Ecosystems Research Division

Biographical Information

Education:

• B.C.E. 1975 Civil Engineering, Catholic University of America, Washington, DC
• M.S.E.E. 1980 Environmental Engineering, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Expertise/Research Interests:
Formulation, testing, and application of multimedia multipathway exposure models
for human and ecological endpoints of concern to be applied in context of
regulatory-based assessments. Establishment of comprehensive protocols and
methods for conducting assessments of uncertainty in simulation of exposure and
risk.

Professional Activities:

Chairperson for Interagency Workgroup (via formal Mememorandum of Understanding entitled "Cooperation on Research on Multimedia Environmental Models") on Software System Design and Implementation for Environmental Modeling. This MOU is intended to provide a mechanism for the cooperating Federal Agencies to pursue a common technology in multimedia environmental modeling with a shared scientific basis. More information can be found at iscmem.org.

Select Publications:

• Allison, T.A., Mulkey, L.A., Laniak, G.F., Mineart, P., Salhotra, A.M., Parrish, R.S. 1992. Development of the Finite Source Methodology for the Toxicity
• Characteristic Rule. Report prepared for the Environmental Research Laboratory, U. S. Environmental Protection Agency, Athens, GA.
• Laniak, G.F., 1993. Summary of Review and Evaluations of the Technical Approach to Corrective Action Regulatory Impact Analysis: Fate and Transport Component. Report prepared for the Office of Solid Waste, U. S. Environmental Protection Agency.
• Cheng, J.J. et al (Laniak, G.F.), 1995. Benchmarking Analysis of Three Multimedia Models: RESRAD, MMSOILS, and MEPAS. Report prepared for U.S. Department of Energy and the Environmental Protection Agency. DoE/ORO-2033. November, 1995

Papers:

• Criscenti, L.J., Laniak, G.F., Erikson, R.L., 1996. Propagation of Uncertainty Through Geochemical Code Calculations. Geochemica Cosmochimica Acta. 60(19):3551-3568.
• Laniak, G.F., (et al)., 1997. An Overview of a Multimedia Benchmarking Analysis for Three Risk Assessment Models: RESRAD, MMSOILS, MEPAS. Risk Analysis: An International Journal. 17(2):187-201.

Current Projects:
3MRA (Multi-media, Multi-pathway, Multi-receptor Risk Analysis) Modeling System - This project is focused on establishing and distributing the 3MRA modeling system to the public. Version 1.0 is scheduled for review by the EPA Science Advisory Board in July, 2003.