Damian Shea

A Unionid Mussel Biodiversity Hotspot Experiencing Unexplained Declines: Evaluating the Influence of Chemical Stressors Using Caged Juveniles

Wilson, W. A., Bergeron, C., Archambault, J., Unrine, J., Jones, J., Beaty, B., … Cope, W. G. (2025, July 22). Diversity, Vol. 17.

Assessing the potential for a novel Composite Integrative Passive Sampler (CIPS) to investigate transboundary movement of organic chemicals in the Tijuana River Estuary

Feng, Z., McLamb, F., Shea, D., Bozinovic, K., Stransky, C., Gersberg, R. M., … Bozinovic, G. (2025, April 28). The Science of The Total Environment, Vol. 4.

Diagnostic screening of private well water using gas chromatography with high resolution mass spectrometry to support well water management

Rudd, H., Ercumen, A., Kane, E., Shea, D., & Nichols, E. G. (2024, August 31). The Science of The Total Environment, Vol. 953.

Vulnerability of wells in unconfined and confined aquifers to modern contamination from flood events

Rudd, H., Neal, A., Genereux, D. P., Shea, D., & Nichols, E. G. (2023, July 25). The Science of The Total Environment, Vol. 901.

Cardiac physiology and metabolic gene expression during late organogenesis among F. heteroclitus embryo families from crosses between pollution-sensitive and -resistant parents

Bozinovic, G., Feng, Z., Shea, D., & Oleksiak, M. F. (2022, January 7). BMC Ecology and Evolution, Vol. 1.

Non-target and suspect-screening analyses of hydroponic soybeans and passive samplers exposed to different watershed irrigation sources

Brecht, S. A., Kong, X., Xia, X. R., Shea, D., & Nichols, E. G. (2022, February 16). The Science of The Total Environment, Vol. 6.

Incorporating Oil / Water Partitioning in Risk Calculations for PAHs in Petroleum Impacted Soils and Sediments

Pietari, J., Kirk, O. R., Shea, D., & Kamath, R. (2021, May 4). Soil and Sediment Contamination An International Journal, Vol. 4.

PAH-pollution effects on sensitive and resistant embryos: Integrating structure and function with gene expression

Bozinovic, G., Shea, D., Feng, Z., Hinton, D., Sit, T., & Oleksiak, M. F. (2021, April 6). PLoS ONE, Vol. 16.

Suspect-screening analysis of a coastal watershed before and after Hurricane Florence using high-resolution mass spectrometry

Hedgespeth, M. L., McCord, J. P., Phillips, K. A., Strynar, M. J., Shea, D., & Nichols, E. G. (2021, March 31). The Science of The Total Environment, Vol. 8.

Understanding the influence of multiple pollutant stressors on the decline of freshwater mussels in a biodiversity hotspot

SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT, 773, 144757.

Expanded coverage of non-targeted LC-HRMS using atmospheric pressure chemical ionization: a case study with ENTACT mixtures

Singh, R. R., Chao, A., Phillips, K. A., Xia, X. R., Shea, D., Sobus, J. R., … Ulrich, E. M. (2020, June 3). Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry.

Effect of silver nanoparticles on gill membranes of common carp: Modification of fatty acid profile, lipid peroxidation and membrane fluidity

Xiang, Q.-Q., Wang, D., Zhang, J.-L., Ding, C.-Z., Luo, X., Tao, J., … Chen, L.-Q. (2019, November 2). Environmental Pollution, Vol. 256.

Suspect screening and prioritization of chemicals of concern (COCs) in a forest-water reuse system watershed

Science of The Total Environment, 694, 133378.

Cadmium disrupts signaling of the hypoxia-inducible (HIF) and transforming growth factor (TGF-β) pathways in placental JEG-3 trophoblast cells via reactive oxygen species

Adebambo, O. A., Shea, D., & Fry, R. C. (2018, February 9). Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology, Vol. 342, pp. 108–115.

