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Overview

Nathaniel L. Scholz is affiliated with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science, particularly addressing issues related to toxicology, ecology, and urban stormwater management.

The main fields of study for Nathaniel L. Scholz include:

  • Environmental Science

Within this broader domain, their subfields of study include:

  • Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
  • Nature and Landscape Conservation
  • Ecology
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Environmental Engineering

The central topics of their research encompass:

  • Fish Ecology and Management Studies
  • Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology
  • Urban Stormwater Management Solutions
  • Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact
  • Water Quality Monitoring Technologies
  • Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes
  • Ocean Acidification Effects and Responses

Recent notable publications by Scholz include:

  • "A ubiquitous tire rubber-derived chemical induces acute mortality in coho salmon," 2020, Science
  • "Treading Water: Tire Wear Particle Leachate Recreates an Urban Runoff Mortality Syndrome in Coho but Not Chum Salmon," 2021, Environmental Science & Technology
  • "Urban Roadway Runoff Is Lethal to Juvenile Coho, Steelhead, and Chinook Salmonids, But Not Congeneric Sockeye," 2022, Environmental Science & Technology Letters
  • "Characterizing the Chemical Profile of Biological Decline in Stormwater-Impacted Urban Watersheds," 2022, Environmental Science & Technology
  • "Low-level embryonic crude oil exposure disrupts ventricular ballooning and subsequent trabeculation in Pacific herring," 2021, Aquatic Toxicology

Scholz has been a frequent contributor to the following publication venues:

  • Environmental Science & Technology
  • Aquatic Toxicology
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Science
  • Environmental Science & Technology Letters

The scientist has collaborated extensively with several coauthors, including:

  • James Cameron (8 joint publications)
  • J. W. Davis (6 joint publications)
  • Jenifer K. McIntyre (6 joint publications)
  • John P. Incardona (6 joint publications)
  • Jessica I. Lundin (4 joint publications)

Best Publications

  • A ubiquitous tire rubber–derived chemical induces acute mortality in coho salmon

    Zhenyu Tian;Haoqi Zhao;Katherine T. Peter;Melissa Gonzalez

  • Defects in cardiac function precede morphological abnormalities in fish embryos exposed to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons.

    John P. Incardona;Tracy K. Collier;Nathaniel L. Scholz

  • Deepwater horizon crude oil impacts the developing hearts of large predatory pelagic fish

    John P. Incardona;Luke D. Gardner;Tiffany L. Linbo;Tanya L. Brown

  • Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor–Independent Toxicity of Weathered Crude Oil during Fish Development

    John P. Incardona;Mark G. Carls;Hiroki Teraoka;Catherine A. Sloan

  • Developmental toxicity of 4-ring polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in zebrafish is differentially dependent on AH receptor isoforms and hepatic cytochrome P4501A metabolism

    John P. Incardona;Heather L. Day;Tracy K. Collier;Nathaniel L. Scholz

  • The synergistic toxicity of pesticide mixtures: implications for risk assessment and the conservation of endangered Pacific salmon.

    Cathy A. Laetz;David H. Baldwin;Tracy K. Collier;Vincent Hebert

  • Sublethal exposure to crude oil during embryonic development alters cardiac morphology and reduces aerobic capacity in adult fish

    Corinne E. Hicken;Tiffany L. Linbo;David H. Baldwin;Maryjean L. Willis

  • Olfactory toxicity in fishes.

    Keith B. Tierney;David H. Baldwin;Toshiaki J. Hara;Toshiaki J. Hara;Peter S. Ross

  • Crude Oil Impairs Cardiac Excitation-Contraction Coupling in Fish

    Fabien Brette;Ben Machado;Caroline Cros;John P. Incardona

  • Diazinon disrupts antipredator and homing behaviors in chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha)

    Nathaniel L. Scholz;Nathan K. Truelove;Barbara L. French;Barry A. Berejikian

  • Sublethal effects of copper on coho salmon: Impacts on nonoverlapping receptor pathways in the peripheral olfactory nervous system

    David H. Baldwin;Jason F. Sandahl;Jana S. Labenia;Nathaniel L. Scholz

  • A sensory system at the interface between urban stormwater runoff and salmon survival.

    Jason F. Sandahl;David H. Baldwin;Jeffrey J. Jenkins;Nathaniel L. Scholz

  • Fish embryos are damaged by dissolved PAHs, not oil particles

    Mark G. Carls;Larry Holland;Marie Larsen;Tracy K. Collier

  • Comparative thresholds for acetylcholinesterase inhibition and behavioral impairment in coho salmon exposed to chlorpyrifos.

    Jason F. Sandahl;David H. Baldwin;Jeffrey J. Jenkins;Nathaniel L. Scholz

  • Cardiac arrhythmia is the primary response of embryonic Pacific herring (Clupea pallasi) exposed to crude oil during weathering.

    John P. Incardona;Mark G. Carls;Heather L. Day;Catherine A. Sloan

  • Neural defects and cardiac arrhythmia in fish larvae following embryonic exposure to 2,2′,4,4′-tetrabromodiphenyl ether (PBDE 47)

    Sean C. Lema;Irvin R. Schultz;Nathaniel L. Scholz;John P. Incardona

  • Acute Embryonic or Juvenile Exposure to Deepwater Horizon Crude Oil Impairs the Swimming Performance of Mahi-Mahi (Coryphaena hippurus)

    Edward M. Mager;Andrew Jerome Esbaugh;John D. Stieglitz;Ronald Hoenig

  • Exxon Valdez to Deepwater Horizon: comparable toxicity of both crude oils to fish early life stages.

    John P. Incardona;Tanya L. Swarts;Richard C. Edmunds;Tiffany L. Linbo

  • The developmental neurotoxicity of fipronil: notochord degeneration and locomotor defects in zebrafish embryos and larvae.

    Carla M. Stehr;Tiffany L. Linbo;John P. Incardona;Nathaniel L. Scholz

  • Crude oil impairs cardiac excitation-contraction coupling in fish (878.3)

    Barbara Block;Fabien Brette;Caroline Cros;John Incardona

Frequent Co-Authors

Tracy K. Collier
Tracy K. Collier National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Barbara A. Block
Barbara A. Block Stanford University
Gina M. Ylitalo
Gina M. Ylitalo National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Mark S. Myers
Mark S. Myers National Marine Fisheries Service
Martin Grosell
Martin Grosell University of Miami
Gary N. Cherr
Gary N. Cherr University of California, Davis
Daniel Schlenk
Daniel Schlenk University of California, Riverside
Stanley D. Rice
Stanley D. Rice National Marine Fisheries Service
Vera L. Trainer
Vera L. Trainer National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Erica Fleishman
Erica Fleishman Oregon State University

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