Ning Wang, PhD
Dr. Ning Wang is a Research Fish Biologist with the Columbia Environmental Research Center.
He obtained his bachelor degree in Fisheries from Huazhong Agricultural University in Wuhan, China, and obtained his doctorate degree in Natural Sciences from University of Konstanz in Konstanz, Germany. He conducted his post-doctoral research on fish feeding and bioenergetics at University of Missouri in Columbia, MO. Since 1998, he has led and conducted many research projects at the CERC, including development of standard methods for conducting early life-stage toxicity tests with freshwater mussels, assessment of the sensitivity of threatened and endangered fish and aquatic invertebrates to contaminants, evaluation of toxicity of surface waters and sediments contaminated by coal mining and natural oil and gas extraction to aquatic organisms, and evaluation of the toxicity of major ion salts and metals to fish and aquatic invertebrates in water exposures.
Professional Experience
Research Fish Biologist, USGS, Columbia Environmental Research Center, Columbia, Missouri (July 1998 – present)
Post Doctoral Fellow, Department of Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri (October 1994 – June 1998)
Research Scientist, Limnological Institute, University of Konstanz, Konstanz, Germany (March 1994 – October 1994)
Research Scientist, Limnological Institute, University of Konstanz, Konstanz, Germany (March 1994 – October 1994)
Instructor, Department of Fisheries, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China (February 1982 – September 1988)
Education and Certifications
Ph.D. in Natural Sciences, University of Konstanz, Konstanz, Germany 1994
B.S. in Fisheries, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China, 1982
Science and Products
A field assessment of long-term laboratory sediment toxicity tests with the amphipod Hyalella azteca
Assessing contaminant sensitivity of endangered and threatened aquatic species: Part II. chronic toxicity of copper and pentachlorophenol to two endangered species and two surrogate species
Compound-specific carbon and hydrogen isotope analysis of sub-parts per billion level waterborne petroleum hydrocarbons
Uptake and depuration of nonionic organic contaminants from sediment by the oligochaete, Lumbriculus variegatus
Toxicity assessment of sediments from the Grand Calumet River and Indiana Harbor Canal in northwestern Indiana, USA
Predictions of sediment toxicity using consensus-based freshwater sediment quality guidelines
Evaluation of Metal Toxicity in Streams Affected by Abandoned Mine Lands, Upper Animas River Watershed, Colorado
Non-USGS Publications**
**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.
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A field assessment of long-term laboratory sediment toxicity tests with the amphipod Hyalella azteca
Response of the amphipod Hyalella azteca exposed to contaminated sediments for 10 to 42 d in laboratory toxicity tests was compared to responses observed in controlled three-month invertebrate colonization exposures conducted in a pond. Sediments evaluated included a sediment spiked with dichlorodiphenyldichloroethane (DDD) or dilutions of a field sediment collected from the Grand Calumet River (GAuthorsChristopher G. Ingersoll, Ning Wang, Jeannie M. R. Hayward, John R. Jones, Susan B. Jones, D. Scott IrelandAssessing contaminant sensitivity of endangered and threatened aquatic species: Part II. chronic toxicity of copper and pentachlorophenol to two endangered species and two surrogate species
Early life-stage toxicity tests with copper and pentachlorophenol (PCP) were conducted with two species listed under the United States Endangered Species Act (the endangered fountain darter, Etheostoma fonticola, and the threatened spotfin chub, Cyprinella monacha) and two commonly tested species (fathead minnow, Pimephales promelas, and rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss). Results were compared uAuthorsJ.M. Besser, N. Wang, F.J. Dwyer, F.L. Mayer, C.G. IngersollCompound-specific carbon and hydrogen isotope analysis of sub-parts per billion level waterborne petroleum hydrocarbons
Compound-specific carbon and hydrogen isotope analysis (CSCIA and CSHIA) has been increasingly used to study the source, transport, and bioremediation of organic contaminants such as petroleum hydrocarbons. In natural aquatic systems, dissolved contaminants represent the bioavailable fraction that generally is of the greatest toxicological significance. However, determining the isotopic ratios ofAuthorsY. Wang, Y. Huang, J.N. Huckins, J. D. PettyUptake and depuration of nonionic organic contaminants from sediment by the oligochaete, Lumbriculus variegatus
Uptake of sediment-associated contaminants by the oligochaete Lumbriculus variegatus was evaluated after 1, 3, 7, 14, 28, and 56 d of exposure to a field-collected sediment contaminated with DDT and its metabolites, dichlorodiphenyldichloroethane (DDD) and dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene (DDE), or to a field-collected sediment contaminated with polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). DepurationAuthorsChristopher G. Ingersoll, Eric L. Brunson, Ning Wang, James F. Dwyer, Gerald T. Ankley, David R. Mount, James Huckins, J. Petty, Peter F. LandrumToxicity assessment of sediments from the Grand Calumet River and Indiana Harbor Canal in northwestern Indiana, USA