Comparison of emerging contaminants in receiving waters downstream of a conventional wastewater treatment plant and a forest-water reuse system

Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 25(13), 12451–12463.

Investigation of ciguatoxins in invasive lionfish from the greater caribbean region: Implications for fishery development

Hardison, D. R., Holland, W. C., Darius, H. T., Chinain, M., Tester, P. A., Shea, D., … Litaker, R. W. (2018, June 20). PLoS ONE, Vol. 13.

Metabolic profiling of silver nanoparticle toxicity in Microcystis aeruginosa

Zhang, J. L., Zhou, Z. P., Pei, Y., Xiang, Q. Q., Chang, X. X., Ling, J., … Chen, L. Q. (2018, January 1). Environmental Science Nano, Vol. 5, pp. 2519–2530.

Relation of contaminants to fish intersex in riverine sport fishes

Science of The Total Environment, 643, 73–89.

A Retrospective Analysis of Agricultural Herbicides in Surface Water Reveals Risk Plausibility for Declines in Submerged Aquatic Vegetation

Powell, K., Cope, W., LePrevost, C., Augspurger, T., McCarthy, A., & Shea, D. (2017, September 6). Toxics, Vol. 5, p. 21.

Contaminants in tropical island streams and their biota

Buttermore, E. N., Cope, W. G., Kwak, T. J., Cooney, P. B., Shea, D., & Lazaro, P. R. (2017, December 26). Environmental Research, Vol. 161, pp. 615–623.

Pharmaceuticals in a temperate forest-water reuse system

Science of The Total Environment, 581-582, 705–714.

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in surface waters, sediments, and unionid mussels: relation to road crossings and implications for chronic mussel exposure

In Hydrobiologia (Vol. 810, pp. 465–476).

Assessing toxicity of contaminants in riverine suspended sediments to freshwater mussels

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 36(2), 395–407.

Fluorescent Receptor Binding Assay for Detecting Ciguatoxins in Fish

Hardison, D. R., Holland, W. C., McCall, J. R., Bourdelais, A. J., Baden, D. G., Darius, H. T., … Litaker, R. W. (2016, April 13). PLoS ONE, Vol. 11.

Improving Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Biodegradation in Contaminated Soil Through Low-Level Surfactant Addition After Conventional Bioremediation

Adrion, A. C., Singleton, D. R., Nakamura, J., Shea, D., & Aitken, M. D. (2016, June 29). Environmental Engineering Science, Vol. 33, pp. 659–670.

Nonmajors' Shifts in Attitudes & Perceptions of Biology & Biologists Following an Active-Learning Course

Nonmajors' Shifts in Attitudes & Perceptions of Biology & Biologists Following an Active-Learning Course. The American Biology Teacher, 78(1), 43–48.

Nonmajors' Shifts in Attitudes & Perceptions of Biology & Biologists Following an Active-Learning Course:

Gardner, G. E., Bonner, J., Landin, J., Ferzli, M., & Shea, D. (2016, January 1). The American Biology Teacher, Vol. 78, pp. 43–48.

Screening Nonionic Surfactants for Enhanced Biodegradation of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons Remaining in Soil After Conventional Biological Treatment

Adrion, A. C., Nakamura, J., Shea, D., & Aitken, M. D. (2016, February 26). Environmental Science & Technology, Vol. 50, pp. 3838–3845.

Authentic Science Research Opportunities: How Do Undergraduate Students Begin Integration into a Science Community of Practice?

Journal of College Science Teaching, 44(4), 61–65.

In vitro screening for population variability in toxicity of pesticide-containing mixtures

Abdo, N., Wetmore, B. A., Chappell, G. A., Shea, D., Wright, F. A., & Rusyn, I. (2015, September 19). Environment International, Vol. 85, pp. 147–155.

Pharmaceutical occurrence in groundwater and surface waters in forests land-applied with municipal wastewater

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 35(4), 898–905.

