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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 Page 14 SC12041
Stratus Consulting Memorandum (4/16/2010) on sensitivity to metals, and community/ecological responses to chronic contamination. Dr. Lipton is an expert in the environmental toxicology of salmonids, including both salmon and trout. He directs field studies on fish and wildlife populations, field studies of aquatic and terrestrial habitat and community composition, laboratory toxicity studies, and environmental sampling and monitoring programs. Dr. Lipton has served as Lead Scientist for numerous environmental assessments, ecological modeling studies, and evaluations related to water quality criteria and standards. He is the author or coauthor of over 45 peer-reviewed scientific publications and over 150 presentations at national and international scientific meetings and symposia, and has been an invited speaker and instructor to a number of government and university audiences. In addition, he holds the position of Research (Full) Professor in the Department of Geochemistry at the Colorado School of Mines and has served as an elected member of the editorial boards of the scientific journals Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry and Science of the Total Environment. Dr. Lipton holds PhD and MS degrees in natural resources from Cornell University, and a BA in environmental biology from Middlebury College. References Adams, D. 1995. Did toxic stew cook the goose? High Country News, December 11, 1995. Available: http://www.hcn.org/issues/49/1520. Accessed 4/15/2010. Baia Mare Task Force. 2000. Report of the International Task Force for Assessing the Baia Mare Accident. December. Baker, F., D. Cook, J. Deem, H. Letient, and H. Walsh. 1996. Matachewan Mines Tailings Dam: <strong>From</strong> Failure to Rehabilitation. Proceedings of the Canadian Dam Safety Association Conference, Niagara Falls. BC MOE. 2006. British Columbia Approved Water Quality Guidelines. Available: http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/wat/wq/BCguidelines/approv_wq_guide/approved.html. Accessed 4/15/2010. CCME. 1999. Canadian Water Quality Guidelines for the Protection of Aquatic Life: Cadmium. Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment. Davies, M.P. 2002. Tailings impoundment failures: Are geotechnical engineers listening? Geotechnical News September:24-26. Page 15 SC12041
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SESSION-SPECIFIC COMMENTS & REQUEST
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LITERATURE CITED 1 Heiler, K., Pick
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