selected publications academic article Zhou, Y., Taylor, R. J., & Boutton, T. W (2021). Divergent Patterns and Spatial Heterogeneity of Soil Nutrients in a Complex and Dynamic Savanna Landscape. JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-BIOGEOSCIENCES. 126(10), Vega, M. A., Kulkarni, H. V., Johannesson, K. H., Taylor, R. J., & Datta, S (2020). Mobilization of co-occurring trace elements (CTEs) in arsenic contaminated aquifers in the Bengal basin. APPLIED GEOCHEMISTRY. 122, 104709-104709. Śliwiński, M. G., Latty, C. J., Spaleta, K. J., Taylor, R. J., & Severin, K. P (2020). Rapid, non-destructive analysis of calcium and strontium in eggshells by WD-XRF. Chemosphere. 251, 126253-126253. Cereceres, S., Lan, Z., Bryan, L., Whitely, M., Wilems, T., Greer, H., ... Cosgriff-Hernandez, E (2019). Bactericidal activity of 3D-printed hydrogel dressing loaded with gallium maltolate. APL Bioeng. 3(2), 026102-026102. Miller, M., Lovvorn, J. R., Matz, A. C., Taylor, R. J., Latty, C. J., Brooks, M. L., & Hollmén, T. E (2019). Interspecific patterns of trace elements in sea ducks: Can surrogate species be used in contaminants monitoring?. ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS. 98, 830-839. Schmude, E., Ertl, H., Taylor, R. J., & Mora, M. A (2018). Using Feathers to Evaluate Adverse Effects of Metals on Northern Bobwhites (Colinus virginianus) in Texas. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. Banu, S. K., Stanley, J. A., Sivakumar, K. K., Arosh, J. A., Taylor, R. J., & Burghardt, R. C. (2017). Chromium VI - Induced developmental toxicity of placenta is mediated through spatiotemporal dysregulation of cell survival and apoptotic proteins. REPRODUCTIVE TOXICOLOGY. 68, 171-190. Banu, S. K., Stanley, J. A., Sivakumar, K. K., Taylor, R. J., Arosh, J. A., & Burghardt, R. C. (2017). Editor's Highlight: Exposure to CrVI during Early Pregnancy Increases Oxidative Stress and Disrupts the Expression of Antioxidant Proteins in Placental Compartments. TOXICOLOGICAL SCIENCES. 155(2), 497-511. Zilversmit, L., Wickliffe, J., Shankar, A., Taylor, R. J., & Harville, E. W (2017). Correlations of Biomarkers and Self-Reported Seafood Consumption among Pregnant and Non-Pregnant Women in Southeastern Louisiana after the Gulf Oil Spill: The GROWH Study. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 14(7), 784-784. Miller, M., Lovvorn, J. R., Matz, A. C., Taylor, R. J., Latty, C. J., & Safine, D. E (2016). Trace Elements in Sea Ducks of the Alaskan Arctic Coast: Patterns of Variation Among Species, Sexes, and Ages. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. 71(3), 297-312. Torres, Z., Mora, M. A., Taylor, R. J., & Alvarez-Bernal, D (2016). Tracking Metal Pollution in Lake Chapala: Concentrations in Water, Sediments, and Fish. BULLETIN OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND TOXICOLOGY. Qu, T., Jing, J., Jiang, Y., Taylor, R. J., Feng, J. Q., Geiger, B., & Liu, X (2014). Magnesium-containing nanostructured hybrid scaffolds for enhanced dentin regeneration. Tissue Eng Part A. 20(17-18), 2422-2433. Torres, Z., Mora, M. A., Taylor, R. J., Alvarez-Bernal, D., Buelna, H. R., & Hyodo, A (2014). Accumulation and hazard assessment of mercury to waterbirds at Lake Chapala, Mexico. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY. Tatavarty, R., Ding, H., Lu, G., Taylor, R. J., & Bi, X (2014). Synergistic acceleration in the osteogenesis of human mesenchymal stem cells by graphene oxide-calcium phosphate nanocomposites. Chemical Communications. 