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W. Jack Jones
Biographical Information
Name: W. Jack Jones
Title: Microbiologist
Contact Information:
phone: 706-355-8228
fax: 706-355-8202
email: jones.jack@epa.gov
Education:
Ph.D. 1981 Clemson University, Clemson, S.C.
Major: Microbiology
Minor: Biochemistry
Expertise/Research Interests:
Current Division leader for research on microbial transformations of environmental organic pollutants (PCBs, pesticides, chloroaromatic/chloroaliphatic compounds, N-heterocycles) in anaerobic ecosystems. Principal Investigator for research on: in vitro metabolism of xenobiotics and elucidation of metabolic pathways using rat liver microsomes; development of metabolic simulation of xenobiotic metabolism in the liver and in natural environments; effects of metals and co-contaminants on anaerobic biotransformation pathways; and microbial production and consumption of radiatively active trace gases (CH4, CO2) in temperate forest soils and agricultural ecosystems. Expertise in ecology, physiology, and biochemistry of obligately anaerobic bacteria, with emphasis on methane-producing archaebacteria. Previous research experience on extremely thermophilic archaebacteria from deep-sea hydrothermal vents and development of bioreactor systems for methane production from waste and alcohol production from sugars.
Professional Activities:
American Society for Microbiology
Sigma Xi
World Health Organization:International Program on Chemical Safety
International Committee on Systematic Bacteriology
Select Publications:
Tebes-Stevens, C.L. and W.J. Jones. 2004. Estimation of Microbial Reductive Transformation Rates for Chlorinated Benzenes and Phenols Using a QSAR Approach. Environ. Toxicol . Chem., 23 (in press).
Mazur, C.S., W.J. Jones and C. Tebes-Stevens. 2003. H2 Consumption during the Microbial Reductive Dehalogenation of Chlorinated Phenols and Tetrachloroethene. Biodegradation,14:285-295.
Pakdeesusuk, U., W.J. Jones, C.M. Lee, A.W. Garrison, W.L. O'Niell, D.L. Freedman, J.T. Coates, and C.S. Wong. 2003. Changes in Enantiomeric Fractions during Microbial Reductive Dechlorination of PCB132, PCB149, and Aroclor 1254 in Lake Hartwell Sediment Microcosms. Environ. Sci. Technol., 37:1100-1107.
Mazur, C.S. and W.J. Jones. 2001. Hydrogen Concentrations in Sulfate-Reducing Estuarine Sediments during PCE dehalogenation. Environ. Sci. Technol., 35:4783-4788.
Jones, W.J. and N.D. Ananyeva. 2001. Correlations between Pesticide Transformation Rate and Microbial Respiration Activity in Soils of Different Ecosystems. Biol. Fertil. Soils, 33 (6):477-483.
Garrison, A.W., V.A. Nzengung, J.K. Avants, J.J. Ellington, W.J. Jones, D. Rennels, and N.L. Wolfe. 2000. Phytodegradation of p,p´-DDT and the Enantiomers of o,p´-DDT. Environ. Sci. Technol., 34:1663-1670.
Ananyeva, N.D., T.S. Demkina, W.J. Jones, M.L. Cabrera, and W.C. Steen. 1999. Microbial Biomass in Soils of Russia Under Long-Term Management Practices. Biol. Fertil. Soils, 29:291-299.
Pardue, J.H., S. Kongara, and W.J. Jones. 1996. Effect of Cadmium on Reductive Dechlorination of Trichloroaniline. Environ. Toxicol. Chem., 15:1083-1088.
Liu, S.M. and W.J. Jones. 1995. Biotransformation of Dichloroaromatic Compounds in Nonadapted and Adapted Freshwater Sediment Slurries. Appl Microbiol. Biotechnol., 43:725-732.
Liu, S.M., W.J. Jones, and J.E. Rogers. 1994. Influence of Redox Potential on the Anaerobic Biotransformation of N-Heterocyclic Compounds in Anoxic Freshwater Sediments. Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol., 41:717-724.
Kong, I.C. and W.J. Jones. 1994. Dechlorination Activity (Cross-Acclimation) of Freshwater Sediments Adapted to Mono- and Di-Chlorophenols. J. Environ. Sci. Health, A29(5): 921-939.
Liu, S.M., W.J. Jones, and J.E. Rogers. 1994. Biotransformation of Quinoline and Methylquinolines in Anoxic Freshwater Sediment. Biodegradation, 5:113-120.
Kong, I.C., J.S. Hubbard, and W.J. Jones. 1994. Metal-Induced Inhibition of Anaerobic Metabolism of Volatile Fatty Acids and Hydrogen. Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol., 42:396-402.
