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With salutations to Michael Barbour PhD

July 26, 2006      

• Ph.D. Marine, Estuarine, and Environmental Science: University of Maryland - 1994
  
• M.S. Biology: Eastern Michigan University - 1972
  
• B.S. Biology: Eastern Michigan University - 1970

Scientific Review Panels:

• Review Panel, NSF and USEPA National Center for Environmental Research and Quality Assurance, 1997
• Review Panel, USEPA Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Program (ORD), 1990-91
• Review Panel, USEPA Environmental Biology: Endpoints and Indicators of Ecosystem Stress, 1990

Qualifications:

Dr. Barbour has experience administering environmental research laboratories, including biological and toxicological laboratories, and is currently the director of Tetra Tech's Maryland office. As director, Dr. Barbour supervises a staff of ecologists and toxicologists and is responsible for office administration as well as project and proposal management. Dr. Barbour functions in both technical and managerial areas for Tetra Tech.

Relevant Experience:

• Ecological Assessments for TMDLs: Dr. Barbour provided key technical support for several state programs where Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDL) were of major concern. For Georgia, he developed a monitoring strategy with other key Tetra Tech staff that included a comprehensive ecological component, which is to be used for basinwide monitoring, problem identification and assessment of ecological condition for TMDLs. Other similar work was done for Pennsylvania and Delaware, where ecological data gathering was found to be deficient. The Chattooga River watershed, Georgia, was a special study where Dr. Barbour and his staff used biological assessments to identify impaired waters for the 303(d) list and to be subjected to further TMDL investigation.
• Technical Guidance for Biocriteria. A key biological consultant assisting EPA's Office of Science and Technology in the research and development of technical guidance for biocriteria for streams and rivers. This technical guidance serves as a foundation for states to develop biocriteria for their watersheds. Dr. Barbour has provided technical support to EPA for various technical issues that have arisen as a result of this biocriteria development and to address comments from SAB and peer reviews. Is currently on an HECD Technical Experts Workgroup as biocriteria guidance is developed for nonwadeable rivers, and a second Technical Experts Workgroup to provide oversight in the development of biocriteria for the Ohio River. Other areas of support provided by Dr. Barbour include technical guidance for lakes, estuaries, and large rivers.
• Rapid Bioassessment Protocols (RBPs). Technical lead for the research and development of the Rapid Bioassessment Protocols (RBPs) for use in streams and wadable rivers (1989 - EPA/440/4-89/001; 1997 - EPA/841/D-97/002) for the U.S. EPA. These protocols are used to assess biological impairment to the benthos and fish communities from both nonpoint and point sources problems. Provided technical support to address comments from technical experts panel and other peer reviews. Has been involved in developing rapid bioassessment procedures for other waterbody types and refining their use for streams. Has developed a habitat assessment technique for use in conjunction with the RBPs. Has developed subsampling techniques for expediting the processing of biological samples.
• Nonpoint Source Bioassessment. Developed technical guidance for EPA's Office of Water for conducting bioassessments for NPS evaluations. Provides technical assistance to Florida DEP, Alaska DEC, Illinois EPA, Tennessee DEC, Delaware DNREC, Wyoming DEQ, Montana DHES, and Massachusetts DEP on nonpoint source initiatives. Is currently assisting in the development of appropriate bioassessment methods to evaluate instream community health in various parts of the country including coastal plain streams of Delaware and Florida, mountainous and piedmont streams in Alaska, Tennessee, Massachusetts, Wyoming, a large-river system in Oregon, and Wetlands in Montana. Has developed a habitat assessment method for evaluating nonpoint source impacts.
• Environmental Indicators. Served on the Peer Review Panel for ORD's EMAP-Surface Waters Program. Provided technical review of proposed indicators and methodology. Provides technical assistance to EPA's Office of Water on selection of biological indicators in the aquatic environment to assess the quality of the water resource. Has worked with biological communities in streams, rivers, estuaries, and lakes to develop and test appropriate indicators. Has used the indicator concept to develop a suite of metrics for use in assessing biological condition and habitat quality of streams and rivers. Collaborated with ORD's REMAP efforts in the Appalachian Mountains to select and evaluate potential habitat and biological indicators. Used habitat data from the Mid-Atlantic Highlands Assessment (MAHA) Program to determine the proportion of stream kilometers impaired by habitat degradation.
• Ecological Risk Assessment. Dr. Barbour's experience in ecological risk assessment extends nationally to a variety of surface water types including the Laurentian Great Lakes, streams, rivers, lakes, reservoirs, and estuaries. He has developed technical guidance for EPA and state water resource agencies, which specifies study design concepts relevant to environmental indicators, reference condition, data analysis approach, and interpretation of cumulative effects. Ecorisk scenarios have been derived from these data to aid management decisions regarding water resource protection and restoration.
• Watershed Monitoring and Assessment. Dr. Barbour has provided technical support to various state agencies (e.g., Florida DEP, Illinois EPA, Massachusetts DEP, Delaware DNREC, Wyoming DEQ, Alaska DEC, Montana DEQ, Maryland DNR, West Virginia DEC, Georgia EPD) on the design of programs oriented to assessing and monitoring the ecological condition of watersheds. He has been instrumental in providing the conceptual framework for delineating regional reference conditions to be used as a basis for conducting biological and physicochemical surveys of watersheds. His development of habitat assessment techniques are used in evaluations of cumulative effects and TMDL investigations.
• Workshops and Symposia. Coordinator and presenter of more than 70 workshops focusing on bioassessment methods and biomonitoring strategies. Approaches to bioassessment methods have been based on multimetric community evaluations, short-term chronic toxicity testing, and other cost-effective monitoring tools. Case studies have been oriented to nonpoint and point source problems to demonstrate the efficiency of the bioassessment methods. Dr. Barbour has facilitated workshops where discussions and work products were oriented toward developing biocriteria for watershed management programs. Audience has included environmental managers, biologists, and engineers from various federal agencies (i.e., EPA, USGS, F&W, NBS, Forest Service, NOAA, BLM, SCS, Park Service, Air Force), state agencies, Indian tribes, private sector, academia, and international scientists.
• Quality Assurance Program Development for Ecological Studies. Participated in two international symposia/workshops for the purpose of establishing guidelines for quality assurance programs for ecological studies. Prepared two manuscripts for proceedings of the symposia. Involved in the development of a technical guidance document for QA/QC to be used for bioassessment. This guidance is in the format of a generic Quality Assurance Project Plan established by EPA.
• Field Validation of Short-Term Chronic Toxicity Tests. Provided technical support for ecological, hydrological, and toxicological studies for EPA's short-term chronic toxicity tests. These studies were conducted on various streams and rivers around the United States to evaluate the validity of ambient and effluent toxicity tests on predicting impairment to receiving waterbodies.
• Pilot Study for EPA's Water Quality-based Control Technical Support Document. Provided technical support to EPA's Office of Water and Research and Development for a multidisciplinary pilot study in Connecticut to evaluate the efficacy of the approach to establishing water quality-based controls for permitted discharges. Directed the field and laboratory efforts, which included sample analysis for chemical parameters and toxicity, time-of-travel studies and flow analysis, and use attainability analysis.
• Electric Utility Experience. Dr. Barbour's experience is all-encompassing ranging from site evaluation studies to 316(a) and (b) environmental impact statements. He has participated in the studies conducted on the Great Lakes, major river systems, reservoirs, and Chesapeake Bay. Dr. Barbour has coordinated and directed several multidisciplinary studies on Lake Michigan, Chesapeake Bay, and the Potomac River. Dr. Barbour was the principal investigator in the first .13 State of Maryland demonstration, which was conducted on the C.P. Crane Power Plant. He currently serves as a technical expert to the USEPA on the implementation of biocriteria for 316(b) issues. Dr. Barbour has worked with EPRI to facilitate workshops relevant to Biocriteria/Bioassessment issues.