50(62), 8484-8487. Warner, S. E., Shriver, W. G., Olsen, B. J., Greenberg, R. G., & Taylor, R. J (2012). Mercury in wing and tail feathers of hatch-year and adult tidal marsh sparrows. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. 63(4), 586-593. Evers, D. C., Williams, K. A., Meyer, M. W., Scheuhammer, A. M., Schoch, N., Gilbert, A. T., ... Perkins, C. R (2011). Spatial gradients of methylmercury for breeding common loons in the Laurentian Great Lakes region. Ecotoxicology. 20(7), 1609-1625. Chaffin, M. K., Fajt, V., Martens, R. J., Arnold, C. E., Cohen, N. D., O'Conor, M., Taylor, R. J., & Bernstein, L. R (2010). Pharmacokinetics of an orally administered methylcellulose formulation of gallium maltolate in neonatal foals. Journal of Veterinary Pharmacology and Therapeutics. 33(4), 376-382. Martens, R. J., Cohen, N. D., Fajt, V. R., Nerren, J. R., Chaffin, M. K., Taylor, R. J., & Bernstein, L. R (2010). Gallium maltolate: safety in neonatal foals following multiple enteral administrations. Journal of Veterinary Pharmacology and Therapeutics. 33(2), 208-212. Rimmer, C. C., Miller, E. K., McFarland, K. P., Taylor, R. J., & Faccio, S. D (2010). Mercury bioaccumulation and trophic transfer in the terrestrial food web of a montane forest. Ecotoxicology. 19(4), 697-709. Warner, S. E., Shriver, W. G., Pepper, M. A., & Taylor, R. J (2010). Mercury concentrations in tidal marsh sparrows and their use as bioindicators in Delaware Bay, USA. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. 171(1-4), 671-679. Arnold, C., Chaffin, M. K., Cohen, N., Fajt, V. R., Taylor, R. J., & Bernstein, L. R (2010). Pharmacokinetics of gallium maltolate after intragastric administration in adult horses. Am J Vet Res. 71(11), 1371-1376. Wada, H., Yates, D. E., Evers, D. C., Taylor, R. J., & Hopkins, W. A (2010). Tissue mercury concentrations and adrenocortical responses of female big brown bats (Eptesicus fuscus) near a contaminated river. Ecotoxicology. 19(7), 1277-1284. Brookens, T. J., O’Hara, T. M., Taylor, R. J., Bratton, G. R., & Harvey, J. T (2009). Corrigendum to “Total mercury body burden in Pacific harbor seal, Phoca vitulina richardii, pups from central California” [Marine Pollution Bulletin 56 (2008) 27–41]. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN. 58(12), 1953-1953. Moses, S. K., Whiting, A. V., Bratton, G. R., Taylor, R. J., & O'Hara, T. M (2009). Inorganic nutrients and contaminants in subsistence species of Alaska: linking wildlife and human health. International Journal of Circumpolar Health. 68(1), 53-74. Moreno, J. A., Yeomans, E. C., Streifel, K. M., Brattin, B. L., Taylor, R. J., & Tjalkens, R. B (2009). Age-dependent susceptibility to manganese-induced neurological dysfunction. TOXICOLOGICAL SCIENCES. 112(2), 394-404. Wylie, G. D., Hothem, R. L., Bergen, D. R., Martin, L. L., Taylor, R. J., & Brussee, B. E (2009). Metals and trace elements in giant garter snakes (Thamnophis gigas) from the Sacramento Valley, California, USA. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. 56(3), 577-587. Goodale, M. W., Evers, D. C., Mierzykowski, S. E., Bond, A. L., Burgess, N. M., Otorowski, C. I., ... Taylor, R. J (2008). Marine foraging birds as bioindicators of mercury in the Gulf of Maine. Ecohealth. 5(4), 409-425. Brookens, T. J., O'Hara, T. M., Taylor, R. J., Bratton, G. R., & Harvey, J. T (2008). Total mercury body burden in Pacific harbor seal, Phoca vitulina richardii, pups from central California. