to Risk Assessment – Rags 1a Chapters 1-3
Session 3Site History & Investigation; Data Collection – Rags 1a Chapter 4
Session 4Determining Contaminants of Concern; Data Evaluation – Rags 1a Chapter 5
This course is an introductory course on how human activity affects the global environment and how global environmental changes subsequently effect human health.The first part of the course will review the effects of the world population on the environment. The second part of the course will address the role of human activities in creating a toxic environment and resulting adverse health effects. The third part of the course will assess the impact on human health of our degraded environment caused by human activities.
COURSE TOPICS:
People progress & nature and impact on human health
The toxic environment
Environmental degradation}
Required Textbook:
"OUR GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT: A Health Perspective" by Anne Nadakavukaren, 6th Edition, 2006, Waveland Press, long Grove, IL.
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Contact Information Geosciences Building, #233a Phone: 272 0437 Email: hunt@uta.edu
Black & Veatch Special Projects Corp. [2003]
Review of Apportionment Study of Lead in Soil at the Omaha, Nebraska ASARCO
facility.
Geo-Centers Inc. [2003-2006] Review of Test
Plan to Assess the Bio-solubility of Tungsten Alloyed Particulate Matter from
Inside Armored Vehicles.
Health Effects Institute [2004] Review of clinical
research at the University of Leicester Medical School, UK, focused on
exogenous material in alveolar macrophages as a biomarker of toxic inhalation
exposure
CONFERENCE AND CONFERENCE SESSION CHAIRMAN
Conference Chairman for four academic conferences.
Urban Environmental Contamination and Health under the Microscope: The Aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, International House Conference Facility, New Orleans, LA, 2007 [85 Attendees (3½-day attendance)].
Second Syracuse Lead Conference, Hotel Syracuse, Syracuse, NY, 1999 [190 Attendees (2-day attendance)].
First Syracuse Lead Conference, Hotel Syracuse, Syracuse, NY. 1997 [200 Attendees (1-day attendance)].
Applications of Environmental Magnetic Measurements Colloquium, Liverpool University, Liverpool, UK. 1984 [50 Attendees (1-day attendance)].
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