PhD Dissertation Committees:

• Catriona Rogers. 1995-1998. The Development of Ecological Assessment Approaches to Evaluate Urban Watersheds — Aberjona River Basin, Massachusetts. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
• Faith Kearns. 1998 - present. Improving the Assessment of Physical Habitat Structure for Streams. The University of California at Berkeley.

Professional and Academic Recognition and Affiliations:

• Atlantic Estuarine Research Society, Treasurer 1986-88; Endowment Committee 1986-88; Constitution Chairman 1994-98
• Benthic Ecology Society
• Estuarine Research Federation
• International Organization of Oligochaete Taxonomists
• North American Benthological Society, Chairman of Executive Committee 1989-90; Nominations and Place Committee 1987-89, 1991-93; Associate Editor JNABS 1991-96
• Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry
• Who's Who in American Men and Women in Science 1989-92
• Received an award for contribution to applied science by Environment Agency, Great Britain 1997
• Received an award for contribution to bioassessment programs in southeastern US, SWPBA 1997

Publications:

Journal Publications:

• Barbour, M.T., W.F. Swietlik, S.K. Jackson, D.L. Courtemanch, S.P. Davies, and C.O. Yoder. In Review. Measuring the attainment of biological integrity in the USA: A critical element of ecological integrity. Submitted to Hydrobiologia.
• Gerritsen, J., M.T. Barbour, and K. King. In Review. Apples, oranges and ecoregions: Use and overuse of quantitative methods for determining pattern in aquatic assemblages. Submitted to the Journal of the North American Benthological Society.
• Rogers, C.E., D. Brabander, M.T. Barbour, and H.F. Hemond. In Review. Sampling contaminated benthic habitats to assess ecological risk. Submitted to Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry.
• Houston, L., M.T. Barbour, D. Lenat, and D. Penrose. In Review. A methods comparison for biological assessment of streams in the southeastern U.S. Submitted to the Journal of the North American Benthological Society.
• Rogers, C.E., A. Peter, H.F. Hemond, and M.T. Barbour. In preparation. Impacts of metal contamination and physical habitat degradation upon fish assemblages of the Aberjona watershed, Massachusetts. To be submitted to the Journal of the American Fisheries Society.
• Rogers, C.E., M.T. Barbour, H.F. Hemond, and D. Marks. In preparation. The development of a benthic assemblage index for urban watersheds. To be submitted to the Journal of the North American Benthological Society.
• Maxted, J., M.T. Barbour, J. Gerritsen, V. Poretti, N. Primrose, A. Silvia, D. Penrose, and R. Renfrow. In review. Stream classification and biological metrics for the Mid-Atlantic Coastal Plain Ecoregion. Submitted to the Journal of the North American Benthological Society.
• Cullen, P.W., R.H. Norris, V.H. Resh, T.B. Reynoldson, D. Rosenberg, and M.T. Barbour. In Press. Collaboration in scientific research: a critical need for freshwater ecology. Submitted to BioScience.
• Barbour, M.T., and C.O. Yoder. 1999. The multimetric approach to bioassessment, as used in the United States. Pages xx-xx In J.F. Wright, D.W. Sutcliffe, and M.T. Furse, editors. Assessing the biological quality of freshwaters: RIVPACS and similar techniques. Freshwater Biological Association, Ambleside, England.
• Snyder, B.D., J.B. Stribling, M.T. Barbour, and C.L. Missimer. 1998. Integrating assessments of fish and macroinvertebrate assemblages and physical habitat condition. Pages 639-652. In T. Simon, editor. Assessing the sustainability and biological integrity of water resource quality using fish assemblages. Lewis Publishers, Boca Raton, Florida.
• Barbour, M.T. 1997. The re-invention of biological assessment in the U.S. Human and Ecological Risk Assessment 3:933-940.
• Hannaford, M.J., M.T. Barbour, and V.H. Resh. 1997. Training reduces observer variability in visual-based assessment of stream habitat . Journal of the North American Benthological Society 16:853-860.
• Diamond, J. M., M.T. Barbour, and J.B. Stribling. 1996. Truth and bioassessments: an approach for characterizing and comparing bioassessment methods and their results. Journal of the North American Benthological Society 15:713-727.
• Barbour, M.T., and J. Gerritsen. 1996. Subsampling of benthic samples: a defense of the fixed organism method. Journal of the North American Benthological Society 15:386-392.
• Barbour, M.T., J. Diamond, and C. Yoder. 1996. Biological Assessment Strategies: applications and limitations. Pages 245-270 In D.R. Grothe, K.L. Dickson, and D.K. Reed, editors. Whole-effluent toxicity testing: an evaluation of methods and predictability of receiving system responses. SETAC Publications, Pensacola, FL.
• LaPoint, T., M.T. Barbour, D. Borton, D. Cherry, W. Clements, J. Diamond, D. Grothe, M. Lewis, D. Reed, and J. Saalfeld. 1996. Discussion synopsis: field assessments. Pages 191-228 In D.R. Grothe, K.L. Dickson, and D.K. Reed, editors. Whole-effluent toxicity testing: an evaluation of methods and predictability of receiving system responses. SETAC Publications, Pensacola, FL.
• Barbour, M.T., J. Gerritsen, G.E. Griffith, R. Frydenborg, E. McCarron, J.S. White, and M.L. Bastian. 1996. A framework for biological criteria for Florida streams using benthic macroinvertebrates. Journal of the North American Benthological Society 15:185-211.
• Barbour, M.T., J.B. Stribling, and J.R. Karr. 1995. The Multimetric Approach for Establishing Biocriteria and Measuring Biological Condition. Pp. 63-76 In W. Davis and T. Simon, editors. Biological Assessment and Criteria: Tools for Water Resource Planning and Decisionmaking. Lewis Publishers, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
• Resh, V.H., R.H. Norris, and M.T. Barbour. 1995. Design and Implementation of Rapid Assessment Approaches Using Benthic Macroinvertebrates for Water-Resource Assessments. Australian Journal of Ecology. 20:108-121.
• Lenat, D.R. and M.T. Barbour. 1994. Using benthic macroinvertebrate community structure for rapid, cost-efficient, water quality monitoring: Rapid bioassessment. In S.L. Loeb and A. Spacie, eds. Biological Monitoring of Aquatic Systems. Lewis Publishers, Ann Arbor, Michigan. pp. 187-215.
• Barbour, M.T., J.L. Plafkin, B.P. Bradley, C.G. Graves, and R.W. Wisseman. 1992. Evaluation of EPA's rapid bioassessment benthic metrics: Metric redundancy and variability among reference stream sites. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 11:437-449.
• Barbour, M.T. 1991. Stream surveys--The importance of the relationship between habitat quality and biological condition. In Proceedings of Sediment and Stream Water Quality in a Changing Environment: Trends and Explanation. XX General Assembly of the IUGG, 11-24 August 1991, Vienna, Austria. IAHS Press Publication 203.
• Barbour, M.T., C. Faulkner, and B. Newton. 1991. Rapid bioassessment: Innovative biological monitoring. WPCF Benchsheet 13(1): 4-7.
• Barbour, M.T., C.G. Graves, and W.L. McCulloch. 1988. Evaluation of the instantaneous rate of increase as an end point for Ceriodaphnia chronic tests. Pages 273-288 In Aquatic Toxicology and Environmental Fate, vol. 11. ASTM STP 1007. G.W. Suter II and M.A. Lewis, editors. American Society for Testing and Materials, Philadelphia. 1988, pp. 273-287.
• Brinkhurst, R.O., and M.T. Barbour. 1985. A new species of Aulodrilus Bretscher (Oligochaeta: Tubificidae) from North America. Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. 98(4): 931-934.
• Barbour, M.T., D.G. Cook, and R.G. Pomerantz. 1980. On the question of hybridization and variation in the oligochaete genus Limnodrilus. In Brinkhurst and Cook, eds., Aquatic Oligochaete Biology: Proceedings of 1st International Symposium of Oligochaete Biology. Sydney, British Columbia, 4 May 1979.
• Barbour, M.T. 1977. Chaetogaster limnaei limnaei von Baer (Oligochaeta: Naididae) inhabiting the mantle cavity of the pill clams Sphaerium spp. Trans. Amer. Microsc. Soc. 96(1): 141-142.
• Stimpson, K.S., J.R. Brice, M.T. Barbour, and P. Howe. 1975. Distribution and abundance of inshore oligochaetes in Lake Michigan. Trans. Amer. Micros. Soc. 94(3): 384-394.
• Worswick, J.M., Jr. and M.T. Barbour. 1974. An elutriation apparatus for macroinvertebrates. Limnology and 0ceanography 19(3): 538-540.
• Brice, J.R. and M.T. Barbour. 1973. A millipede new to Michigan (Pselaphognatha: Polyxenus). Great Lakes Entomologist 6(3): 92-94.