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN. 56(1), 27-41. Martens, R. J., Mealey, K., Cohen, N. D., Harrington, J. R., Chaffin, M. K., Taylor, R. J., & Bernstein, L. R (2007). Pharmacokinetics of gallium maltolate after intragastric administration in neonatal foals. Am J Vet Res. 68(10), 1041-1044. Bellum, S., Thuett, K. A., Taylor, R. J., & Abbott, L. C (2007). Assessment of mercury concentrations in mouse brain using different routes of administration and different tissue preparations. Toxicology Mechanisms and Methods. 17(3), 165-173. Butala, S., Scanlan, L. P., Chaudhuri, S. N., Perry, D. D., & Taylor, R. J (2007). Interlaboratory bias in the determination of mercury concentrations in commercially available fish utilizing thermal decomposition/amalgamation atomic absorption spectrophotometry. J Food Prot. 70(10), 2422-2425. Dehn, L., Follmann, E. H., Rosa, C., Duffy, L. K., Thomas, D. L., Bratton, G. R., Taylor, R. J., & O'Hara, T. M (2006). Stable isotope and trace element status of subsistence-hunted bowhead and beluga whales in Alaska and gray whales in Chukotka. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN. 52(3), 301-319. Gregory Shriver, W., Evers, D. C., Hodgman, T. P., MacCulloch, B. J., & Taylor, R. J (2006). Mercury in Sharp-Tailed Sparrows Breeding in Coastal Wetlands. Environmental Bioindicators. 1(2), 129-135. Sabichi, A. L., Lee, J. J., Taylor, R. J., Thompson, I. M., Miles, B. J., Tangen, C. M., ... Lippman, S. M (2006). Selenium accumulation in prostate tissue during a randomized, controlled short-term trial of l-selenomethionine: a Southwest Oncology Group Study. CLINICAL CANCER RESEARCH. 12(7 Pt 1), 2178-2184. Dehn, L., Sheffield, G. G., Follmann, E. H., Duffy, L. K., Thomas, D. L., Bratton, G. R., Taylor, R. J., & O'Hara, T. M (2005). Trace elements in tissues of phocid seals harvested in the Alaskan and Canadian Arctic: influence of age and feeding ecology. Canadian Journal of Zoology. 83(5), 726-746. Rimmer, C. C., Mcfarland, K. P., Evers, D. C., Miller, E. K., Aubry, Y., Busby, D., & Taylor, R. J (2005). Mercury concentrations in Bicknell's thrush and other insectivorous passerines in Montane forests of northeastern North America. Ecotoxicology. 14(1-2), 223-240. Pennuto, C. M., Lane, O. P., Evers, D. C., Taylor, R. J., & Loukmas, J (2005). Mercury in the northern crayfish, Orconectes virilis (Hagen), in New England, USA. Ecotoxicology. 14(1-2), 149-162. Yates, D. E., Mayack, D. T., Munney, K., Evers, D. C., Major, A., Kaur, T., & Taylor, R. J (2005). Mercury levels in mink (Mustela vison) and river otter (Lontra canadensis) from northeastern North America. Ecotoxicology. 14(1-2), 263-274. Evers, D. C., Burgess, N. M., Champoux, L., Hoskins, B., Major, A., Goodale, W. M., ... Daigle, T (2005). Patterns and interpretation of mercury exposure in freshwater avian communities in northeastern north America. Ecotoxicology. 14(1-2), 193-221. Wang, J., Luo, H., Billam, M., Wang, Z., Guan, H., Tang, L., ... Phillips, T. D (2005). Short-term safety evaluation of processed calcium montmorillonite clay (NovaSil) in humans. Food Additives & Contaminants. 22(3), 270-279. Wiles, M., Huebner, H., Afriyie-Gyawu, E., Taylor, R., Bratton, G., & Phillips, T (2004). Toxicological evaluation and metal bioavailability in pregnant rats following exposure to clay minerals in the diet. J Toxicol Environ Health A. Presley, B. J., Wolff, G. A., Taylor, R. J., & Boothe, P. N (2004). Trace elements in Gulf of Mexico oysters, 1986–1999. Geochemical Society Special Publications. 