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DR. FRANK C. BAILEY
Associate Professor

Dr. Frank C. Bailey

CONTACT:
E-mail: fcbailey@mtsu.edu
Phone: (615) 898-5483
Fax: (615) 898-5093
Office Location:
Strobel Biology Annex 126
MTSU Box X090
Murfreesboro, TN 37132

EDUCATION:
B.S. (Biology) Rhodes College
Ph.D. (Environmental Toxicology), Clemson University

RESEARCH INTERESTS:
Fate and effects of chemicals in the environment; Uptake and biotransformation of metals by plants; Effects of aquatic plants on the biotransformation, movement and toxicity of chemicals in sediments; Benthic macroinvertebrates as indicators of water quality; Determination of the sources of fecal contamination in streams.

PUBLICATION RECORD:
Author or co-author of ten papers or technical reports; Presentations at numerous national and international meetings; Reviewer for various environmental toxicology related journals.

PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS:
President and Board of Directors for the Mid-South Chapter of the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry; Past President, MTSU Sigma Xi Scientific Research Society.

Grant funding from the US Geological Survey, the USDA and the Tennessee Scenic Rivers Association; Contracts with American Cyanamid Company and the Bedford County Solid Waste Authority.

GRADUATE PROGRAM ROLE:
Serves as thesis research advisor for several M.S. students and serves on the thesis committee of others.


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