Government Publications (peer-reviewed):

• Barbour, M.T., J. Gerritsen, B.D. Snyder, and J.B. Stribling. 1999. Rapid Bioassessment Protocols for Use in Streams and Wadeable Rivers: Periphyton, Benthic Macroinvertebrates and Fish. Second Edition. EPA/841-B-98-010. U.S. EPA, Office of Water, Washington, D.C.
• Gibson, G.A., M.T. Barbour, J.B. Stribling, J. Gerritsen, and J.R. Karr. 1996. Biological criteria: Technical guidance for streams and rivers. EPA/822-B-94-001. U.S. EPA, Office of Science and Technology, Washington, DC.
• Barbour, M.T., J. Gerritsen, J.S. White. 1996. The development of the Stream Condition Index (SCI) for Florida. Stormwater and Nonpoint Source Management Section, Florida Department of Environmental Protection. Tallahassee, FL.
• Gerritsen, J., J.S. White, E.W. Leppo, J.B. Stribling, and M.T. Barbour. 1996. Examination of the effects of habitat quality, land use, and acidification on the macroinvertebrate communities of coastal plain streams. Chesapeake Bay Research and Monitoring Division, Maryland Department of Natural Resources. Annapolis, MD. CBWP-MANTA-TR-95-2.
• Barbour, M.T. and J.B. Stribling. 1994. A technique for assessing stream habitat structure. In Proceedings of Riparian Ecosystems in the Humid U.S.: Functions and Values. U.S. Department of Agriculture. 15-18 March, 1993, Atlanta, Georgia. pp. 156-178.
• Shaughnessy, A.T., J.A. Ranasinghe, H. Wilson, B.J. Balcom, M.T. Barbour, R.A. Connelly, and M.J. Bickerton. 1992. Long-Term Benthic Monitoring Studies in the Freshwater of the Potomac River. CBRM-AD-93-7. Chesapeake Bay Research and Monitoring Division, Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Annapolis, MD.
• Stribling, J.B. and M.T. Barbour. 1991. Application of QA concepts from the third ecological workshop to a long-term aquatic field assessment pilot study. In J. Lazorchak and D. McMullen, eds., Fourth Ecological Quality Assurance Workshop. Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. EPA and Ontario MDE.
• Barbour, M.T. and J.B. Stribling. 1991. Use of habitat assessment in evaluating the biological integrity of stream communities. In Proceedings of Biological Criteria: Research and Regulation. December 1990. EPA/440/5-91-005. U.S. EPA, Office of Science and Technology, Washington, DC.
• Barbour, M.T. and S. Thornley. 1990. Quality Assurance Issues Related to Field Assessments of Aquatic Ecosystems. In D. Hart, ed., Third Ecological Quality Assurance Workshop. U.S. EPA and Ontario MOE.
• Plafkin, J.L., M.T. Barbour, K.D. Porter, S.K. Gross, and R.M. Hughes. 1989. Rapid bioassessment protocols for use in streams and rivers: Benthic macroinvertebrates and fish. EPA/440/4-89/001. U.S. EPA Office of Water, Washington, DC.
• Connelly, R.A. and M.T. Barbour. 1986. Plankton surveys. In D.I. Mount, A.E. Steen, and T.J. Norberg-King, eds., Validity of effluent and ambient toxicity tests for predicting biological impact, Back River, Baltimore Harbor, Maryland. EPA/600/8-86/001. U.S. EPA, Permits Division and ERL-Duluth.
• Connelly, R.A. and M.T. Barbour. 1986. Benthic macroinvertebrate survey. In D.I. Mount, A.E. Steen, and T.J. Norberg-King, eds., Validity of effluent and ambient toxicity tests for predicting biological impact, Back River, Baltimore Harbor, Maryland. EPA/600/8-86/001. U.S. EPA, Permits Division and ERL-Duluth.
• Barbour, M.T. 1986. Benthic macroinvertebrate community. In D.I. Mount, T.J. Norberg-King, and A.E. Steen, eds., Validity of effluent and ambient toxicity tests for predicting biological impact, Naugatuck River, Waterbury, Connecticut. EPA/600/8-86/005. U.S. EPA, Permits Division and ERL-Duluth.
• Roush, T.N. and M.T. Barbour. 1986. Plankton Community Survey. In T.J. Norberg-King and D.I. Mount, eds., Validity of effluent and ambient toxicity tests for predicting biological impact, Skeleton Creek, Enid, Oklahoma. EPA/600/8-86/002. U.S. EPA, ERL-Duluth.
• Barbour, M.T., T.H. Roush, and K.D. Juba (Porter) 1986. Fish community survey, In T.J. Norberg-King and D.I. Mount, eds., Validity of effluent and ambient toxicity tests for predicting biological impact, Skeleton Creek, Enid, Oklahoma. EPA/600/8-86/002. U.S. EPA, ERL-Duluth.
• Barbour, M.T. and A.T. Shaughnessy. 1985. Benthic macroinvertebrate community, February 1983, survey. In D.I. Mount, A.E. Steen, and T.J. Norberg-King, eds., Validity of effluent and ambient toxicity testing for predicting biological impact on Five Mile Creek, Birmingham, Alabama. EPA/600/8-85/015. U.S. EPA, Permits Division and ERL-Duluth.
• Roush, T.N., R.A. Connelly, and M.T. Barbour. 1985. Benthic macroinvertebrate community, October 1983 Survey. In D.I. Mount, A.E. Steen, and T.J. Norberg-King, eds., Validity of effluent and ambient toxicity testing for predicting biological impact on Five Mile Creek, Birmingham, Alabama. EPA/600/8-85/015. U.S. EPA, Permits Division and ERL-Duluth.
• Barbour, M.T. 1985. Benthic macroinvertebrate. In D.I. Mount and T.J. Norberg-King, eds., Validity of effluent and ambient toxicity tests for predicting biological impact, Scippo Creek, Circleville, Ohio. EPA/600/3-85/044. U.S. EPA, Permits Division and ERL-Duluth.
• Mount, D.I., N.A. Thomas, T.J. Norberg, M.T. Barbour, T.N. Roush, and W.F. Brandes. 1984. Effluent and ambient toxicity testing and instream community response on the Ottawa River, Lima, Ohio. EPA-600/3-84-080. U.S. EPA, Permits Division and ERL-Duluth.

