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Peter Gustav Meier, Ph.D.:
Curriculum Vitae

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

  • Professional experience managing multiple complex technical programs and projects from design through completion.
  • Specializations are in aquatic toxicology and laboratory management.
  • Discerning knowledge of the technical, regulatory, and quality requirements of commercial and governmental clients.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Paragon Laboratories, Inc., 331 Metty Drive, Suite 1, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48103

07/05 to present      Manager - Aquatic Toxicology
  • Controls daily operations, oversees the quality of testing, handles customer requests, orders supplies, and approves all reports generated by the aquatic toxicology laboratory.
  • Conducts acute and chronic whole effluent toxicity (WET) test in accordance with USEPA methods to fulfill NPDES permit regulations.
  • Concudcts fish bio-uptake studies using fathead minnows (Pimephales promelas) in accordance with ASTM Method E1022-94.
  • Assists in the ecological risk assessment and biological monitoring of streams.


Aquatic Toxicology & Microbiology, 331 Metty Drive, Suite 1, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48103

2002 to 07/05      Founder, Owner
  • Founded Aquatic Toxicology & Microbiology
  • Conducted acute and chronic whole effluent toxicity (WET) test in accordance with USEPA methods to fulfill NPDES permit regulations.
  • Developed the required physical apparatus and internal procedures to conduct fish bio-uptake studies using fathead minnows (Pimephales promelas) in accordance with ATSB Method E1022-94.
  • Assisted in the ecological risk assessment and biological monitoring of streams.


The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan

2002 to present     Emeritus Professor, Department of Environmental Health Sciences
1984 to 2002         Professor, Department of Environmental and Industrial Health
1978 to 1984         Associate Professor, Department of Environmental and Industiral Health
1972 to 1978         Assistant Professor, Department of Environmental and Industrial Health
1970 to 1972         Lecturer, Department of Wildlife and Fisheries
1970 to 1971         Lecturer, Department of Environmental and Industrial Health
1967 to 1969         Teaching Fellow, Department of Wildlife and Fisheries
1966 to 1968         Research Assistant, Department of Environmental and Industrial Health


The State of Michigan

1969 to 1970         Aquatic Biologist, Department of Public Health



EDUCATION

  • The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan

    • Ph.D., Environmental Health Sciences; 1970
    • M.S., Environmental Health Sciences; 1969
    • M.P.H., Water Quality; 1965


  • Central Michigan University

    • M.A., Biology; 1964


  • The University of Michigan-Flint, Flint, Michigan

    • B.A., Zoology; 1962


HONORS AND AWARDS

Excellence in Teaching for 2000-2001, The University of Michigan, School of Public Health
Fulbright Scholar Nominee, University of Innsbruck, Austria, 1997
Phi Beta Phi Honor Society Induction, 1995
Distinguished Fulbright-Hays Scholar, Yugoslavia, 1982
Distinguished Fulbright-Hays Scholar, Yugoslavia, 1979

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

Applied and Theoretical Limnology
North American Benthological Society
Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

PUBLICATIONS/PRESENTATIONS

Sweet, L.I., Passino-Reader, D., Meier, P.G., and Omann, G.M.   Effects of PBx, HCHs, and Mercury on Human Neutrophils.  Environmental Toxicology & Pharmacology. (Submitted)

Meier, P.G., Sweet, L.I., and Choi, K.   2005.   Effluent Biomonitoring.   Encyclopedia of Toxicology, 2nd Edition (ed, P. Wexler). Elsevier.

Choi, K., Zong, M. and Meier, P.   2005.  Relationship of Chemical-Specific Effluent Regulations of Korea to Aquatic Toxicities to Microbes, Macroinvertebrates and Fish.  Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. 75(2):

Lin, T.S., Meier, P.G., and Nriagu, J.   2005.   Acute Toxicity of Thallium to Daphnia magna and Ceriodaphnia dubia.  Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. 75(2):

Miller, G.G., Sweet, L.I., Adams, J.V., Omann, G.M., Passino-Reader, D.R. and Meier, P.G.   2005.  In Vitro Toxicity and Interactions of Environmental Contaminants (Aroclor 1254 and Mercury) and Immunomodulatory Agents (Lipopolysaccaride and Cortisol) on Thymocytes from Lake Trout (Salvelinus namaycush).   Fish and Shellfish Immunology. 16:11-26.