The Bennett's Millpond Environmental Learning Project: Place-based education with student-teacher research teams

In S. Stratton, R. Hagevik, A. Feldman, & M. Bloom (Eds.), Educating Science Teachers for Sustainability (pp. 255–274).

Toxicological responses of environmental mixtures: Environmental metal mixtures display synergistic induction of metal-responsive and oxidative stress genes in placental cells

Adebambo, O. A., Ray, P. D., Shea, D., & Fry, R. C. (2015, October 23). Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology, Vol. 289, pp. 534–541.

Undergraduate Research as an Innovative Learning Experience: Student Perspectives on Professional Impacts

In S. Latourelle (Ed.), Innovations in College Science Teaching (pp. 35–48). Society for College Science Teachers.

Bioavailability of (Geno)toxic Contaminants in Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon–Contaminated Soil Before and After Biological Treatment

Hu, J., Adrion, A. C., Nakamura, J., Shea, D., & Aitken, M. D. (2014, March 31). Environmental Engineering Science, Vol. 31, pp. 176–182.

Increased cellular brevetoxins in the red tide dinoflagellate Karenia brevis under CO₂ limitation of growth rate: Evolutionary implications and potential effects on bloom toxicity

Hardison, D. R., Sunda, W. G., Tester, P. A., Shea, D., & Litaker, W. R. (2014, March 1). Limnology and Oceanography, Vol. 59, pp. 560–577.

Increased Toxicity of Karenia brevis during Phosphate Limited Growth: Ecological and Evolutionary Implications

Hardison, D. R., Sunda, W. G., Shea, D., & Litaker, R. W. (2013, March 12). PLoS ONE, Vol. 8.

When hungry, Karenia brevis goes toxic

Phycologia, 52(4), 41.

A Studio Lab for the Undergraduate Biology Curriculum: Using a Comparative Endocrinology Model to Recruit Future Scientists

Integrative and Comparative Biology, 52(Suppl 1), 260.

Assessing accumulation and sublethal effects of lead in a unionid mussel

Walkerana, 15(1), 60–68.

Assessment of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Contamination of Breeding Pools Utilized by the Puerto Rican Crested Toad, Peltophryne lemur

International Scholarly Research Notices, 2012, 309853.

Ecological Risk Assessment

Shea, D., & Thorsen, W. (2012, January 1). Progress in Molecular Biology and Translational Science, Vol. 112, pp. 323–348.

Ecological Risk Assessment

In E. Hodgson (Ed.), Toxicology and Human Environments (pp. 323–348). London: Academic Press.

NITROGEN LIMITATION INCREASES BREVETOXINS IN KARENIA BREVIS (DINOPHYCEAE): IMPLICATIONS FOR BLOOM TOXICITY¹

Hardison, D. R., Sunda, W. G., Litaker, R. W., Shea, D., & Tester, P. A. (2012, May 7). Journal of Phycology, Vol. 48, pp. 844–858.

Assessing water quality suitability for shortnose sturgeon in the Roanoke River, North Carolina, USA with an in situ bioassay approach

Cope, W. G., Holliman, F. M., Kwak, T. J., Oakley, N. C., Lazaro, P. R., Shea, D., … al. (2010, October 30). Journal of Applied Ichthyology, Vol. 27, pp. 1–12.

Effects of lead on Na+, K+-ATPase and hemolymph ion concentrations in the freshwater mussel Elliptio complanata

Environmental Toxicology, 27(5), 268–276.

Environmental Risk Assessment

In E. Hodgson (Ed.), A Textbook of Modern Toxicology (4th ed., pp. 571–590). Hoboken, NJ USA: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Environmental occurrence and reproductive effects of the pharmaceutical fluoxetine in native freshwater mussels

Bringolf, R. B., Heltsley, R. M., Newton, T. J., Eads, C. B., Fraley, S. J., Shea, D., & Cope, W. G. (2010, February 24). Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, Vol. 29, pp. 1311–1318.