Presentations:

Videos:

• Organized and directed "Mid-Atlantic Coastal Streams." Prepared for USEPA and the Mid-Atlantic Coastal Streams Workgroup. Produced by Phoenix Advertising, Westminster, MD, 1998.
• Organized and directed "Florida's Riverine Ecosystems: Our Children's Inheritance." Prepared for Florida Department of Environmental Protection. Produced by Phoenix Advertising, Westminster, MD, 1996.
• Wrote and directed "EPA's Rapid Bioassessment Protocols for Streams and Wadable Rivers." Prepared for USEPA, Assessment and Watershed Protection Division. Produced by Battelle Columbus Labs, 1990.

Book Reviews:

• Rosenberg, D.M. and V.H. Resh. 1993. Freshwater Biomonitoring and Benthic Macroinvertebrates. Chapman and Hall, New York, NY. 488 pp. Reviewed for American Fisheries Society. 1994. 123(3):446-447.
• Cairns, J., Jr. and J.R. Pratt. 1988. Functional testing of aquatic biota for estimating hazards of chemicals. ASTM (STP988). 242 pp. Reviewed for J.N. Am. Benthol. Soc. 1990.
• Brinkhurst, R.O. 1986. Guide to the freshwater aquatic microdrile oligochaetes of North America. Can. Spec. Publ. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 84:259. Reviewed for Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 1986.

Conference Participation and Presentation:

