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Overview

Robert A. Hoke is affiliated with DuPont in the United States and has focused their research primarily within the field of Environmental Science. Their work explores various subfields, such as Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, and Environmental Chemistry.

The scientist's research covers multiple interconnected topics, including:

  • Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research
  • Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact
  • Air Quality and Health Impacts

Robert A. Hoke has contributed to the academic community through publications in the journal Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. The most notable recent paper is titled "Assessing the Ecological Risks of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances: Current State-of-the- Science and a Proposed Path Forward", published in 2020. This paper has garnered significant attention with 358 citations.

Frequent collaborators in Robert A. Hoke's research include:

  • Gerald T. Ankley
  • P.M. Cureton
  • Magali Houde
  • Anupama Kumar
  • Jessy Kurias

Their work integrates multidisciplinary perspectives on chemical safety and environmental impact assessment, emphasizing the risks associated with persistent organic pollutants such as PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances). By addressing both toxicological outcomes and environmental chemistry, the scientist contributes to identifying pathways for managing chemical contaminants in ecosystems.

Best Publications

  • Are PFCAs Bioaccumulative? A Critical Review and Comparison with Regulatory Criteria and Persistent Lipophilic Compounds

    Jason M. Conder;Robert A. Hoke;Watze de Wolf;Mark H. Russell

  • Development of a base set of toxicity tests using ultrafine TiO2 particles as a component of nanoparticle risk management.

    David B Warheit;Robert A Hoke;Carol Finlay;E Maria Donner

  • Methods for measuring the toxicity and bioaccumulation of sediment-associated contaminants with freshwater invertebrates

    C.G. Ingersoll;G.T. Ankley;G.A. Burton;F.J. Dwyer

  • Assessing the Ecological Risks of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances: Current State-of-the Science and a Proposed Path Forward.

    Gerald T. Ankley;Philippa Cureton;Robert A. Hoke;Magali Houde

  • Toxicogenomics in regulatory ecotoxicology.

    Gerald T. Ankley;George P. Daston;Sigmund J. Degitz;Nancy D. Denslow

  • Freshwater Sediment Toxicity Bioassessment: Rationale for Species Selection and Test Design

    John P. Giesy;Robert A. Hoke

  • Considerations of Environmentally Relevant Test Conditions for Improved Evaluation of Ecological Hazards of Engineered Nanomaterials

    Patricia A. Holden;Jorge L. Gardea-Torresdey;Jorge L. Gardea-Torresdey;Fred Klaessig;Ronald F. Turco

  • Polyfluorinated chemicals in a spatially and temporally integrated food web in the Western Arctic.

    Charles R. Powley;Stephen W. George;Mark H. Russell;Robert A. Hoke

  • Toxicity and bioaccumulation of sediment-associated contaminants using freshwater invertebrates: A review of methods and applications

    Christopher G. Ingersoll;Eric L. Brunson;F. James Dwyer;Gerald T. Ankley

  • Bioaccumulation of PCBs from Sediments by Oligochaetes and Fishes: Comparison of Laboratory and Field Studies

    Gerald T. Ankley;Philip M. Cook;Anthony R. Carlson;Daniel J. Call

  • Evaluation of potential confounding factors in sediment toxicity tests with three freshwater benthic invertebrates

    Gerald T. Ankley;Duane A. Benoit;James C. Balogh;Trefor B. Reynoldson

  • Assessing potential bioavailability of metals in sediments: A proposed approach

    Gerald T. Ankley;Nelson A. Thomas;Dominic M. Di Toro;David J. Hansen

  • Development and evaluation of test methods for benthic invertebrates and sediments: Effects of flow rate and feeding on water quality and exposure conditions

    Gerald T. Ankley;Duane A. Benoit;Robert A. Hoke;Edward N. Leonard

  • Seasonal variation of acid volatile sulfide concentration in sediment cores from three northeastern Minnesota lakes

    E. N. Leonard;V. R. Mattson;D. A. Benoit;R. A. Hoke

  • Organic carbon partitioning as a basis for predicting the toxicity of chlorpyrifos in sediments

    Gerald T. Ankley;Daniel J. Call;Julie S. Cox;Michael D. Kahl

  • Integrated assessment of contaminated sediments in the lower Fox River and Green Bay, Wisconsin.

    Gerald T. Ankley;Keith Lodge;Daniel J. Call;Mary D. Balcer

  • Comparing laboratory and field measured bioaccumulation endpoints.

    Lawrence P Burkhard;Jon A Arnot;Michelle R Embry;Kevin J Farley

  • Evaluation of equilibrium partitioning theory for predicting acute toxicity of field-collected sediments contaminated with DDT, DDE and DDD to the amphipod Hyalella azteca

    R.A. Hoke;A.M. Cotter;T. Goldenstein;P.A. Kosian

  • Assessing and managing contaminated sediments: part I, developing an effective investigation and risk evaluation strategy.

    Sabine E. Apitz;John W. Davis;Ken Finkelstein;David W. Hohreiter

  • Application of frog embryo teratogenesis assay-Xenopus to ecological risk assessment.

    Robert A. Hoke;Gerald T. Ankley

Frequent Co-Authors

Gerald T. Ankley
Gerald T. Ankley Environmental Protection Agency
John P. Giesy
John P. Giesy University of Saskatchewan
Jon A. Arnot
Jon A. Arnot University of Toronto
Christopher G. Ingersoll
Christopher G. Ingersoll United States Geological Survey
Thomas F. Parkerton
Thomas F. Parkerton ExxonMobil (United States)
Keith R. Solomon
Keith R. Solomon University of Guelph
Peter F. Landrum
Peter F. Landrum Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Bryan W. Brooks
Bryan W. Brooks Baylor University
Paul D. Jones
Paul D. Jones University of Saskatchewan
Damià Barceló
Damià Barceló University of Almería

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