Joanna Burger

About

Joanna Burger is associated with EOHSI at Rutgers University, which sponsors research, education, and service programs in environmental health, toxicology, occupational health, exposure assessment, public policy, and health education. The institute houses a group of scientists, physicians, educators, and policy researchers engaged in studies of contaminants and various environmental policy and public health issues. EOHSI's mission includes studying and improving environmental and occupational health through scientific research, training, and communication of research findings to professional and lay groups. The institute offers graduate degree programs such as the Joint Graduate Program in Toxicology, the Joint Graduate Program in Exposure Science, and a Residency Program in Occupational and Environmental Medicine. Additionally, EOHSI participates in summer enrichment programs for undergraduates and high school students interested in environmental and occupational health, toxicology, and related fields, including the Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF), Toxicology, Health and Environmental Disease (THED) High School Summer Program, and the Partners in Science Program.

Research topics

• Biology
• Ecology
• Organic chemistry
• Chemistry
• Biochemistry
• Environmental chemistry
• Environmental science
• Toxicology

Selected publications

• Mercury interactions with selenium and sulfur and the relevance of the Se:Hg molar ratio to fish consumption advice

  Environmental Science and Pollution Research · 2021 · 71 citations

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• Soil Reservoir Dynamics of Ophidiomyces ophidiicola, the Causative Agent of Snake Fungal Disease

  Journal of Fungi · 2021 · 28 citations

  (Oo), is detectable in environmentally derived soils. However, little is known about the distribution of Oo in the environment and the persistence and growth of Oo in soils. Here, we use quantitative PCR to detect Oo in soil samples collected from five snake dens. We compare the detection rates between soils collected from within underground snake hibernacula and associated, adjacent topsoil samples. Additionally, we used microcosm growth assays to assess the growth of Oo in soils and investigat…

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• Kelp Gull (Larus dominicanus)

  Birds of the World · 2024-11-05 · 4 citations

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• The Influence of Migration Timing and Local Conditions on Reproductive Timing in Arctic‐Breeding Birds

  Ecology and Evolution · 2025-01-01 · 3 citations

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  For birds breeding in the Arctic, nest success is affected by the timing of nest initiation, which is partially determined by local conditions such as snow cover. However, conditions during the non-breeding season can carry over to affect the timing of breeding. We used tracking and breeding data from 248 individuals of 8 species and subspecies of Arctic-breeding shorebirds to estimate how the timing of nest initiation is related to local conditions like snowmelt phenology versus prior condition…

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• Mercury in saliva, milk, and hair of nursing mothers in southeastern Iranian mothers: levels, distribution and risk assessment

  Environmental Geochemistry and Health · 2024-11-20 · 3 citations

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Frequent coauthors

• Michael Gochfeld

  Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

  1045 shared

• Christian Jeitner

  New Jersey Pinelands Commission

  233 shared

• Taryn Pittfield

  Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences Institute

  83 shared

• Charles W. Powers

  83 shared

• David S. Kosson

  83 shared

• Joel W. Snodgrass

  Virginia Tech

  62 shared

• Mark Donio

  Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

  47 shared

• Tracy Punshon

  Dartmouth College

  43 shared

Education

• Ph.D., Environmental Science

  Rutgers University

  1995

• M.S., Environmental Science

  Rutgers University

  1991

• B.S., Environmental Science

  Rutgers University

  1988

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