Gerry Croteau, MS, CIH
Research Industrial Hygienist
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Education
- M.S., University of Washington, Seattle, WA, Department of Environmental Health, Industrial Hygiene emphasis. 2000.
- M.S., University of Maine, Orono, ME, Department of Soil Science, Soil Microbiology emphasis. 1989.
- B.S., University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, Botany, 1985.
Employment
- Research Industrial Hygienist, University of Washington, Seattle, WA. 2000 to present. Responsible for providing consulting services to Washington businesses and conducting applied research. Currently involved in research assessing ventilation controls for controlling silica dust exposures in construction. Other projects include: assessing exposures in metal arts industries, and assessing and implementing engineered noise controls.
- Environmental Scientist, E&A Environmental Consultants, Bothell, WA. 1990 to 2000. Responsibilities included project management and new business development. Worked on a wide array of composting/organic waste utilization projects addressing: environmental and public health issues, feasibility studies, odor assessment and abatement, facility design, operator training, and compost product evaluation, marketing and utilization.
- Soil Microbiologist, Woods End Research Lab, Mount Vernon, ME.1989 to 1990. Designed and managed all phases of research examining various microbiological aspects of composting: plant pathogen survival, decomposition of miscellaneous substrates, disease suppression attributes of compost, characterization of phytotoxic metabolites. Also responsible for proposal and report writing and client consulting.
Presentations
- The Effect of LEV Controls on Dust Exposures During Surface Grinding. American Industrial Hygiene Conference and Exposition. San Diego, CA. 2001. June 6, 2002.
- Filtration and Air Cleaning Issues in Industrial Hygiene (session arranger), San Diego, CA. June 3, 2002. Controlling Dust Exposures in Construction, Emphasis on Silica. Puget Sound Safety Summit. Seattle, WA. April 10, 2002.
- Noise Reduction Approach and Results at Tuthill/ Cablecraft. University of British Columbia/University of Washington Occupational and Environmental Health Conference. Blaine, Washington. January 10, 2002.
- The Effect of Local Exhaust Ventilation Controls on Dust Exposures During Masonry Activities. Northwest Occupational Health Conference, Seaside, OR. October 11, 2001.
- The Effect of Local Exhaust Ventilation Controls on Dust Exposures During Masonry Activities. The Governor's Industrial Safety and Health Conference, Seattle, WA. September 26, 2001.
- Reducing and Eliminating Contaminant Exposures. Seattle Metals Guild Health and Safety Workshop. Seattle, WA. February 16, 2002.
- Effect of Local Exhaust Ventilation Controls on Dust Exposures During Concrete Cutting and Grinding Activities. American Industrial Hygiene Conference and Exposition, New Orleans, LA. June 6, 2001.
- Effect of Local Exhaust Ventilation Controls on Dust Exposures During Concrete Cutting and Grinding Activities. Presentation to WISHA Construction Advisory Committee. Seattle, WA. January 19, 2001.
- Silica Dust Exposures in Construction and the Effect of Local Exhaust Ventilation Controls on Dust Exposures During Concrete Cutting and Grinding Activities. Northwest Occupational Health Conference. Bellingham, WA. October 18, 2000.
- Effect of Local Exhaust Ventilation Controls on Dust Exposures During Concrete Cutting and Grinding Activities. Annual L&I Retreat. Moses Lake, WA. September 13, 2000.
- Degradability of Polymeric Materials in a Full-Scale Composting Environment. 5th Annual Meeting of the Bio/Environmentally Degradable Polymer Society. Nashville, TN. September 26, 1996.
- Public Health Issues at Biosolids Composting Facilities. 1995 Annual Biosolids Management Conference (Northwest Biosolids Management Association). Silverdale, WA. September 12, 1995.
- Odor Control at Biosolids Composting Facilities. Northwest Pollution Control Association Annual Conference. Spokane, WA. September 19, 1994.
Publications
- GA Croteau, DB Martin, J Camp, M Yost, C Conrad, PL Zeitlin, and AE Heald. Evaluation of exposure and health care worker response to nebulized administration of tgAAVCF to patients with cystic fibrosis. Ann. Occup. Hyg. (In press).
- GA Croteau, ME Flanagan, JE Camp, and NS Seixas. The efficacy of local exhaust ventilation for controlling dust exposures during concrete surface grinding. Ann. Occup. Hyg. 48: 509-518. (2004).
- GA Croteau. Health hazards and their control in the enamel arts, Part II. The Enamelist Society Newsletter. 2(3):6-9. (2004).
- GA Croteau. Health hazards and their control in the enamel arts, Part I. The Enamelist Society Newsletter. 2(2):8-10. (2004).
- GA Croteau. The theory and practice of using enclosures for controlling noise. Proceedings from the 1st International Scientific Conference on Occupational and Environmental Health. Hanoi, Vietnam.
- G Croteau, S. Guffey, M. Flanagan, and N. Seixas. The effect of local exhaust ventilation controls on dust exposures during masonry activities. AIHAJ. 63:458-467. (2002).
- Epstein, E., Wu, N., Youngberg, C., and Croteau, G. Dust and bioaerosols at a biosolids composting facility. Compost Science & Utilization. 9:250 - 255. (2001).
- Epstein, E., Croteau, G., Wu, N., Youngberg, C. Bioaerosols at a biosolids composting facility: health implications to workers. Proceedings of the 1998 WEF Biosolids Management Conference. (1998).
- Croteau, G.A. and Zibilske, L.M. Influence of papermill processing residuals decomposition on the saprophytic growth and disease caused by Rhizoctonia solani. Applied Soil Ecology. 10: 103 - 115. (1998).
- Croteau, G.A. Standard Test Method for Determining Aerobic Degradation of Plastic Materials in a Commercial Composting Environment. American Society for Testing and Materials, submitted for publication Oct. 13, 1997.
- Croteau, G.A., May, K,. and Schaan, B.M. Costs and benefits of on-site organics composting. BioCycle 36 (5): 65-68. (1996).
- Hartsock, D.R., Croteau, G.A. and Gage, J. Uniform aeration of compost media. American Society of Mechanical Engineers 17th National Solid Waste Conference Proceedings. (1994).
- Croteau, G.A. and Gould, M. The Significance of Paper in Municipal Solid Waste Composting. National Council of the Paper Industry for Air and Stream Improvement. Technical Bulletin No. 644. (1993)
- Kosstrin, H.M., Croteau, G.A. and Gould, M. Potential for composting residue generated from refuse derived fuel preparation. American Society of Mechanical Engineers 15th Nat. Solid Waste Conference Proceedings. (1992).