• Barbour, M.T., and C.O. Yoder. The multimetric approach to bioassessment, as used in the United States. Presented at the International Conference on Assessing the Ecological Integrity of Running Waters, 9-11 November 1998, Vienna, Austria.
• Barbour, M.T., and C. Faulkner. Revision to EPA's rapid bioassessment protocols: their strengths and weaknesses. Presented at the International Conference on Assessing the Ecological Integrity of Running Waters, 9-11 November 1998, Vienna, Austria.
• Barbour, M.T., J. Gerritsen, and K. King. Apples, Oranges, and Ecoregions: The use and misuse of quantitative methods for determining pattern in aquatic assemblages. Presented at the 46th Annual Meeting of the North American Benthological Society, 2-5 June 1998, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
• Rogers, C., H. Hemond, M.T. Barbour, D. Marks, and A. Peter. Integrated assessment of an urban watershed: chemical, physical, and biological integrity aids watershed management. Presented at the Eighteenth Annual Meeting of the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 16-20 November 1997, San Francisco, California.
• Diamond, J., C. Gerardi, J. White, and M. Barbour. Defining relationships between whole effluent toxicity (WET) and instream biological integrity. Presented at the Eighteenth Annual Meeting of the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 16-20 November 1997, San Francisco, California.
• Barbour, M.T. Biological assessment of aquatic ecosystems: a national perspective. Presented at Watersheds 97. 27-29 October 1997, Anchorage, Alaska.
• Barbour, M.T., and E. Major. Bioassessment in Alaska: a pilot study on the Kenai Peninsula. Presented at Watersheds 97. 27-29 October 1997, Anchorage, Alaska.
• Barbour, M.T., and C. Faulkner. Revision to EPA's rapid bioassessment protocols: their strengths and weaknesses. Presented at the Forty-Fifth Annual Meeting of the North American Benthological Society. 26-30 May 1997, San Marcos, TX.
• Major, E., M.T. Barbour, and P. Johnson. A framework for a biological monitoring program for Alaska: a pilot study in the Kenai Penninsula. Presented at the Forty-Fifth Annual Meeting of the North American Benthological Society. 26-30 May 1997, San Marcos, TX.
• Snyder, B.D., L. Britt, M.T. Barbour, and E.W. Leppo. Development of a watershed-based approach for biomonitoring of fresh surface waters in southern Florida canal systems. Presented at the Forty-Fifth Annual Meeting of the North American Benthological Society. 26-30 May 1997, San Marcos, TX.
• Houston, L., M.T. Barbour, D. Lenat, and H. Howard. A methods comparison pilot study for biological assessment in the southeastern U.S. (EPA Region IV). Presented at the Forty-Fifth Annual Meeting of the North American Benthological Society. 26-30 May 1997, San Marcos, TX.
• Barbour, M.T. and M. Gurtz. Applying Ecological Theory to Solve Environmental Problems: Bridges between Basic and Applied Scientists. Presented at the Forty-Fifth Annual Meeting of the North American Benthological Society. 26-30 May, 1997, San Marcos, TX.
• Barbour, M.T. Measuring the health of aquatic ecosystems using biological assessment techniques: a national perspective. Presented at a national conference on the Effects of Watershed Development and Management of Aquatic Ecosystems sponsored by the Engineering Foundation, 4-9 August 1996, Snowbird, UT, and the Cumulative Impacts Conference, 18-21 March 1996, Chicago, IL; and Tools for managing our aquatic ecosystems symposium sponsored by Florida DEP, 31 October, Tallahassee, FL.
• Barbour, M.T. and J.B. Stribling. A Workshop on a Technique for Assessing Stream Habitat Structure for Nonpoint-source Evaluations. Presented at Watershed '96: a national conference on watershed management. 8-12 June 1996, Baltimore, MD.
• Barbour, M.T. Biological Assessment Strategies: applications and limitations. Presented at the Pellston Workshop on Whole Effluent Toxicity. Sponsored by SETAC and the U.S. EPA. 16-21 September 1995. Pellston, MI.
• Gerritsen, J., M.T. Barbour, and J.S. White. Physical habitat assessment in the Mid-Atlantic Highlands using the Rapid Assessment Approach. Presented at the Forty-Fourth Annual Meeting of the North American Benthological Society. 3-7 June 1996, Kalispell, MT.
• Workshop Leader and Session Chairman-Aquatic Bioassessment and Biocriteria: Cost-effective monitoring tools, policy, and regulations. Fifteenth Annual Meeting of the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 30 October-3 November 1994, Denver, Colorado.
• Preston, R. and M.T. Barbour. Assessment of Stream habitat structure. conference on evaluating the effectiveness of forestry best management practices in meeting water quality goals or standards. U.S. Forest Service, 22-25 August 1994, Blacksburg, Virginia.
• Barbour, M.T., J. Gerritsen, and M.L. Bowman. The Use of Biological Metrics for Assessing Impairment: Selection, regionalization and interpretation. Presented at the Forty-Second Annual Meeting of the North American Benthological Society. 24-27 May 1994, Orlando, Florida.
• Gerritsen, J. and M.T. Barbour. Metrics, Indices, Multivariate Community Analysis and Bioassessment: The search for simplicity while maintaining complexity. Presented at the Forty-Second Annual Meeting of the North American Benthological Society. 24-27 May 1994, Orlando, Florida.
