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Stratus Consulting Memorandum (4/16/2010)
cone-penetrometer; and Geoprobe work. Ms. Travers holds an MS in applied hydrogeology and
a BS in geology from Stanford University.
James Holmes, MS, is a hydrologist with expertise in contaminant fate and transport, acid mine
drainage, and water quality modeling. Over the past 18 years, he has worked at numerous hard
rock mining sites an employee of Stratus Consulting, Stratus Consulting’s predecessor company,
and as an employee of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. His research has included hydrograph
separation in stormflow, geochemical mixing models, and sources of acid mine drainage. He has
extensive field experience designing studies of flow measurement, contaminant loading and
water quality at mine sites. He has evaluated environmental impacts at several large mining
operations, including the Clark Fork Complex in Montana, the Bunker Hill/Coeur d’Alene
Complex in Idaho, the Upper Blackbird Mining District in Montana, the Ray Mine in Arizona,
and the Tri-State Mining District in Missouri, Kansas, and Oklahoma. Mr. Holmes holds an MS
in earth sciences from Dartmouth College and a BA in environmental biology from Middlebury
College.
Jeff Morris, PhD, is an aquatic toxicologist with experience in aquatic biology,
biogeochemistry, contaminant fate and transport, environmental remediation, and alternative
energy generation. As an aquatic toxicologist, Dr. Morris has conducted several laboratory and
field investigations on the fate and effects of metals on aquatic biota, including fish,
invertebrates, and biofilm. Dr. Morris has developed unique technologies to enhance
bioremediation of groundwater and sediments impacted by acid mine drainage. His research over
the last 10 years has focused on acute and chronic investigations of the effects of metals,
ammonia, and bacterial infections on invertebrate and fish species including the threatened bull
trout (Salvelinus confluentus) and the endangered Lost River sucker (Deltistes luxatus).
Additionally, Dr. Morris has conducted detailed investigations into the biogeochemical
mechanisms driving diel metal cycling in mining-impacted streams and applied this knowledge
to the design of a biological metal-removal system for treating drinking water during long-term
missions in space for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). He has
published peer-reviewed papers in numerous scientific journals including Aquatic Toxicology;
Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry; Archives of Environmental Contamination and
Toxicology; Water, Air, and Soil Pollution; Biogeochemistry; Hydrobiologia; Mine Water and
the Environment; Journal of Environmental Science and Health; and Chemical Engineering
Journal. Dr. Morris holds a PhD in zoology and physiology and a BS in wildlife and fisheries
biology and management from the University of Wyoming.
Josh Lipton, PhD, is an environmental toxicologist with expertise in aquatic and terrestrial
toxicology, ecological assessments and ecological risk assessment, applied ecology and
population biology, and uncertainty analysis. Dr. Lipton’s toxicological research activities
include investigations into the bioavailability of metals to fish and plants, sublethal and
behavioral responses of organisms to hazardous substances, effects of acclimation and adaptation
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