The objective of this study was to evaluate the toxicity of sediments from the Grand Calumet River and Indiana Harbor Canal located in northwestern Indiana, USA. Toxicity tests used in this assessment included 10-day sediment exposures with the amphipod Hyalella azteca, 31-day sediment exposures with the oligochaete Lumbriculus variegatus, and the Microtox® Solid-Phase Sediment Toxicity Test. A toAuthorsC.G. Ingersoll, D.D. MacDonald, W. G. Brumbaugh, B. Thomas Johnson, N.E. Kemble, J.L. Kunz, T.W. May, N. Wang, J.R. Smith, D. W. Sparks, D.S. IrelandPredictions of sediment toxicity using consensus-based freshwater sediment quality guidelines
The objectives of this study were to compare approaches for evaluating the combined effects of chemical mixtures on the toxicity in field-collected sediments and to evaluate the ability of consensus-based probable effect concentrations (PECs) to predict toxicity in a freshwater database on both a national and regional geographic basis. A database was developed from 92 published reports, which inclAuthorsC.G. Ingersoll, D.D. MacDonald, N. Wang, J.L. Crane, L.J. Field, P.S. Haverland, N.E. Kemble, R.A. Lindskoog, C. Severn, D.E. SmorongEvaluation of Metal Toxicity in Streams Affected by Abandoned Mine Lands, Upper Animas River Watershed, Colorado
Acid drainage from abandoned mines and from naturally-acidic rocks and soil in the upper Animas River watershed of Colorado generates elevated concentrations of acidity and dissolved metals in stream waters and deposition of metal-contaminated particulates in streambed sediments, resulting in both toxicity and habitat degradation for stream biota. High concentrations of iron (Fe), aluminum (Al), zAuthorsJohn M. Besser, Ann L. Allert, Douglas K. Hardesty, Christopher G. Ingersoll, Thomas W. May, Ning Wang, Kenneth J. LeibNon-USGS Publications**
Liang, Z., Yi, B., Yu, Z., and Wang, N., 2003, Spawning areas and early development of long spiky-head carp (Luciobrama macrocephalus) in the Yangtze River and Pearl River, China: Hydrobiologia, v. 490, no. 1, p. 169-179.Hayward, R.S., and Wang, N., 2001, Failure to induce over-compensation of growth in maturing yellow perch: Journal of Fish Biology, v. 59, no. 1, p. 126-140.Rabeni, C.F., and Wang, N., 2001, Bioassessment of streams using macroinvertebrates: Are the chironomidae necessary?: Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, v. 71, no. 2, p. 177-185.Wang, N., Hayward, R.S., and Noltie, D.B., 2000, Effects of social interaction on growth of juvenile hybrid sunfish held at two densities: North American Journal of Aquaculture, v. 62, no. 3, p. 161-167.Hayward, R.S., Wang, N., and Noltie, D.B., 2000, Group holding impedes compensatory growth of hybrid sunfish: Aquaculture, v. 183, no. 3, p. 299-305.Rabeni, C.F., Wang, N., and Sarver, R.J., 1999, Evaluating adequacy of the representative stream reach used in invertebrate monitoring programs: Journal of the North American Benthological Society, v. 18, no. 2, p. 284-291.Wang, N., and Appenzeller, A., 1998, Abundance, depth distribution, diet composition and growth of perch (Perca fluviatilis) and burbot (Lota lota) larvae and juveniles in the pelagic zone of Lake Constance: Ecology of Freshwater Fish, v. 7, no. 4, p. 176-183.Whitledge, G.W., Hayward, R.S., Noltie, D.B., and Wang, N., 1998, Testing bioenergetics models under feeding regimes that elicit compensatory growth: Transactions of the American Fisheries Society, v. 127, no. 5, p. 740-746.Wang, N., Hayward, R.S., and Noltie, D.B., 1998, Variation in food consumption, growth, and growth efficiency among juvenile hybrid sunfish held individually: Aquaculture, v. 167, no. 1, p. 43-52.Wang, N., Hayward, R.S., and Noltie, D.B., 1998, Effect of feeding frequency on food consumption, growth, size variation, and feeding pattern of age-0 hybrid sunfish: Aquaculture, v. 165, no. 3, p. 261-267.Hayward, R.S., Noltie, D.B., and Wang, N., 1997, Use of compensatory growth to double hybrid sunfish growth rates: Transactions of the American Fisheries Society, v. 126, no. 2, p. 316-322.Wang N, 1994. On the Ecology of Age-0 Perch (Perca Fluviatilis L.) in Lake Constance. Hartung-Gorre, Konstanz, Germany, 99 p.Wang, N., and Eckmann, R., 1994, Effects of temperature and food density on egg development, larval survival and growth of perch (Perca fluviatilis L.): Aquaculture, v. 122, no. 4, p. 323-333.Wang, N., and Eckmann, R., 1994, Distribution of perch (Perca fluviatilis L.) during their first year of life in Lake Constance: Hydrobiologia, v. 277, no. 3, p. 135-143.Wang, N., 1994, Food and feeding of young perch (Perca fluviatilis L.) in Lake Constance: SIL Proceedings, 1922-2010, v. 25, no. 4, p. 2148-2152.Wang, N., and Eckmann, R., 1992, Effects of photoperiod, feeding regime and water temperature on the formation of daily growth increments in otoliths of larval pike (Esox lucius L.): Journal of Applied Ichthyology, v. 8, no. 1‐4, p. 246-250.Wang, N., 1991, The study on the biology of bream, Parabramis pekinensis, in Lake Qingling: Acta Hydrobiologica Sinica, v. 15, p. 127-135 (in Chinese).Wang, N., Zhou, H. and Yi, B., 1988, The fish fauna and fisheries exploitation of Hubei Province: Freshwater Fisheries: vol. 6, p. 27-32 (in Chinese).Yu, Z., Deng, Z., Xu, Y., Linag, Z., Cai, M., Chao, Y., Wang, N., Zeng, X., 1988, The present situation of the spawning grounds of the four Chinese domestic fishes in the Yangtze River after construction of the Gezhouba Hydroelectric Station, in: Yi, B., Yu, Z., and Liang, Z., eds., Gezhouba Water Control Project and Four Famous Fishes in The Yangtze River: Wuhan, Hubei Science and Technology Press, p. 47-68 (in Chinese).Zhou J, Wang N, Zhang S, Yi B, Nie X, 1987. A study on the hydrobiology and fish yield in Lake Qingling with the respect to fisheries management: Oceanologia et Limnologia Sinica, vol. 18, p. 442-449 (in Chinese).**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.