9(9), 267-285. Evers, D. C., Taylor, K. M., Major, A., Taylor, R. J., Poppenga, R. H., & Scheuhammer, A. M (2003). Common loon eggs as indicators of methylmercury availability in North America. Ecotoxicology. 12(1-4), 69-81. Zadorozhnaja, T. D., Little, R. E., Miller, R. K., Mendel, N. A., Taylor, R. J., Presley, B. J., & Gladen, B. C (2000). Concentrations of arsenic, cadmium, copper, lead, mercury, and zinc in human placentas from two cities in Ukraine. J Toxicol Environ Health A. 61(4), 255-263. Palmer, S. J., Presley, B. J., Taylor, R. J., & Powell, E. N (1993). Field studies using the oyster Crassostrea virginica to determine mercury accumulation and depuration rates. BULLETIN OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND TOXICOLOGY. 51(3), 464-470. Morse, J. W., Presley, B. J., Taylor, R. J., Benoit, G., & Santschi, P (1993). Trace metal chemistry of Galveston Bay: water, sediments and biota. Marine Environmental Research. 36(1), 1-37. Wilson, E. A., Powell, E. N., Wade, T. L., Taylor, R. J., Presley, B. J., & Brooks, J. M (1992). Spatial and temporal distributions of contaminant body burden and disease in Gulf of Mexico oyster populations: The role of local and large-scale climatic controls. Helgoland Marine Research. 46(2), 201-235. Presley, B. J., Taylor, R. J., & Boothe, P. N (1992). Trace metal concentrations in sediments of the Eastern Mississippi Bight. Marine Environmental Research. 33(4), 267-282. Presley, B. J., Taylor, R. J., & Boothe, P. N (1990). Trace metals in Gulf of Mexico oysters. Science of the Total Environment. 97-98(C), 551-593. Boudreau, B. P., & Taylor, R. J (1989). A theoretical study of diagenetic concentration fields near manganese nodules at the sediment-water interface. J. Geophys. Res.. 94(C2), 2124-2124. conference paper Villalobos, A. R., Meyers, C. E., Stuart, S., Zarate, S. M., Ellis, E. A., Perry, D., Taylor, R. J., & Young, R. K (2012). Adaptation of isolated spiny dogfish shark choroid plexus to manipulation of extracellular Zn and exposure to Cd. The FASEB Journal. Wiles, M. C., Huebner, H. J., Afriyie-Gyawu, E., Taylor, R. J., Bratton, G. R., & Phillips, T. D (2003). Maternal and developmental assessment of montmorillonite clays commonly added to animal feeds: Toxicity evaluation and metal bioavailability in the pregnant rat. TOXICOLOGICAL SCIENCES. 251-251. MACKIN, J. E., MORTLOCK, R. A., & TAYLOR, R. J (1987). EVALUATING EFFECTS OF AUTHIGENIC CLAY FORMATION ON SOLUTE DISTRIBUTIONS IN MARINE-SEDIMENTS. ACS National Meeting Book of Abstracts. 76-GEOC. TAYLOR, R. J., & PRESLEY, B. J (1987). FIELD, LABORATORY, AND MODELING STUDIES OF MN(II) OXIDATION IN ESTUARINE SEDIMENT. ACS National Meeting Book of Abstracts. 89-GEOC.
principal investigator on Inorganic Analytical Services in Support of USFWS’ Analytical Control Facility awarded by United States Department of the Interior - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States) 2017 - 2022 Analysis of Lead in Various Matrices in accordance with Section B and Appendix A. awarded by United States Department of the Interior - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States) 2017 - 2018 Technical Science-Analytical Service awarded by United States Department of the Interior - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States) 2012 - 2016
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