Choi, K., Sweet, L., Meier, P. and Kim, P.  2004  Aquatic Toxicity of Four Alkylphenolds (3-Tert-Butyl-, 2-Isopropyl-, 3-Isopropyl- and 4-Isopropylphenol) and Their Mixtures to Microbes, Invertebrates and Fish.   Environmental Toxicology 19(1):45-50.

Wilcoxen, S.E., Meier, P.G. and Landrum, P.F.  2003.  The Toxicity of Fluroanthene to Hyalella aztecain Sediment and Water-Only Exposures under Varying Light Spectra. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Society.  54:105-117.

Choi, K. and Meier, P.G.  2001.  Toxicity Evaluation of Metla Plating Wastewater with the Microtox® Assay: A Comparison with Saphnid and Fish Toxicity Tests. Environmental Toxicology and Water Quality. 16(2):136-141

Klangsin, P., Deininger, R.A., and Meier, P.G.  2000.  Mad About Mussels: This Nuisance Species May Have Federal Agencies Hopping Mad but Public Health Scientists Are Just Crazy About Its Capability to Disinfect Wastewater.  Water Environment and Technology.  September, pp 122-125.

Meier, P.G., and Travers, D.F.  2000.   The relationship between Riparian Vegetation and the Trophic Structure of Aquatic Macroinvertebrates within the Greater Yellowstone Area. Final Report in the 21st Annual Report of the National Park Service Research Center, The University of Wyoming. Pp 99-118.

Meier, P.G., Choi, K., Sweet, L.I.  2000   Acute and Chronic Life Stage Toxicity of Acenaphthene and 2,4,6-Trichlorophenol to the Midge Paratanytarsus sp. (Diptera:Chironomidae).   Aquatic Toxicology. 51(1):31-44.

Choi, K. and Meier, P.G.  2000.   Implications of Chemistry-Based Effluent Regulation in Assessing DNA Damage in Fathead Minnows (Pimephales promelas) When Exposed to Metal Plating Wastewater.   Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. 64(5):716-722.

Choi, K., Zong, M. and Meier, P.G.   2000.  Application of a Fish DNA Damage Assay as a Biological Toxicity Screening Tool for Metal Plating Wastewater.   Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. 19(1):242-247.

Klangsin, P., Deininger, R.A., and Meier, P.G.   1999.   Removal of Fecal Coliform Bacteria by Zebra Mussels: An Alternative to Disinfection in Municipal Wastewater Treatment. Proceedings of WEFTEC '99, the 72nd Annual Water Environment Federation (WEF) Conference and Exposition, October 9-13, 1999. New Orleans, LA (Featured in Ann Arbor News, Nov 4, 1999).

Sweet, L.I., Passino-Reader, D.R., Meier, P.G. and Omann, G.M.   1999.   Xenobiotic-Induced Apoptosis: Significance and Potential Application as a General Biomarker of Response.   Biomarkers. (4):237-253.

Ross, P., Allen Burton, G. Jr., Greene, M., Ho,K., Meier, P.G., and Sweet, L.I.   1999.   Interlaboratory Precision Study of a Whole Sediment Toxicity Test with the Luminescent Bacterium V. fisheri.   Environmental Toxicology and Water Quality. 14(3).

Rediske, R., Meier, P.G., Fahnenstiel, G. and Schelske, C.   1998.   Preliminary Investigation of the Extent and Effects of Sediment Contamination in White Lake, Near Whitehall Leather Tannery. Final Report to the U.S. EPA - Great Lakes Program Office Agreement #DW 13947766-01. 142 pp.

Deininger, R.A. and Meier, P.G.   1998.   Sabotage of Public Water Supply Systems. In: Security of Public Water Supplies. Deininger et al. (eds.) Kluwer Academic Publishers: NATO ARW Series   pp239-246.

Meier, P.G. and Sweet, L.I.   1998.   Effluent Biomonitoring. Encyclopedia of Toxicology. Academic Press, ed. P. Wexler. Volume 1, pp 521-527.

Sweet, L.I., Passino-Reader, D.R., Meier, P.G. and Omann, G.M.   1998.   Fish Thymocyte Viability, Apoptosis, and Necrosis: In Vitro Effects of Organochlorine contaminants. Fish & Shellfish Immunology. 8:77-90.