Transport and Fate of Toxicants in the Environment

In E. Hodgson (Ed.), A Textbook of Modern Toxicology (4th ed., pp. 549–570). Hoboken, NJ USA: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Acute Toxicity and Tissue Distributions of Malathion in Ambystoma tigrinum

Henson-Ramsey, H., Kennedy-Stoskopf, S., Levine, J. F., Taylor, S. K., Shea, D., & Stoskopf, M. K. (2008, January 28). Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, Vol. 55, pp. 481–487.

Assessment of the Effect of Varying Soil Organic Matter Content on the Bioavailability of Malathion to the Common Nightcrawler, Lumbricus terrestris L.

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 80(3), 220–224.

Determination of brevetoxin in recent marine sediments

Mendoza, W. G., Mead, R. N., Brand, L. E., & Shea, D. (2008, October 10). Chemosphere, Vol. 73, pp. 1373–1377.

Systemic administration of diarylpropionitrile (DPN) or phytoestrogens does not affect anxiety-related behaviors in gonadally intact male rats

Patisaul, H. B., Burke, K. T., Hinkle, R. E., Adewale, H. B., & Shea, D. (2008, November 22). Hormones and Behavior, Vol. 55, pp. 319–328.

A Comparison of Two Exposure Systems to Apply Malathion to Lumbricus terrestris L

Henson-Ramsey, H., Kennedy-Stoskopf, S., Levine, J., Shea, D., Taylor, S. K., & Stoskopf, M. K. (2007, July 7). Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, Vol. 78, pp. 427–431.

Acute and chronic toxicity of glyphosate compounds to glochidia and juveniles of Lampsilis siliquoidea (unionidae)

Bringolf, R. B., Cope, W. G., Mosher, S., Barnhart, M. C., & Shea, D. (2007, September 14). Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, Vol. 26, pp. 2094–2100.

Acute and chronic toxicity of pesticide formulations (atrazine, chlorpyrifos, and permethrin) to glochidia and juveniles ofLampsilis siliquoidea

Bringolf, R. B., Cope, W. G., Barnhart, M. C., Mosher, S., Lazaro, P. R., & Shea, D. (2007, September 14). Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, Vol. 26, pp. 2101–2107.

Acute and chronic toxicity of technical-grade pesticides to glochidia and juveniles of freshwater mussels (unionidae)

Bringolf, R. B., Cope, W. G., Eads, C. B., Lazaro, P. R., Barnhart, M. C., & Shea, D. (2007, September 14). Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, Vol. 26, pp. 2086–2093.

Analysis of chlorothalonil and degradation products in soil and water by GC/MS and LC/MS

Chaves, A., Shea, D., & Danehower, D. (2007, December 26). Chemosphere, Vol. 71, pp. 629–638.

Development of a Dynamic Pharmacokinetic Model to Estimate Bioconcentration of Xenobiotics in Earthworms

Henson-Ramsey, H., Levine, J., Kennedy-Stoskopf, S., Taylor, S. K., Shea, D., & Stoskopf, M. K. (2007, December 20). Environmental Modeling & Assessment, Vol. 14, pp. 411–418.

Environmental fate of chlorothalonil in a Costa Rican banana plantation

Chaves, A., Shea, D., & Cope, W. G. (2007, May 11). Chemosphere, Vol. 69, pp. 1166–1174.

Relationships among water column toxins, cell abundance and chlorophyll concentrations during Karenia brevis blooms

Tester, P. A., Shea, D., Kibler, S. R., Varnam, S. M., Black, M. D., & Litaker, R. W. (2007, July 22). Continental Shelf Research, Vol. 28, pp. 59–72.

Toxicokinetics of Environmental Contaminants in Freshwater Bivalves

In J. H. Van Hassel & J. L. Farris (Eds.), Freshwater Bivalve Ecotoxicology (pp. 169–213). Pensacola, FL: Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry Publishers.

Accumulation of brevetoxins by passive sampling devices

Shea, D., Tester, P., Cohen, J., Kibler, S., & Varnam, S. (2006, September 1). African Journal of Marine Science, Vol. 28, pp. 379–381.

