Environmental & Molecular Toxicology

Dave Stone

Assistant Professor
Ph. D. 2001, Oregon State University
Dept: EMT (327 Weniger Hall)
Phone: 541-737-4433
Fax: 541-737-1097
Dave.Stone@oregonstate.edu

Research and Outreach Activities

My major research and outreach activities center around Extension Service as a toxicologist to consult on pesticide and environmental toxicology, risk assessment and risk communication. I have specific interest in the human health effects associated with pesticide use, especially in the urban environment, methods to assess exposure to contaminants, and the communication of complex issues to the public. I direct the National Pesticide Information Center (NPIC), a cooperative agreement between Oregon State University and the USEPA. NPIC provides objective, science-based information on numerous pesticide-related issues to the public, government agencies and the medical community. For more information on this program, please visit our website at www.npic.orst.edu

Additional Interests Include:

• Occurrence, exposure and health effects of cyanobacteria toxins, especially microcystin and anatoxin-a.

• Bioaccumulation and human health risk of contaminants in fish and shellfish tissue.

• Health outcomes related to ambient particulate matter, especially in susceptible populations, such as asthmatics and individuals with respiratory disease.

RECENT PUBLICATIONS

Stone D, Sherman J, Hofeld E (2007). Arsenic in Oregon Community Water Systems: Demography Matters. Sci Total Environ. 382, 52-58.

Stone D and Bress W (2007). Addressing Public health risks for cyanobacteria in recreational freshwaters: the Oregon and Vermont framework. Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management 3, 137-143.

Stone D (2006). Polybrominated diphenyl ethers and polychlorinated biphenyls in different tissue types from chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha). Bull Environ Contam Toxicol. 76, 148-154.

Shuler C, Scott M, DeBess E and Stone D (2004). Retrospective case series of suspected intentional paraquat poisonings: diagnostic findings and risk factors for death. Vet Human Toxicol. 46, 313-314.

Stone D, Jepson P. and Laskowski R (2002). Trends in detoxification enzymes and heavy metal accumulation in ground beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae) inhabiting a gradient of pollution. Comp Biochem Physiol. C 132, 105-112.

Stone D.L., Jepson P, Kramarz P and Laskowski R (2001). Time to death response in carabid beetles exposed to multiple stressors along a gradient of heavy metal pollution. Environ Pollution 113, 239-244.

Stone D.L., Dickson K, Goven A and Cairns S (1997). Comparison of direct and indirect "panning" techniques for clarification of Cryptosporidium parvum from aqueous samples. Lett Appl Microbiol. 25, 415.