Boonsueb, Sae-Ma, Meier, P.G. and Landrum, P.F.   1998.   Effect of Extended Storage Time on Sediment-Associated Cadmium Toxicity on the Midge Larvae (Chironomus tentans).   Journal of Ecotoxicology.7:1-7.

Sweet, L.I., Passino-Reader, D.R., Meier, P.G. and Omann, G.M.   1997.   Detecting Contaminant-Induced Apoptosis and Necrosis in Lake Trout Thymocytes vis Flow Cytometry Chapter 21. Techniques in Fish Immunology-3, 2nded. SOS Publications, ed. J.S. Stolen, T.C. Fletcher, A.F. Rowley, D.P. Anderson, S.L. Kaattari, J.T. Zelikoff & S.A. Smith. 203-208.

Sweet, L.I. and Meier, P.G.   1997.   Lethal and Sub-lethal Effects of Azulene and Longifoline to Microtox®, Ceriodaphnia dubia, Daphnia magna,and Pimephales promelas.   Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology.  58:262-274.

Sweet, L.I., Travers, D. and Meier, P.G.   1997   Chronic Toxicity Evaluation of WWTP Effluents with Bioluminescent Bacteria: A Comparison with Invertebrates and Fish.   Environmental Toxicology & Chemistry.  16(10):2187-2189.

Cleckner, L.B., Esseks, E.S., Meier, P.G., and Keeler, G.J.   1995.   Mercury Concentrations in Two "Great Waters." Water, Air and Soil Pollution. 80:581-584.

Dilks, D., Canale, R. and Meier, P.G.   1992   Development of Bayesian Monte Carlo Techniques for Water Quality Model Uncertainty. 6:233-238.

Meier, P.G. and Cleckner, L.B.   1990.  Application of Biomonitoring in the Water and Waste Water Area.   Biological Advances in Water and Wastewater Treatment.   Proceedings of the Michigan Section of AWWA and MWPCA.   pp. 19-16.

Haubenstricker, M.E., Meier, P.G., Mancy, K.H. and Brabec, M.J.   1990.  Rapid Toxicity Testing Based on Yeast Respiratory Activity.   Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology.   44:669-674.

Dilks, D., Canale, R. and Meier, P.G.  1989.  Analysis of Water Quality Model Uncertainty Using Bayesian Monte Carlo Method.   Journal of ASCE/NCEE.  12:571-577.

Rycus, M., Snyder, J.C. and Meier, P.G.   1989.   Strategic Security Planning for Public Drinking Water Systems.   U.S. EPA Publication.

Deininger, R.A., Meier, P.G., McClelland, N. and Bartley, B.   1987.   Great Lakes Quality Indices for Addressing the "How Clean is Clean" Issue - A Discussion Paper for the International Joint Commission. 50 pp.

Hong, W.H., Meier, P.G. and Deininger, R.A.   1987  Determination of Dose-Time Response Relationships from Long-Term Acute Toxicity Test Data.  Environmental Toxicology & Chemistry.  7:221-226.

Hong, W.H., Meier, P.G. and Deininger, R.A.   1987.   Estimation of a Single Probit Line from Multiple Toxicity Test Data.   Aquatic Toxicology. 12:193-202.

Meier, P.G., Hong, W.H. and Deininger, R.A.   1987.  Application of Tracer Techniques to Continuous-Flow Toxicity Testing.   Water Research.   21(10):1259-1264.

Hong, W.H., Meier, P.G. and Deininger, R.A.   1987.   A Microcomputer-Interfaced Continuous Flow Toxicity Testing System.   Water Research   21(10):1249-1257.

Schultz, J.H., Meier, P.G. and Newson, H.D.   1986.   Evolutionary Relationships among Salt Marsh Aedes (Diptera: Culicidae).   Mosquito Systematics. 18(1): 1-45.

Chen, D., Meier, P.G. and Hilbert, M.S.   1984.  Organic Residues in Malaysian Paddy Fish and their Health Risk to Humans.   WHO Bulletin.   62(2):251-253.

Meier, P.G. and Schmidt, S.D.   1984   Evaluation of Giardia Cyst Removal via a Portable Filtration Device.   Freshwater Ecology. 2(5):435-439.

Meier, P.G. and Rediske, R.R.   1984   The Effect of Substrate Oil Contamination on the Bioaccumulation and Excretion of Aroclor 1242 by Chironomid Larvae.  Bulletin of Toxicology.   33:225-232.

