Drew Luellen
Environmental Data Research Specialist
Email:
[[luellen]]
Phone:
(804) 684-7749
Office:
Chesapeake Bay Hall S312
Section:
Ecosystem Health
Education
- B.S., Texas A&M University
- Ph.D., North Carolina State University
Research Interests
- Source discrimination of petroleum contamination using PAH and hopane/sterane biomarkers
- Passive water sampling using semi permeable membrane devices (SPMDs)
- Trace level analysis of environmental contaminants
- Environmental data manipulation
- Analysis of brominated flame retardants and explosives via LC/MS/MS
- Thermal desorption and dynamic headspace sampling of volatile and semi-volatile compounds in complex matrices
Current Projects
- Building and maintaining Access databases for current and historical environmental data from the Commonwealth of Virginia
- Utilizing ArcView GIS for spatial analysis of contaminant data
- Assessing and reducing biofouling on SPMDs
- High volume and passive air sampling of polybrominated diphenyl ethers
- Bioavailability of organic contaminants in the aquatic environment
- PCBs and chlorinated pesticides in fishes of Virginia waters.
Selected Publications
Published
- Assessment of legacy and emerging contaminants in an introduced catfish and implications to the fishery. D.R. Luellen, M.J. LaGuardia, T.D. Tuckey, M.C. Fabrizio, G.W. Rice, R.C. Hale. 2018. Environ. Sci. Poll. Res., 25(28), 28355-28366.
- Hexabromocyclododecane flame retardant in Antarctica: Research stations as sources. D. Chen, R.C. Hale, M.J. LaGuardia, D.R. Luellen, S. Kim, H.N. Giesz. 2015. Environ. Poll. 206, 611-618.
- Polybrominated diphenyl ethers in U.S. sewage sludges and biosolids: Temporal and geographical trends and uptake by corn following land application. R.C. Hale, M.J. La Guardia, E. Harvey, D. Chen, T.M. Mainor, D.R. Luellen, L.S. Hundal. 2012. Environ. Sci. Technol., 46(4), 2055-2063.
- Do temporal and geographical patterns of HBCD and PBDE flame retardants in US fish reflect evolving industrial usage? D. Chen, M.J. La Guardia, D.R. Luellen, E. Harvey, T.M. Mainor, R.C. Hale. 2011. Environ. Sci. Technol., 45(19), 8254-8261.
- Luellen, D.R., G.G. Vadas, M.A. Unger. Kepone in James River fish: 1976-2002. 2006. Sci Total Environ, 358, 286-297.
- Luellen, D.R. and D. Shea. 2003. Semipermeable membrane devices accumulate conserved ratios of sterane and hopane petroleum biomarkers. Chemosphere, 53, 705-713.
- Luellen, D.R. and D. Shea. 2002. Calibration and field verification of semipermeable membrane devices for polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in water. Environ. Sci. Technol., 36 (8), 1791 -1797.
Advisory Service Reports
- Luellen, D.R. 2009. Shenandoah River Basin Fish Kills: Refinement of a Chemical Contaminant Profile. Report to Virginia Department of Environmental Quality.
Presentations
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Peer-reviewed technical reports
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Professional Memberships
- Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (national and regional affiliation)
- American Chemical Society (national and regional affiliation)
Collaborative / Interdisciplinary Efforts
- Tracking the sources of brominated diphenyl ether flame retardants along the Hyco River, Virginia (with Dr. Rob Hale)
- Sample collection, and data management for tributyltin in the Elizabeth River, Virginia (with Dr. Michael Unger)