• Hulbert, J., E. McCarron, R. Frydenborg, M. Barbour, and M. Bastian. A Community Bioassessment Approach (CBA) and Ecological Regionalization (ER) for Florida. Presented at the Forty-First Annual Meeting of the North American Benthological Society, 23-28 May 1993, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
• Barbour, M.T. and J.B. Stribling. The Multimetric Approach for Annual Meeting of the North American Benthological Society, 23-28 May 1993, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
• Barbour, M.T. and J.B. Stribling. A technique for assessing stream habitat structure. Presented at the Conference for Riparian Ecosystems in the Humid U.S.: Functions and values, 15-18 March 1993, in Atlanta, Georgia and at Watershed '93, A National Conference on Watershed Management, 21-24 March, 1993, in Alexandria, Virginia.
• Barbour, M.T. 1993. Variability in Habitat Assessment and Refinements to the Technique. Mini-workshop presented at Mid-Atlantic Water Pollution Biology meeting, March.
• Barbour, M.T. and J.B. Stribling. 1993. Bioassessment Strategies and Implications of Biocriteria. Presented to eight Maryland counties and state biologists. 5 March 1993. Prince Georges County, Maryland.
• Barbour, M.T., M.L. Bowman, J.M. Diamond, J. Gerritsen, and L. Shoemaker. 1993. Bioassessment Strategies and Implications of Biocriteria. Presented to the National Agricultural Chemicals Association. 25 June 1993, Washington, DC.
• Barbour, M.T. 1993. EPA's Rapid Bioassessment Protocols for Streams and Wadable Rivers. Presented to the Indian Tribes of EPA, Region 8, 21-23 September 1993, Wolfpoint, Montana.
• Session Chairman, Application of Quality Assurance Programs in Ecological Studies. Fortieth Annual Meeting of the North American Benthological Society, 21-24 May 1992, Louisville, Kentucky.
• Barbour, M.T. Stream Surveys—The Importance of the Relationship Between Habitat Quality and Biological Condition. Presented at the Twentieth General Assembly of the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG), 11-24 August 1991, Vienna, Austria.
• Workshop Facilitator - Biocriteria and Bioassessment Strategies, regional and state forums:
  • Dallas, Texas. Feb 1998
  • Santa Fe, New Mexico. Sep 1992
  • Anchorage, Alaska. Aug 1996
  • Fargo, North Dakota. Aug 1992
  • Orlando, Florida. Feb 1996
  • Seattle, Washington. Jun 1992
  • North Grafton, Massachusetts. Oct 1995
  • Avondale, Pennsylvania. Apr 1992
  • Lansing, Michigan. Sep 1995
  • Cacapon, West Virginia. Mar 1992
  • Sacramento, California. Sep 1995
  • Tallahassee, Florida. Feb 1992
  • Anchorage, Alaska. Aug 1995
  • Richmond, Virginia. Nov 1991
  • Nashville, Tennessee. Nov 1994
  • Cambridge, Massachusetts. Jul 1991
  • Sacramento, California. Sep 1994
  • Chicago, Illinois. Jun 1991
  • Denver, Colorado. Sep 1994
  • Baltimore, Maryland. Jun 1991
  • St. Paul, Minnesota. Apr 1993
  • San Francisco, California. Jun 1991
  • Cacapon, West Virginia. Mar 1993
  • Boiling Springs, Pennsylvania Apr 1991
  • Denver, Colorado. Jan 1993
  • Cacapon, West Virginia. Mar 1991
  • Stevens Point, Wisconsin. Dec 1992
  • Annapolis, Maryland. Feb 1991
  • Lake Tahoe, California. Nov 1992
  • Dallas, Texas. Jan 1991
  • Atoka, Oklahoma. Oct 1992
  • Annapolis, Maryland. Nov 1990
• Barbour, M.T. and A. Ranasinghe. The use of Chernoff faces to enhance data interpretation for rapid bioassessment studies. Presented at the thirty-ninth annual meeting of the North American Benthological Society, 21-24 May 1991, Santa Fe, New Mexico.
• Gross, S., M.T. Barbour, C. Wales, and C. Faulkner. Video on EPA's Rapid Bioassessment Protocols. Presented at the Thirty-Ninth Annual meeting of the North American Benthological Society, 21-24 May 1991, Santa Fe, New Mexico.
• Connelly, R.A., A.T. Shaughnessy, M.T. Barbour, and A.F. Holland. A test case using a probability sampling design to assess the benthic assemblages within three physiographic provinces of the Potomac River. Presented at the Thirty-Ninth Annual meeting of the North American Benthological Society, 21-24 May 1991, Santa Fe, New Mexico.
• Shaughnessy, A.T., A.F. Holland, M.T. Barbour, and R.A. Connelly. Characterization of the benthic assemblage and evaluation of status for three physiographic provinces of the Potomac River. Presented at the Thirty-Ninth Annual meeting of the North American Benthological Society, 21-24 May 1991, Santa Fe, New Mexico.
• Session Chairman - Quality Assurance Issues for Ecological Studies. Thirty-Ninth Annual Meeting of the North American Benthological Society, 21-24 May 1991, Santa Fe, New Mexico.
• Barbour, M.T. Guidelines for QA/QC for ecological studies. Presented at the Thirty-Ninth Annual Meeting of the North American Benthological Society, 21-24 May 1991, Santa Fe, New Mexico.
• Barbour, M.T. and M.L. Bastian. Biological surveys - Comparative interpretation of habitat and water quality limitations, in Toxicity assessment techniques for aquatic invertebrates: Current state of the art, Technical Information Workshop Symposium. Presented at the Thirty-Ninth Annual Meeting of the North American Benthological Society, 21-24 May 1991, Santa Fe, New Mexico.
