Dale Griffin, Ph.D. (Former Employee)
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Analysis of multiple enteric viral targets as sewage markers in coral reefs Analysis of multiple enteric viral targets as sewage markers in coral reefs
Water and coral mucus samples were collected from throughout the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary and the Dry Tortugas for three years and were analyzed for human enteric viruses (enteroviruses, noroviruses, hepatitis A virus and adenoviruses) as conservative markers of human sewage using molecular methods. Of the 100 coral and water samples collected, 40 contained genetic material...
Authors
Erin K. Lipp, J. Carrie Futch, Dale W. Griffin
Airborne desert dust and aeromicrobiology over the Turkish Mediterranean coastline Airborne desert dust and aeromicrobiology over the Turkish Mediterranean coastline
Between 18 March and 27 October 2002, 220 air samples were collected on 209 of 224 calendar days, on top of a coastal atmospheric research tower in Erdemli, Turkey. The volume of air filtered for each sample was 340 liters. Two hundred fifty-seven bacterial and 2598 fungal colony forming units (CFU) were enumerated from the samples using a low-nutrient agar. Ground-based dust...
Authors
Dale W. Griffin, Nilgun Kubilay, Mustafa Kocak, Mike A. Gray, Timothy C. Borden, Eugene A. Shinn
Characterization of flood sediments from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita and potential implications for human health and the environment Characterization of flood sediments from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita and potential implications for human health and the environment
The flooding in the greater New Orleans, La., area that resulted from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita in August and September 2005 left behind accumulations of sediments up to many centimeters thick on streets, lawns, parking lots, and other flat surfaces (fig. 1). During the flood dewatering and subsequent cleanup, there were concerns that these sediments might contain pathogens and...
Authors
Geoffrey S. Plumlee, William T. Foreman, Dale W. Griffin, John K. Lovelace, Gregory P. Meeker, Charles R. Demas
Earth science and public health: Proceedings of the Second National Conference on USGS Health-Related Research Earth science and public health: Proceedings of the Second National Conference on USGS Health-Related Research
The mission of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is to serve the Nation by providing reliable scientific information to describe and understand the earth; minimize loss of life and property from natural disasters; manage water, biological, energy, and mineral resources; and enhance and protect our quality of life. As the Nation?s largest water, earth, and biological science and civilian...
Authors
Herbert T. Buxton, Dale W. Griffin, Brenda S. Pierce
Aerobiology and the global transport of desert dust Aerobiology and the global transport of desert dust
Desert winds aerosolize several billion tons of soil-derived dust each year, including concentrated seasonal pulses from Africa and Asia. These transoceanic and transcontinental dust events inject a large pulse of microorganisms and pollen into the atmosphere and could therefore have a role in transporting pathogens or expanding the biogeographical range of some organisms by facilitating...
Authors
Christina A. Kellogg, Dale W. Griffin
Saharan dust - A carrier of persistent organic pollutants, metals and microbes to the Caribbean? Saharan dust - A carrier of persistent organic pollutants, metals and microbes to the Caribbean?
An international team of scientists from government agencies and universities in the United States, U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI), Trinidad & Tobago, the Republic of Cape Verde, and the Republic of Mali (West Africa) is working together to elucidate the role Saharan dust may play in the degradation of Caribbean ecosystems. The first step has been to identify and quantify the persistent...
Authors
V.H. Garrison, W.T. Foreman, S. Genualdi, Dale W. Griffin, C.A. Kellogg, M.S. Majewski, A. Mohammed, A. Ramsubhag, E.A. Shinn, S.L. Simonich, G.W. Smith
Science and Products
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Analysis of multiple enteric viral targets as sewage markers in coral reefs Analysis of multiple enteric viral targets as sewage markers in coral reefs
Water and coral mucus samples were collected from throughout the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary and the Dry Tortugas for three years and were analyzed for human enteric viruses (enteroviruses, noroviruses, hepatitis A virus and adenoviruses) as conservative markers of human sewage using molecular methods. Of the 100 coral and water samples collected, 40 contained genetic material...
Authors
Erin K. Lipp, J. Carrie Futch, Dale W. Griffin
Airborne desert dust and aeromicrobiology over the Turkish Mediterranean coastline Airborne desert dust and aeromicrobiology over the Turkish Mediterranean coastline
Between 18 March and 27 October 2002, 220 air samples were collected on 209 of 224 calendar days, on top of a coastal atmospheric research tower in Erdemli, Turkey. The volume of air filtered for each sample was 340 liters. Two hundred fifty-seven bacterial and 2598 fungal colony forming units (CFU) were enumerated from the samples using a low-nutrient agar. Ground-based dust...
Authors
Dale W. Griffin, Nilgun Kubilay, Mustafa Kocak, Mike A. Gray, Timothy C. Borden, Eugene A. Shinn
Characterization of flood sediments from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita and potential implications for human health and the environment Characterization of flood sediments from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita and potential implications for human health and the environment
The flooding in the greater New Orleans, La., area that resulted from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita in August and September 2005 left behind accumulations of sediments up to many centimeters thick on streets, lawns, parking lots, and other flat surfaces (fig. 1). During the flood dewatering and subsequent cleanup, there were concerns that these sediments might contain pathogens and...
Authors
Geoffrey S. Plumlee, William T. Foreman, Dale W. Griffin, John K. Lovelace, Gregory P. Meeker, Charles R. Demas
Earth science and public health: Proceedings of the Second National Conference on USGS Health-Related Research Earth science and public health: Proceedings of the Second National Conference on USGS Health-Related Research
The mission of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is to serve the Nation by providing reliable scientific information to describe and understand the earth; minimize loss of life and property from natural disasters; manage water, biological, energy, and mineral resources; and enhance and protect our quality of life. As the Nation?s largest water, earth, and biological science and civilian...
Authors
Herbert T. Buxton, Dale W. Griffin, Brenda S. Pierce
Aerobiology and the global transport of desert dust Aerobiology and the global transport of desert dust
Desert winds aerosolize several billion tons of soil-derived dust each year, including concentrated seasonal pulses from Africa and Asia. These transoceanic and transcontinental dust events inject a large pulse of microorganisms and pollen into the atmosphere and could therefore have a role in transporting pathogens or expanding the biogeographical range of some organisms by facilitating...
Authors
Christina A. Kellogg, Dale W. Griffin
Saharan dust - A carrier of persistent organic pollutants, metals and microbes to the Caribbean? Saharan dust - A carrier of persistent organic pollutants, metals and microbes to the Caribbean?
An international team of scientists from government agencies and universities in the United States, U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI), Trinidad & Tobago, the Republic of Cape Verde, and the Republic of Mali (West Africa) is working together to elucidate the role Saharan dust may play in the degradation of Caribbean ecosystems. The first step has been to identify and quantify the persistent...
Authors
V.H. Garrison, W.T. Foreman, S. Genualdi, Dale W. Griffin, C.A. Kellogg, M.S. Majewski, A. Mohammed, A. Ramsubhag, E.A. Shinn, S.L. Simonich, G.W. Smith