Technical Advisory Committee and Peer Review

Because of the complexities of the Newark Bay system, EPA will need to use the latest scientific techniques in defining the nature and extent of contamination and determining the human health and ecological risks posed. To ensure that EPA is using sound science in the study, a Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) has been formed. The TAC consists of nationally recognized experts in the scientific areas indentified as important for this project's success. These areas include sediment transport, sediment geochemistry, bioaccumulation and food chain modeling, contaminant fate and transport, mercury modeling, field sampling techniques, and engineering aspects of sediment remediation.     TAC Members Alan F. Blumberg, Ph.D. Stevens Institute of Technology Castle Point on Hudson Hoboken, New Jersey Richard F. Bopp, Ph.D. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Dept. of Earth and Environmental Sciences Troy, New York Bruce J. Brownawell, Ph.D. Marine Sciences Research Center State University of New York at Stony Brook Stony Brook, New York Jonathan Butcher, Ph.D., P.H. Tetra Tech, Inc. Research Triangle Park, North Carolina Frank A. P. C. Gobas, Ph.D. School of Resource and Environmental Mgt. Simon Fraser University Burnaby, British Columbia; Canada Wilbert J. Lick, Ph.D. University of California at Santa Barbara Mechanical and Environmental Engineering Santa Barbara, California Robert P. Mason, Ph.D. Department of Marine Sciences University of Connecticut Groton, Connecticut