Dr. Robert Bringolf
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Contact Information
- Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources
- Athens, Georgia
- Room:3-408
- Phone:706.542.1477
- Fax:706.542.8356
- rbringolf@warnell.uga.edu
Education
Ph.D. Fisheries Biology and Toxicology, Iowa State University, 2002
M.S. Biology (Aquatic Science), University of Wisconsin- La Crosse, 1997
B.A. Biology, Wartburg College, 1995
Areas of Specialization
- Ecotoxicology
- Fish biology
- Endocrine disruption
- Reproductive physiology
- Conservation and restoration of native mollusks
- Aquatic animal culture
Professional Appointments
- North Carolina State University, Department of Environmental & Molecular Toxicology, Research Associate
- North Carolina State University, Department of Environmental & Molecular Toxicology, Postdoctoral Research Associate
- University of Wyoming, Department of Zoology & Physiology, Postdoctoral Research/Teaching Associate
Research Interests
Major research themes explored in my lab are related to the effects of environmental pollutants on fish and freshwater mussels as sentinels of ecosystem health. Research is performed at molecular, organismal, population and ecosystem levels of biological organization and includes study of the effects of pollutants on reproduction, development, growth and behavior. Major areas of research include: 1) assessment of the relationship between molecular biomarkers of chemical exposure and adverse effects of the exposure at the organism or population level, 2) endocrine disruption, a process by which stressors influence the reproductive physiology of organisms via perturbation of the hypothalamus-pituitary-gonad axis, 3) evaluation of contaminant exposure and effects in threatened and endangered species of fish and mussels, and 4) investigating physiological and metabolic effects of thermal stress related to global climate change.
Publications
Bringolf, R.B., R.M. Heltsley, D. Shea, and W.G. Cope. Endocrine and reproductive effects of fluoxetine on native freshwater mussels. Submitted to Aquatic Toxicology.
Mosher, S., R.B. Bringolf, W.G. Cope, J.A. Rice, C. Edwards, R.L. Noble. Efficacy of a pond outflow control device for reducing nitrogen release to receiving streams. Submitted to Agricultural Water Management.
Bringolf, R.B., W.G. Cope, C. Barnhart, S. Mosher, P.R. Lazaro, and D. Shea. Acute and chronic toxicity of pesticide formulations (atrazine, chlorpyrifos, and permethrin) to glochidia and juveniles of Lampsilis siliquoidea. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 26:2101-2107.
Bringolf, R.B., W.G. Cope, S. Mosher, C. Barnhart, and D. Shea. Acute and chronic toxicity of glyphosate compounds to glochidia and juveniles of Lampsilis siliquoidea. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 26:2094-2100.
Bringolf, R.B., W.G. Cope, P.R. C. Eads, Lazaro, M.C. Barnhart, and D. Shea. Acute and chronic toxicity of technical-grade pesticides to glochidia and juveniles of freshwater mussels (Unionidae). Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 26:2086-2093.
Bringolf, R.B., B.A. Morris, C.J. Boese, R.C. Santore, H.E. Allen, and J.S. Meyer. 2006. Influence of natural organic matter on toxicity of zinc to larval fathead minnows (Pimephales promelas). Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 51:438-444
Heltsley, R.M., W.G. Cope, D. Shea, R.B. Bringolf, T. Kwak, E. Malindzak. 2005. Assessing organic contaminants in fish: comparison of a non-lethal tissue sampling technique to mobile and stationary passive sampling devices. Environmental Science and Technology 39:7601-7608.
Bringolf, R.B., T.J. Kwak, W.G. Cope, and M.S. Larimore. 2005. Salinity tolerance of flathead catfish: implications for dispersal of introduced populations. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 134:927-936.
Bringolf, R.B., J.B. Belden and R.C. Summerfelt. 2004. Effects of atrazine on fathead minnow in a short-term reproduction assay. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 23:1019-1025
Bringolf, R.B. and R.C. Summerfelt. 2003. Occurrence of ovotestes and plasma vitellogenin in feral male fathead minnows from lagoons of municipal wastewater treatment facilities in Central Iowa. Journal of the Iowa Academy of Science 110:17-21
Bringolf, R.B. and R.C. Summerfelt. 2002. Reduction of estrogenic potency of municipal wastewater by aerated lagoon treatment facilities. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 22:77-83
Professional Activities
American Fisheries Society (AFS). 1996 – present.
Freshwater Mollusk Conservation Society (FMCS). 2004 – present.
Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC). 1999 – present.
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