Meier, P.G. and Dilks, D.   1984.   Periphytic Oxygen Production in Outdoor Experimental Channel.  Water Research.   18(9):1137-42.

Meier, P.G., O'Connor, D. and Dilks, D.   1983.   New Concepts of Artificial Substrate for Reducing Periphytic Variability on Replicate Samples.   Periphyton of Freshwater Ecosystems. R.G. Wetzel.   Chapter 34, pp. 283-286.

Meier, P.G., Chen, F.K.D. and Lagler, K.F.   1983.   Organochlorine Pesticide Residues in Rice Paddies in Malaysia, 1981.   Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology.   30:351-357.

Roberts, D. and Meier, P.G.   1982.   A New Method for Exposing Deposit Feeders to Contaminated Sediments for Food Chain Studies.   The Great Lakes Entomologist.   15(1): 59-64.

Dilks, D. and Meier, P.G.   1981.   The Use of Coverslips in Estimating Periphyton Accural.   Journal of Freshwater Ecology.   1(3):321-326.

Strohm, B.C., Blankespoor, H.D. and Meier, P.G.   1981.   Natural Infections of the Dermatitis-producing Schistosome Gigantobilharzia huronensis Najim, 1950 in Passerines.   Proceedings of the Helminthological Society of Washington.   48:80-82.

Meier, P.G. and Bartholomae, P.G.   1980.   Diel Periodicity in the Feeding Activity of Potamanthus myops (Ephemeroptera).   Arch. für Hydrobiol.   88(1):1-8.

Meier, P.G., Penrose, D.L. and Polak, L.   1979.   The Rate of Colonization by Macroinvertebrates on Artificial Substrate Samplers.   Freshwater Biology.   9:381-392.

Denison, D.L. and Meier, P.G.   1979.   Effect of Salmon Spawing Activity on Macroinvertebrates in a Small Michigan Stream.   The Great Lakes Entomologist.   12(1):57-61.

Frykberg, W.R., Meier, P.G. and Goodnight, C.   1978.   Muskegon, Michigan Municipal Wastewater Storage Lagoons: Aquatic Community.   Journal of Water and Wastewater Engineering. 138-40.

Ransom, R.E., Nerad, T.A. and Meier, P.G.   1978.   Acute Toxicity of Some Bluegreen Algae to the Protozoan Paramecium caudatum.   Journal of Phycology.   14:114-116.

Meier, P.G. and Torres, H.   1978.   A Modified Method for Rearing Midges (Diptera:Chironomidae).   The Great Lakes Entomologist.   11(2):89-91.

Meier, P.G., Hultgren, D.D. and Hecker, L.H.   1977.   The Effect of Methoxychlor on Periphyton under Natural Conditions.   Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology.   18(3):370-377.

Bartholomae, P.G. and Meier, P.G.   1977.   Motes on the Life History of Potamanthus myops in Southeastern Michigan (Ephemeroptera: Potamanthidae).   The Great Lakes Entomologist.   10(4):227-232.

Frykberg, W.R., Goodnight, C. and Meier, P.G.   1977.   Muskegon, Michigan Industiral-Municipal Wastewater Storage Lagoons: Biota and Environment.   U.S. EPA-6000/3-77/039.

Lord, R.L. and Meier, P.G.   1977   Intraspecific Variation in Taxonomic characteristics on the Mayfly Potamanthus myops(Walsh).  The Great Lakes Entomologist. 10(2):51-58.

Meier, P.G.  1976.  Benthic Fauna of Grand Traverse Bay, Chapter XV. The Limnology of Grand Traverse Bay, Lake Michigan.  Michigan Sea Grant Program.

Frykberg, W.R., Goodnight, C. and Meier, P.G.  1975.  Limnological Investigations of the Muskegon County, Michigan, Wastewater Storage Lagoons. PB-245 631 - NTIS.

Schenk, J., Bender, M.D. and Meier, P.G.  1972  Analysis of Pollution from Marine Engines - Status Report.  Proceedings of the 27th Industrial Waste Conference. Purdue University.

Meier, P.G., Gannon, J.J. and Bender, M.D.  1971 Oxygen Production in Experimental Channels.   Proceedings of the 5th International Water Pollution Research Conference.