Ecosystems Research Division

Biographical Information

Name: Luis A. Suárez
Title: Pharmacologist
Email: Suarez.Luis@epa.gov
Tel: 706.355.8108

Education:

• Ph.D. 1984 Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, Pharmacokinetics.
  
  
• B.S. 1978, University of Puerto Rico at Rio Piedras, Pharmacy.
  
  

Selected Publications:

• Colón, D.; Weber, E. J.; Anderson, J. L.; Winget, P. and Suárez, L. A. Reduction of Nitrosobenzenes and N-Hydroxylanilines by Fe(II) Species: Elucidation of the Reaction Mechanism, Environmental Science & Technology, 40, 2006, 4449-4454.
  
  
• Lassiter, R.R., E.O. Box, R.G. Wiegert, J.M. Johnston, J. Bergengren and L.A. Suárez. 2000. Vulnerability of Ecosystems of the Mid-Atlantic Region, USA, to Climate Change. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. 19(4):1153-1160.
  
  
• Suárez, L.A. and R.R. Lassiter. 1999. Coupling the soils model, S, to a global climate model and terrestrial vegetation model to support regional climate scenarios. EPA internal report.
  
  
• Suárez, L.A., and R.R. Lassiter. 1997. Soils Biogeochemistry. Algorithms and Initial Parameterization of the Simulation Model S. 47p. EPA Internal Report.
  
  
• Lassiter, R.R., and L.A. Suárez. 1997. Soils Biogeochemistry: Theory and Derivation of the Simulation Model S. 134p. EPA Internal Report.
  
  
• Suárez, L.A., and M.C. Barber. 1995. Modelling bioaccumulation in aquatic organisms, in Agrochemical Environmental Fate Studies: State of the Art, Leng, M.L., Leovey, E.M.K., and Zubkoff, P.L., Eds., Lewis Publishers, Chelsea, MI, Chap. 33.
  
  
• Burns, L.A., M.C. Barber, S.L. Bird, F.L. Mayer, and L.A. Suárez. 1992. PIRANHA Pesticide and Industrial Chemical Risk Analysis and Hazard Assessment Version 3.0. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Athens,GA.
  
  
• Barber, M.C., L.A. Suárez, and R.R. Lassiter. 1991. Modeling bioaccumulation of organic pollutants in fish with an application to PCBs in Lake Ontario Salmonids. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. 48:318.
  
  
• Barber, M.C., L.A. Suárez, and R.R. Lassiter. 1988. Modeling bioconcentration of non-polar organic pollutants by fish. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. 7:545.
  
  
• Barber, M.C., L.A. Suárez, and R.R. Lassiter. 1988. FGETS (Food and Gill Exchange of Toxic Substances): A Stimulation Model for Predicting Bioaccumulation of Nonpolar Organic Pollutants by Fish. Environmental Protection Agency, Athens, GA. EPA/600/S3-87/038.
  
  
• Suárez, L.A., M.C. Barber, and R.R. Lassiter. 1987. GETS, A Simulation Model for Dynamic Bioaccumulation of Nonpolar Organics by Gill Exchange: A User's Guide. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Athens, GA. EPA/600/S3-86/057.