Influence of water quality and associated contaminants on survival and growth of the endangered Cape Fear shiner (Notropis mekistocholas)

Hewitt, A. H., Cope, W. G., Kwak, T. J., Augspurger, T., Lazaro, P. R., & Shea, D. (2006, August 31). Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, Vol. 25, pp. 2288–2298.

Modeling pesticide fate in a small tidal estuary

McCarthy, A. M., Bales, J. D., Cope, W. G., & Shea, D. (2006, August 29). Ecological Modelling, Vol. 200, pp. 149–159.

Regression method of the hydrophobicity ruler approach for determining octanol/water partition coefficients of very hydrophobic compounds

Kong, X. Q., Shea, D., Baynes, R. E., Riviere, J. E., & Xia, X.-R. (2006, August 3). Chemosphere, Vol. 66, pp. 1086–1093.

Assessing Organic Contaminants in Fish:  Comparison of a Nonlethal Tissue Sampling Technique to Mobile and Stationary Passive Sampling Devices

Heltsley, R. M., Cope, W. G., Shea, D., Bringolf, R. B., Kwak, T. J., & Malindzak, E. G. (2005, August 26). Environmental Science & Technology, Vol. 39, pp. 7601–7608.

Impact of Vegetation on Sedimentary Organic Matter Composition and Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Attenuation

Gregory, S. T., Shea, D., & Guthrie-Nichols, E. (2005, June 16). Environmental Science & Technology, Vol. 39, pp. 5285–5292.

Novel Hydrophobicity Ruler Approach for Determining the Octanol/Water Partition Coefficients of Very Hydrophobic Compounds via Their Polymer/Solvent Solution Distribution Coefficients

Kong, X. Q., Shea, D., Gebreyes, W. A., & Xia, X.-R. (2005, January 26). Analytical Chemistry, Vol. 77, pp. 1275–1281.

The mystery of Dos Bocas Reservoir, Puerto Rico: Explaining extreme spatial heterogeneity in largemouth bass distribution

Caribbean Journal of Science, 41(4), 804–814. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-31344439731&partnerID=MN8TOARS

Bioavailability of PAHs:  Effects of Soot Carbon and PAH Source

Thorsen, W. A., Cope, W. G., & Shea, D. (2004, February 14). Environmental Science & Technology, Vol. 38, pp. 2029–2037.

Elimination Rate Constants of 46 Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in the Unionid Mussel, Elliptio complanata

Thorsen, W. A., Forestier, D., Sandifer, T., Lazaro, P. R., Cope, W. G., & Shea, D. (2004, September 1). Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, Vol. 47, pp. 332–340.

Environmental Risk Assessment

In E. Hodgson (Ed.), A Textbook of Modern Toxicology (3rd ed., pp. 501–517).

Environmental Risk Assessment

Shea, D. (2004, January 30). (E. Hodgson, Ed.). A Textbook of Modern Toxicology, 3rd ed., pp. 501–517.

Transport and Fate of Toxicants in the Environment

In E. Hodgson (Ed.), Textbook of Modern Toxicology (3rd ed., pp. 479–499).

A Novel in-Vitro Technique for Studying Percutaneous Permeation with a Membrane-Coated Fiber and Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry: Part I. Performances of the Technique and Determination of the Permeation Rates and Partition Coefficients of Chemical Mixtures

Xia, X.-R., Baynes, R. E., Monteiro-Riviere, N. A., Leidy, R. B., Shea, D., & Riviere, J. E. (2003, February 1). Pharmaceutical Research, Vol. 20, pp. 275–282.

Semipermeable membrane devices accumulate conserved ratios of sterane and hopane petroleum biomarkers

Luellen, D. R., & Shea, D. (2003, July 31). Chemosphere, Vol. 53, pp. 705–713.

Calibration and Field Verification of Semipermeable Membrane Devices for Measuring Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Water

Luellen, D. R., & Shea, D. (2002, March 9). Environmental Science & Technology, Vol. 36, pp. 1791–1797.