• Barbour, M.T. The relationship between habitat quality and biological integrity in stream surveys. Presented at the National Biocriteria Symposium, 12-13 December 1990, Arlington, Virginia. Sponsored by the U.S. EPA.
• Lenat, D.R. and M.T. Barbour. Using benthic macroinvertebrate community structure for rapid, cost-efficient water quality monitoring. Presented at the Symposium for Biological Monitoring of Freshwater Ecosystems: Interpretation and Efficacy to Assess Environmental Quality. Society of International Limnology, 29 Nov-1 Dec 1990, West Lafayette, Indiana.
• Barbour, M.T. and S. Thornley. Quality assurance issues related to field assessment of aquatic ecosystems. Presented at the Eleventh Annual Meeting of the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 11-15 November 1990, Arlington, Virginia.
• Barbour, M.T. EPA's rapid bioassessment concept, in Evolving trends in biological assessment: New field and laboratory methods in water quality evaluation, a pre-conference Symposium of the Ecology Committee. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Water Pollution Control Federation (WPCF), 6-12 October 1990, Washington, DC.
• Barbour, M.T., J.B. Stribling, and P.M. Leonard. EPA's rapid bioassessment concept. Presented at the Soil Conservation Service (SCS) National Biology Workshop, 15-19 October 1990, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
• Barbour, M.T. Community assessment for streams and rivers with emphasis on insects. Presented at the Sixty-Second Annual Meeting of the Eastern Branch Entomological Society of America, 30 September-1 October 1990, Baltimore, Maryland.
• Session Chairman - Rapid Bioassessment for Estuarine Benthic Communities. Thirty-Eighth Annual Meeting of the North American Benthological Society, 21-25 May 1990, Blacksburg, Virginia.
• Barbour, M.T. and J.L. Plafkin. The concept of rapid bioassessment for estuarine and near coastal areas. Presented at the Thirty-Eighth Annual Meeting of the North American Benthological Society, 21-25 May 1990, Blacksburg, Virginia.
• Peddicord, R.K. and M.T. Barbour. Rapid bioassessment protocols in relation to sediment quality criteria. Presented at the Thirty-Eighth Annual Meeting of the North American Benthological Society, 21-25 May 1990, Blacksburg, Virginia.
• Call, S.M., L.A. Metzmeier, W.A. Robison, D.L. Penrose, and M.T. Barbour. A comparison of three bioassessment techniques. Presented at the Thirty-Eighth Annual Meeting of the North American Benthological Society, 21-25 May 1990, Blacksburg, Virginia.
• Klemm, D.J., J. DeShon, M.T. Barbour, P.A. Lewis, and J. Lazorchak. Comparison of Hester-Dendy samplers and rapid bioassessment techniques in two southwest Ohio streams. Presented at the Thirty-Eighth Annual Meeting of the North American Benthological Society, 21-25 May 1990, Blacksburg, Virginia.
• Workshop Leader and Session Chairman - Quality assurance issues related to field assessment of aquatic ecosystems. Third Ecological Quality Assurance Workshop, 24-26 April 1990, Burlington, Ontario, Canada. Barbour, M.T. and P.M. Leonard. An approach for states to implement the rapid bioassessment protocols. Presented at the Twentieth Meeting of the Region III Biologists' Conference, 28-29 March 1990, Cacapon State Park, West Virginia.
• Workshop Leader - Rapid Bioassessment, an Overview of Methods, Applications, and Assessment Approach. U.S. EPA, AWPD:
  • Washington, DC. Sep 1988
  • Reno, Nevada. Oct 1989
  • Hunt Valley, Maryland. Oct 1988
  • Elkins, West Virginia. Nov 1989.
  • Denton, Texas. Jun 1989
  • Hunt Valley, Maryland. Jun 1990
  • Lexington, Massachusetts. Jul 1989
  • Bozeman, Montana. Aug 1990
  • Lawrence, Kansas. Aug 1989
  • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Aug 1990
  • Cincinnati, Ohio. Aug 1989
  • Richmond, Virginia. Sep 1990
  • Twin Falls, Idaho. Sep 1989
  • Boiling Springs, Pennsylvania. Oct 1990
  • Athens, Georgia. Sep 1989
• Barbour, M.T. Rapid bioassessment and modifications to the concept. Presented at the Region VI Water Quality Data Assessment Seminar, 13-15 November 1989, Bandera, Texas.
• Barbour, M.T. and J.L. Plafkin. Evaluation of EPA's rapid bioassessment benthic metrics. Presented at the Tenth Annual Meeting, Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 28 October - 2 November 1989, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
• Barbour, M.T and J.L. Plafkin. EPA's rapid bioassessment approach - An assessment of biological impairment in the context of habitat quality. Presented at the Second Annual Meeting, National Symposium on Water Quality Assessment, 16-19 October 1989, Ft. Collins, Colorado.
• Barbour, M.T. Rapid bioassessment protocols for streams and rivers. Presented at the Biannual Meeting, Estuarine Research Federation, 8-12 October 1989, Baltimore, Maryland.
• Barbour, M.T. The relationship between the structure of benthic communities and habitat quality in freshwater stream and river systems. Presented at the Spring Meeting, Atlantic Estuarine Research Society, 6-8 April 1989, Duke University Marine Lab, Beaufort, North Carolina.
• Barbour, M.T. AERS, A historic and demographic perspective. Presented at the Spring Meeting, Atlantic Estuarine Research Society, 6-8 April 1989, Duke University Marine Lab, Beaufort, North Carolina.
