N. B. Munro (Nancy)
Bldg. 4500-N, MS 6201, Rm F-20
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831-6201
Phone: 865-574-6641
Fax: 865-574-8884
E-Mail: nam@ornl.gov

Position:

Research staff member, Dosimetry Research Group

Appointed:

ORNL staff member since 1980; appointed to present position in 1990

Education:

Ph.D., Physiology, University of Kentucky, 1971

Memberships:

Society for Risk Analysis; S.E.Chapter, Society of Toxicology; Association for Women in Science; Sigma Xi

Primary Expertise:

Quantitative and qualitative health hazard assessment of chemicals and radionuclides; toxicological analysis

Other Expertise:

Chemical hazard analysis for emergency planning; regulatory analysis

Publications:

These include several critical literature reviews on health effects of diverse types of chemicals and comparisons in some cases with radionuclides. Recent examples of papers and reports include:

Munro, N. B., K. R. Ambrose, and A. P. Watson. "Toxicity of the Chemical Warfare Agents GA, GB, and VX: Implications for Public Protection" Environ. Health Perspect. 102:18-38 (1994).

Uziel, M., N. B. Munro, D. S. Katz, T. Vo-Dinh, E. A. Zeighami, M. D. Waters, and J. D. Griffith. "DNA Adduct Formation by Twelve Chemicals with Populations Potentially Suitable for Molecular Epidemiological Studies." Mutat. Res. 227:35-90 (1992).

Munro, N. B., L. R. Shugart, A. P. Watson, and R. S. Halbrook. "Cholinesterase Activity Levels in Domestic Animals as a Potential Biomonitor for Nerve Agent and Other Organophosphate Exposure." J. Am. Vet. Med. Assoc. 199(1):103-115 (July 1, 1991).

Foust, C. B., G. D. Griffin, N. B. Munro, and M. L. Socolof. Guidance on Health Effects of Toxic Chemicals, ES/CSET-20, Martin Marietta Energy Systems, Inc., Oak Ridge, Tenn. (February, 1994).

Munro, N. B. and K. F. Eckerman. "Impacts of Physiological Changes During Pregnancy on Maternal Biokinetic Modeling," Workshop on Intakes of Radionuclides: Occupational and Public Exposure, 15-18 Sept 1997, Avignon, France; Radiat. Protec. Dosim. (In press).