I am an Emeritus Professor of Pharmacology and Toxicology and former Adjunct Professor of Physiology and Pharmacology of The University of Western Ontario. My post retirement research has focused on the presence of pollutants in the waters of the Florida panhandle and on the effects of one of these, cadmium, on the function of a particular marine sponge. In addition I have surveyed the scientific literature for evidence of adverse effects of herbal remedies and of their interactions with conventional medications. I also write on environmental health issues, having taught environmental toxicology for 15 years. I have served for three years on the regional sourcewater protection committee charged with protecting sources of municipal drinking water from biological and chemical contamination.
Articles
Herbal Remedies: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly, Journal of Complementary and Integrative Medicine (2006)
In recent years the use of herbal remedies has increased in western society, bringing withit...
A comparison of the metal content of some benthic species from coastal waters of the Florida panhandle using high resolution inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) analysis (with Fred Y. Leung and Colin Bradley), Arch Environ Contam Toxicol (2003)
Benthic marine invertebrates, sediment and water from several locations along the Florida panhandle coast from...
Effects of experimental manipulation of pH and salinity on Cd2+ uptake by the sponge Microciona prolifera and on sponge cell aggregation induced by Ca2+ and Cd2+. , Arch Environ Contam Toxicol (2001)
Marine sponges (Microciona prolifera) collected in St. Joseph Bay, Florida panhandle, were exposed for 3...
Books
Environmental Issues for the Twenty-first Century and Their Impact on Human Health (2012)
see under publications below
Contributions to Books
Preface, Envirnmental Issues for the Twenty-first Century (2012)
Corporate greed, political corruption and callous disregard for workers and the public have led to...
Unpublished Papers
Northern Gateway pipeline: Why American environmental groups are funding Canadian ones in the fight against it. (2012)
The Canadian federal government, supported by the right wing press, has being trying to paint...
London Free Press and Sun Media: reader beware of bias. (2011)
Recent articles in the London Free Press, a Sun Media publication, have attempted to discredit...
Wind Turbines and Health (2011)
In an effort to reduce the polluting effects of coal-fired electrical generators the Province of...
The "Occupy" Movement: What's it all about? (2011)
The Occupy Wall Street movement has spread around the world and despite criticism that it...
Bacterial resistance to antibiotics:how it happens,why it's important,and what you can do about it. (2010)
Bacterial resistance to antibiotics has become a major clinical problem exacerbated by the widespread and...