Book Chapters/Technical Reports
Garrison, A.W., W.J. Jones, J.J. Ellington and J.W. Washington. 2001. Selective Transformation and Occurrences of the Enantiomers of Chiral Pesticides in Environmental Matrices and Food Products. APM 127: An EPA internal report submitted to the Office of Pesticide Programs.
Jones, W.J., R. Araujo, and J.E. Rogers. 1995. Bench-Scale Evaluation of Bioremediation for the Treatment of Sediments from the Ashtabula, Buffalo, Saginaw and Sheboygan Rivers. Technical Report to the Assessment and Remediation of Contaminated Sediments (ARCS) Program, Great Lakes National Program Office, US EPA.
Hale, D.D., W.J. Jones and J.E. Rogers. 1994. Biodegradation of Chlorinated Homocyclic and Heterocyclic Compounds in Anaerobic Environments. In G.R. Chaudhry (ed.), Biological Degradation and Bioremediation of Toxic Chemicals. Dioscorides Press, Portland, Oregon.
Technical Presentations
Determination of Transformation Rates of Chiral Pesticides and PCBs in Soil and Sediment Microcosms. W.L. O'Niell, W.J. Jones, A.D. Whittemore, and J.K. Avants. US EPA, Athens, GA. 8th Federation of European Chemical Societies (FECS) Conference on Chemistry and the Environment. August 31 - September 4, 2002. Athens, Greece.
Enantioselectivity in the Biodegradation of PCB Atropisomers. U. Pakdeesusuk, C.M. Lee, D.L. Freedman, W.J. Jones, A.W. Garrison, C.S. Wong and J.T. Coates. US EPA, Athens, GA and Clemson University, Clemson, SC. Abstract of the 23rd Annual Meeting of the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. November 2002.
Enantioselective Reductive Transformation of Chiral Polychlorinated Biphenyls in Lake Sediment Microcosms. W.L. O'Niell, W.J., Jones, A.D. Whittemore, and J.K. Avants. US EPA, Athens, GA. Abstract of the Third International Conference on Remediation of Chlorinated and Recalcitrant Compounds. May 20-23, 2002. Monterey, California.
Transformation of Chiral Pollutants in Soil and Sediment Microcosms. W. Jack Jones, Walter O'Neill, Alton D. Whittemore, and Jimmy K. Avants. US EPA, Athens, Georgia . Abstract of the 22nd Annual Meeting of the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. November 11-15, 2001, Baltimore, Maryland.
Measurement of the Enantioselective Transformation of Chiral Pollutants by Capillary Electrophoresis. A. Garrison, W.J. Jones, J.K. Avants, and J. Jarman. US EPA, Athens, Georgia . Abstract of the 22nd Annual Meeting of the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. November 11-15, 2001, Baltimore, Maryland.
Comparison of Hydrogen Concentrations in PCE-Dehalogenating and Sulfate-Reducing Estuarine Sediments. C.S. Mazur and W.J. Jones. US EPA, Athens, Georgia . Abstract of the 220th American Chemical Society National Meeting. August 20-24, 2000, Washington, DC.
QSAR Analysis of Sorption-Corrected Rate Constants for Reductive Biotransformation of Halogenated Aromatics. C.L. Tebes-Stevens and W.J. Jones. US EPA, Athens, Georgia . Abstract of the 220th American Chemical Society National Meeting. August 20-24, 2000, Washington, DC.
Biotic and Abiotic Contributions to Reductive Transformation of Organic Pollutants. E.E. Mack and W.J. Jones. US EPA, Athens, Georgia . Abstract of the Fifth International In Situ and On-Site Bioremediation Symposium. April 19-22, 1999, San Diego, California.
Current Projects:
Principal Investigator for research on metabolism of xenobiotic chemicals in rat liver microsomes and in natural environments. Project Officer for cooperative research on development of metabolic simulator software for prediction of metabolism of xenobiotics in the liver. Division leader for research on microbial transformation of organic pollutants in natural and impacted environments. Principal investigator for research projects concerning: biotransformation of organochlorine contaminants (PCBs and PBTs) in anaerobic sediments and wetlands; biotransformation of pentachlorophenol and chlorophenols in anoxic sediments; identification of predictive descriptors to quantitate anaerobic microbial transformation reactions for use in fate and exposure models; determination of important factors affecting (limiting) the microbial transformation of persistent organic chemicals in reducing environments; effects of metals and co-contaminants on anaerobic biotransformation pathways.