Superfund Research Program

Michael Unger

Virginia Institute of Marine Science
Chesapeake Bay Hall S307
Rt. 1208 Greate Road
Gloucester Point, Virginia
Phone: 804-684-7187
Email: munger@vims.edu

Projects

• Virginia Institute of Marine Science: A Real-Time Antibody-Based Field Assay to Predict Containment Bioavailability in Sediments (2011-2015)
• Virginia Institute of Marine Science: Impact of Groundwater-Surface Water Dynamics on in situ Remediation Efficacy and Bioavailability of NAPL Contaminants (2014-2020)

Research Briefs

• 325 - Biosensor Helps Characterize Contaminants and Health Risks Following Disasters

Hazardous Waste Sites

Atlantic Wood Site, Elizabeth River

• Virginia Institute of Marine Science: Impact of Groundwater-Surface Water Dynamics on in situ Remediation Efficacy and Bioavailability of NAPL Contaminants

Money Point, Elizabeth River

• Virginia Institute of Marine Science: Impact of Groundwater-Surface Water Dynamics on in situ Remediation Efficacy and Bioavailability of NAPL Contaminants

Publications

2022

• Prossner KM, Vadas GG, Harvey E, Unger M. 2022. A novel antibody-based biosensor method for the rapid measurement of PAH contamination in oysters. Environ Technol Innov 28:102567. doi:10.1016/j.eti.2022.102567 PMID:36204483 PMCID:PMC9531917

2021

• Camargo K, Vogelbein MA, Horney JA, Dellapenna TM, Knap A, Sericano JL, Wade TL, McDonald TJ, Chiu WA, Unger M. 2021. Biosensor applications in contaminated estuaries: Implications for disaster research response. Environ Res 204:111893. doi:10.1016/j.envres.2021.111893 PMID:34419473 PMCID:PMC8639622
• Conder J, Jalalizadeh M, Luo H, Bess A, Sande S, Healey M, Unger M. 2021. Evaluation of a rapid biosensor tool for measuring PAH availability in petroleum-impacted sediment. Environ Adv 3:doi:10.1016/j.envadv.2021.100032 PMID:34337585 PMCID:PMC8323639

2018

• Hartzell SE, Unger M, Vadas GG, Yonkos LT. 2018. Evaluating porewater polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon-related toxicity at a contaminated sediment site using a spiked field-sediment approach. Environ Toxicol Chem 37:893-902. doi:10.1002/etc.4023 PMID:29091334

2017

• Hartzell SE, Unger M, McGee BL, Yonkos LT. 2017. Effects-based spatial assessment of contaminated estuarine sediments from Bear Creek, Baltimore Harbor, MD, USA. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 24:22158–2217. doi:10.1007/s11356-017-9667-0 PMID:28712078 PMCID:PMC5693697

2016

• Li X, Kaattari S, Vogelbein MA, Unger M. 2016. Evaluation of a time efficient immunization strategy for anti-PAH antibody development. J Immunoassay Immunochem 37(6):671-683. doi:10.1080/15321819.2016.1198803 PMID:27282486 PMCID:PMC5036519
• Li X, Kaattari S, Vogelbein MA, Vadas GG, Unger M. 2016. A highly sensitive monoclonal antibody based biosensor for quantifying 3-5 ring polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in aqueous environmental samples. Sens Biosensing Res 7:115-120. doi:10.1016/j.sbsr.2016.02.003 PMID:26925369 PMCID:PMC4767017