AIR QUALITY HEALTH INDEX
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AIR MONITORING STATIONS
View data from each station:
- Fort McKay (AMS 1)
- Mildred Lake (AMS 2)
- Lower Camp Met Tower (AMS 3)
- Buffalo Viewpoint (AMS 4)
- Mannix (AMS 5)
- Patricia McInnes (AMS 6)
- Athabasca Valley (AMS 7)
- Fort Chipewyan (AMS 8)
- Barge Landing (AMS 9)
- Albian Mine Site (AMS 10)*
- Lower Camp (AMS 11)
- Millennium (AMS 12)
- Syncrude UE-1 (AMS 13)
- Anzac (AMS 14)
- CNRL Horizon (AMS 15)
- Albian Muskeg River (AMS 16)*
*Note: AMS 10 was retired due to mining in the location. It has been replaced with AMS 16 which is 4km SE of the former AMS 10 site.
Meet Our Scientists
Dr. William B Studabaker
Dr. Studabaker is the Manager of Chemistry at RTI International in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina,.
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Phone: 919-541-8046
Position and Responsibilities within WBEA:
Dr. Studabaker provides oversight for methods development and sample analyses performed by RTI under contract to WBEA. He also reports findings of sample analyses to WBEA and collaborates with other WBEA investigators in interpretation of data and preparation of manuscripts
Education and Experience:
Dr. Studabaker is responsible for managing organic analytical chemistry projects within the Environmental and Industrial Sciences Division at RTI.
Dr. Studabaker has 20 years of experience in technical activities spanning organic analytical and bioanalytical method development, laboratory auditing and training, diagnostic assay development, and Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) product support. He joined RTI International (RTI) in October 2004, taking over the leadership of analytical chemistry activities within the Exposure Analysis Research Program. He has led or supported projects for clients that include the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the U.S. Agency for International Development, and the National Institute for Environmental Health Sciences. He has also collaborated on independent research supported by RTI.
Prior to joining RTI, Dr. Studabaker worked at Pharmanetics, Inc., where he conducted product research and development projects for a manufacturer of point-of-care medical diagnostics tests. He began his career at EnSys, Inc. (now Strategic Diagnostics, Inc.), a manufacturer of field test kits for environmental contaminants, where he implemented EPA analytical methods used for validating test performance, and was awarded three patents for innovative test methods.
Professional Affiliations:
- International Society of Exposure Science
- American Association for the Advancement of Science
Five Most Relevant Publications:
- Studabaker, W.B., McCombs, M., Sorrell, K., Salmons, C., Brown, G.G., Binstock, D., Gutknecht, W.F., and Harper, S.L. 2010. Field turbidity method for the determination of lead in acid extracts of dried paint. J. Environ. Monit. 12(6):1393-1403.
- Emond, C., Raymer, J.H., Studabaker, W.B., Garner, C., and Birnbaum, L.S. In Press. A Physiologically Based Pharmacokinetic Model for Developmental Exposure to BDE-47 in Rats. 2010. Toxicol. Appl. Pharmacol. 242(3):290-298.
- Gutknecht, W.F., S.L. Harper, W. Winstead, K. Sorrell, D.A. Binstock, C.A. Salmons, C. Haas, M. McCombs, W. Studabaker, C.V. Wall, and C. Moore. 2009. Rapid new methods for paint collection and lead extraction. J. Environ. Monit. 11(1):166–173.
- Longnecker, M.P., C.S. Smith, G.E. Kissling, J.A. Hoppin, J.L. Butenhoff, E. Decker, D.J. Ehresman, M.E. Ellefson, J. Flaherty, M.S. Gardner, E. Langlois, A. LeBlanc, A.B. Lindstrom, W.K. Reagen, M.J. Strynar, and W.B. Studabaker. 2008. An interlaboratory study of perfluorinated alkyl compound levels in human plasma. Environ. Res. 107(2):152–159.
- Mapes, J.P., K.D. McKenzie, T.N. Stewart, L.R. McLelland, W.B. Studabaker, W.B. Manning, and S.B. Friedman. 1993. An on-site immunoassay for detecting PCB in soil. B Environ Contam Tox 50(2):219–225.