David R. Ownby

Department of Chemistry

Environmental Science and Studies Program

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PUBLICATIONS


Brown, M.*, E. Dobbs*, J.W. Snodgrass, D.R. Ownby. 2012. Ameliorative effects of sodium chloride on acute copper toxicity among Cope’s Gray Tree Frog (Hyla chrysoscelis) and Green Frog (Rana clamitans) embryos. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. 31(4):836-842.

Dobbs, E.*, M. Brown*, J.W. Snodgrass, D.R. Ownby. 2012. Dependence of salt toxicity to Cope’s Gray Treefrog (Hyla chrysoscelis) on water depth. Herpetologica. 68(1):22-30.

Gallagher, M.T., J.W. Snodgrass, D.R. Ownby, A.B. Brand, R.E. Casey, S.M. Lev. 2011. Watershed-scale analysis of pollutant distribution in stormwater management ponds. Urban Ecosystems. 14(3):469-484.

Zhou, D-M., L-Z. Li, W.J.G.M. Peijnenburg, D.R. Ownby, A.J. Hendriks, P. Wang, D-D. Li. 2011. A QICAR approach for quantifying binding constants for metal-ligand complexes. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 74(2011):1036-1042.

Rodgers, D.W., S.M. Lev, J.W. Snodgrass, D.R. Ownby, L.M. Prince*, R.E. Casey. 2011. Application of a stable isotope tracer to estimate the soil Zn pool available to Lumbricus terrestris (L.) across a salinization gradient. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. 30(3):607-615.

Gray, E.P.*, S. Nunziata*, J.W. Snodgrass, D.R. Ownby, J.E. Havel. 2010. Predation on Green Frog eggs (Rana clamitans) by Ostracoda. Copeia. 2010(3):452-456.

Lev, S.M., N. Matthies*, J.W. Snodgrass, R.E. Casey, D.R. Ownby. 2010. Effects of zinc exposure on Lumbricus terrestris in an artificial soil. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. 84:687-691.

Paul, J.C., P.A. Steinbach, D.R. Ownby. 2008. Distribution of mercury in a Gulf Coast lignite mine. Energy and Fuels. 22(6):3949-3954.

Ownby, D.R., K.A. Galvan*, M.J. Lydy. 2005. Earthworm bioassay evaluation of four potential phosphorus amendments for the remediation of metal-contaminated soils. Environmental Pollution. 136:315-321.

Belden, J.B., D.R. Ownby, G.R. Lotufo, M.J. Lydy. 2005. Accumulation of trinitrotoluene (TNT) in aquatic organisms: Part 2. Bioconcentration in aquatic invertebrates and potential for trophic transfer to channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus). Chemosphere. 58(9):1161-1168.

Ownby, D.R., J.B. Belden, G.R. Lotufo, M.J. Lydy. 2005. Accumulation of trinitrotoluene (TNT) in aquatic organisms: Part 1. Bioconcentration and distribution in channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus). Chemosphere. 58(9):1153-1159.

Ownby, D.R., Trimble, T.A.*, K.A. Cole, M.J. Lydy. 2004. Pesticide residues in water, sediment, and fish at the Sparta, IL National Guard Armory. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. 73:802-809.

Ownby, D.R. and M.C. Newman. 2003. Advances in quantitative ion character-activity relationships (QICARs): Using metal-ligand binding characteristics to predict metal toxicity. QSAR & Combinatorial Science 22(2):241-246.

Mulvey, M., M.C. Newman, W.K. Vogelbein, M.A. Unger, D.R. Ownby. 2003. Genetic structure and mtDNA diversity of Fundulus heteroclitus populations from polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon-contaminated sites. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 22(3):671-677.

Ownby, D.R., M.C. Newman, M. Mulvey, W.K. Vogelbein, M.A. Unger, L.F. Arzayus. 2002. Fish (Fundulus heteroclitus) populations with different exposure histories differ in tolerance of creosote-contaminated sediments. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 21(9):1897-1902.

Ownby, D.R., T.W. La Point, G.P. Cobb. 2001. Silver size fractionation in aqueous toxicity test solutions. Toxicological and Environmental Chemistry 81:29-41.

Newman, M.C., D.R. Ownby, L.C.A. Mezin, D.C. Powell, T.R.L. Christensen, S.B. Lerberg, B.A. Anderson. 2000. Applying species sensitivity distributions in ecological risk assessment: Assumptions of distribution type and sufficient numbers of species. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 19(2):508-515.

Karen, D.J., D.R. Ownby, B.L. Forsythe, T.P. Bills, T.W. La Point, G. P. Cobb, S.J. Klaine. 1999. Influence of water quality on silver toxicity to rainbow trout (O. mykiss), fathead minnows (P. promelas), and the waterflea (D. magna). Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 18(1):63-70.

Contact Information:

David R. Ownby
Department of Chemistry
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Towson University
Towson, MD 21252-0001

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Phone: 410 704-2946
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E-mail:downby@towson.edu