• Barbour, M.T. and J.L. Plafkin. The search for the appropriate biomonitoring tool. Presented in the First Technical Workshop of the Thirty-Sixth Annual Meeting, North American Benthological Society, 17-20 May, 1988, Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
• Porter, K.D., S.K. Gross, M.T. Barbour, J.L. Plafkin. Does rapid bioassessment really work? Presented at the Thirty-Sixth Annual Meeting, North American Benthological Society, 17-20 May 1988, Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
• Barbour, M.T., S.A. Fuller, and D.J. Lear. The history of AERS. Presented at the Spring Meeting of the Atlantic Estuarine Research Society, 21-23 April 1988, Hampton, Virginia.
• Barbour, M.T. and J.L. Plafkin. The use of rapid bioassessment techniques to detect biological impairment. Presented at the Thirty-Fifth Annual Meeting of the North American Benthological Society, 2-5 June 1987, Orono, Maine.
• Barbour, M.T., C.G. Graves, and W.L. McCulloch. Evaluation of the instantaneous rate of increase as an endpoint for ceriodaphnia chronic tests. Presented at the 11th Symposium on Aquatic Toxicology and Hazard Assessment, ASTM, 10-12 May 1987, Cincinnati, Ohio.
• Session Chairman - Symposium on Rapid Bioassessment Techniques. Thirty-fourth Annual Meeting of the North American Benthological Society, 20-23 May 1986, Lawrence Kansas.
• Workshop Leader - Biomonitoring: An Overview of Regulations, Test Methods, and Assessment Strategies. 8 October 1985, Hunt Valley, Maryland, 3 June 1986, Madison, Wisconsin, 5 June 1986, Bear Mountain, New York.
• Gross, S.K., M.T. Barbour, and C.G. Graves. A subsampling procedure for benthic collections. Presented at the Fall meeting of the Atlantic Estuarine Research Society, 1986, North Topsail Beach, North Carolina.
• Session Chairman - Atlantic Estuarine Research Meeting, AERS, March 1986, Lewes, Delaware.
• Barbour, M.T. The evaluation of community response to multiple industrial discharges in the Naugatuck River, Connecticut. Presented at the Tenth Annual Meeting of the New England Association of Environmental Biologists, 12-14 March 1986, Meredith, New Hampshire.
• Session Chairman - Acid Impacts Upon Benthic Communities. Thirty-third Annual Meeting of the North American Benthological Society, 25-28 June, 1985, Corvallis, Oregon.
• Thomas, N., M.T. Barbour, and T. Norberg. Comparison of lab toxicity data to field impact in receiving water from effluents. Presented at the Fifth Annual Meeting, Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 4-7 November 1984, Arlington, Virginia.
• Dresler, P. and M.T. Barbour. Response of oligochaete communities of the tidal Potomac River, Maryland, to estuarine gradations. Presented at the Thirty-Second Annual Meeting, North American Benthological Society, 22-25 May 1984, Raleigh, North Carolina.
• Juba (Porter), K.D. and M.T. Barbour. Environmental relationships of benthic populations in three tidally influenced freshwater marshes. Presented at the Thirty-Second Annual Meeting, North American Benthological Society, 22-25 May 1984, Raleigh, North Carolina.
• Session Chairman - Freshwater Benthic Communities. Benthic Ecology Conference, 25-27 March 1984, Baltimore, Maryland.
• Barbour, M.T. and J.C. Yost. Hydrological analysis and instream community response to multiple industrial dischargers in freshwater environs. Presented at the Fourth Annual Meeting, Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 6-9 November 1983, Arlington, Virginia.
• Barbour, M.T., A.T. Shaughnessy, and B.J. Ruble. Seasonal recruitment cycles in Macoma balthica and Macoma mitchelli in a mesohaline area of the Chesapeake Bay. Presented at the Spring Meeting of the Atlantic Estuarine Research Society, 28-30 April 1983, Cape May, New Jersey.
• Barbour, M.T. and P.V. Dresler. Contribution of oligochaetes to the benthic community in various salinity regimes of the Potomac River. Presented at the Spring Meeting of the Atlantic Estuarine Research Society, 28-30 April 1984, Cape May, New Jersey.
• Dresler, P.V., R.L. Cory, and M.T. Barbour. Response of oligochaete communities of the tidal Potomac River, Maryland, to estuarine gradations. Presented at the Sixth Biennial Conference of the Estuarine Research Federation, 1-6 November 1981, Gleneden Beach, Oregon.
• Session Chairman - Symposium on Estuarine Oligochaete Communities. Twenty-Eighth Annual Meeting of the North American Benthological Society, 26-28 March 1980, Savannah, Georgia.
• Barbour, M.T., D.G. Cook, and R.G. Pomerantz. On the question of hybridization and variation in the oligochaete genus Limnodrilis. Presented at the First International Symposium of Oligochaete Biology, 1-4 May 1979, Sydney, British Columbia, Canada; and at the Twenty-Seventh Annual Meeting of the North American Benthological Society, 18-20 April 1979, Erie, Pennsylvania.
• Barbour, M.T. and A.T. Klein (Shaughnessy). Environmental relationships of aquatic Oligochaeta in three tidally influenced freshwater marshes. Presented at the Twenty-Sixth Annual Meeting of the North American Benthological Society, 10-12 May 1978, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

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