BRYN PHILLIPS
 
                                                      bmphillipsATucdavis.edu
                                                                (831) 624-0947

 
 
 
 
Bryn Phillips assists in designing and conducting research projects to assess ambient water and sediment quality in marine, estuarine, and freshwater environments.  His research identifies sources and causes of toxicity through watershed assessments and toxicity identification evaluations. His work includes:
 
- Integrating and interpreting synoptic data from chemical and toxicological analyses    conducted at cooperating laboratories 
- Developing toxicity assessment techniques 
- Evaluating acute and chronic effects of pollutants 
- Coordinating and conducting aquatic and sediment toxicity tests and research projects
- Data management and quality control
 
Education
 
1989   B.S. Zoological Sciences, California State University, Long Beach
 
1995   M.S. Marine Sciences, San Jose State University, Moss Landing Marine Laboratories
 
Selected Publications
 
Phillips BM, Anderson BS, Hunt JW, Clark SL, Voorhees JP, Tjeerdema RS, Casteline J, Stewart M. 2008.  Evaluation of phase II toxicity identification evaluation methods for freshwater whole sediment and interstitial water. Chemosphere 74: 648-653.
 
Phillips BM, Anderson BS, Hunt JW, Tjeerdema RS,  Carpio-Obeso M, Connor V.  2007.  Causes of Water Column Toxicity to Hyalella azteca in the New River, California (USA). Environ Toxicol Chem. 26: 1074-1079.
 
Phillips BM, Anderson BS, Hunt JW, Huntley SA, Tjeerdema RS, Richard N, Worcester K.  2006.  Solid-phase Sediment Toxicity Identification Evaluation in an Agricultural Stream.  Environ Toxicol Chem 25: 1671-1676.
       
Phillips BM, Nicely PA, Anderson BS, Hunt JW, R, Tjeerdema RS, Palmer FH.  2005.  Tolerance of Five West Coast Marine Toxicity Test Organisms to Ammonia.  Bull Environ Toxicol Contam 75: 23-27.
 
Phillips BM, Anderson BS, Hunt JW, Nicely PA, Kosaka RA, R, Tjeerdema RS, de Vlaming V, Richard N.  2004.  In situ water and sediment toxicity in an agricultural watershed. Environ Toxicol Chem 23: 435-442
 
Phillips BM, Anderson BS, Hunt JW, Thompson B, Lowe S, Hoenicke R, Tjeerdema R.  2003. Causes of Sediment Toxicity to Mytilus galloprovincialis in San Francisco Bay, California.  Arch Environ Toxicol Contam 45: 486-491
       
Phillips BM, Nicely PA, Hunt JW, Anderson BS, Tjeerdema RS, Palmer S, Palmer F, Puckett HM.  2003.  Toxicity of Metal Mixtures to Larval Purple Sea Urchins
(Strongylocentrotus purpuratus).  Bull Environ Toxicol Contam 70: 592-599.
 
Phillips BM, Stephenson M, Jacobi M, Ichikawa G, Brown M, Silberstein M, Caffrey J.  2003.  Land use and contaminants in Elkhorn Slough in Changes in a California Estuary: A Profile of Elkhorn Slough, Caffrey J, Brown M, Tyler WB, (eds.) Elkhorn Slough Foundation.
 
Phillips BM, Hunt JW, Anderson BS.  2001.  Statistical Significance of Sediment Toxicity Test Results: Threshold Values Derived by the Detectable Significance Approach.  Environ Toxicol Chem 20: 371-373.
 
Phillips BM, Anderson BS, Hunt JW.  1998.  Spatial and temporal sensitivity of the purple urchin (Strongylocentrotus purpuratus) to zinc.  Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 17:3 453-459.
 
Phillips BM, Anderson BS, Hunt JW.  1997.  Measurement and distribution of interstitial and overlying water ammonia and hydrogen sulfide in sediment toxicity tests.  Marine Environmental Research.  44: 117-126.