Jeffrey T. F. Ashley, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Chemistry
School of Science and Health
Philadelphia University
School House LN & Henry AV
Philadelphia, PA  19144

Phone: (215) 951-2779
E-mail: ashleyj@philau.edu

As part of a 2007 research project, fish were caught from Tinicum Marsh and Darby Creek in Philadelphia to assess the bioaccumulation and trophic transfer of PBDEs and PCBs, two classes of industrial chemicals	Another research project involved assessment of the pollution history of Washington, DC rivers (Anacostia and Potomac) through analysis of dated sediment cores