Ernest Antonio
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
PO Box 999
Richland, WA 99352
E.Antonio@pnl.gov
Biography
Mr. Antonio is a Senior Research Scientist at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, which is operated by Battelle Memorial Institute for the U.S. Department of Energy. He specializes in the environmental exposure pathway dose assessments, radiation dosimetry, and human & ecological health risk assessment. His technical background is in health physics with focus on environmental health physics.
Research Interests
- Human Health and Ecological Risk Assessment
- Environmental Assessment (NEPA Analysis)
- Biota Dose Assessment
Education and Credentials
- M.S., Health Physics/Radioecology, Colorado State University, 1992
- B.S., Biology, New Mexico Highlands University, 1988
Affiliations and Professional Service
- Core Team Member of the DOE’s Biota Dose Assessment Committee
- Plenary Member of the National Health Physics Society
- Member of HPS Environmental Radiation Section
- Plenary Member of the Columbia Chapter of the Health Physics Society
- Plenary Member American Indian Science & Engineering Society -Columbia River Professional Chapter
Awards and Recognitions
- Outstanding Team Performance Award - Hanford Solid Waste EIS, June 2003
- Outstanding Performance Award - PNNL / DOE 300 Area Study - 2002
- Outstanding Performance Award - Elk Relocation Project, May 2000
- Outstanding Performance Award - Hanford Site NEPA Characterization Report - 2001
- Outstanding Team Performance Award - Surface Environmental Surveillance Project, March 1997
- Award of Excellence - Technical Contributor for Medical Isotopes Production Project: Molybdenum-99 and Related Isotopes Environmental Impact Statement, January 1997
- Outstanding Team Performance Award - Dosimetry Services, April 1996
- Diversity Citation - "Caught In The Act", November 1996
Selected Publications
2004
- Elliott DB, MJ Scott, EJ Antonio, and K Rhoads. 2004. Hanford Area 2000 Population. PNNL-14428, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA.
2003
- Higley KA, SL Domotor, EJ Antonio, and D Kocher. 2003. "Derivation of a Screening Methodology for Evaluating Radiation Dose to Aquatic and Terrestrial Biota." Journal of Environmental Radioactivity 66(1-2):41-59.
- Higley KA, SL Domotor, and EJ Antonio. 2003. "A Kinetic-Allometric Approach to Predicting Tissue Radionuclide Concentrations for Biota." Journal of Environmental Radioactivity 66(1-2):61-74.
- Higley KA, SL Domotor, and EJ Antonio. 2003. "A Probabilistic Approach to Obtaining Limiting Estimates of Radionuclide Concentrations in Biota." Journal of Environmental Radioactivity 66(1-2):75-87.
- Patton GW, SP Van Verst, BL Tiller, EJ Antonio, and TM Poston. 2003. Survey of Radiological and Chemical Contaminants in the Near-Shore Environment at the Hanford Site 300 Area. PNNL-13692 Rev. 1, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA.
2002
- Antonio EJ, K Rhoads, and LH Staven. 2002. A Study of Past, Present, and Future Radiation Dose Pathways from Hanford Site Effluents. PNNL-13812, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA.
- Patton GW, BL Tiller, EJ Antonio, TM Poston, and SP Van Verst. 2002. Survey of Radiological and Chemical Contaminants in the Near-Shore Environment at the Hanford Site 300 Area . PNNL-13692, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA.
- Poston TM, EJ Antonio, and RE Peterson. 2002. "Application of Biota Dose Assessment Committee Methodology to Assess Radiological Risk to Salmonids in the Hanford Reach of the Columbia River." In Third International Symposium on the Protection of the Environment from Ionising Radiation (SPEIR 3), pp. 397-405. IAEA , Vienna, Austria.
2001
- Neitzel DA, EJ Antonio, TO Eschbach, RA Fowler, SM Goodwin, DW Harvey, PL Hendrickson, DJ Hoitink, DG Horton, GV Last, TM Poston, EL Prendergast, AC Rohay, and PD Thorne. 2001. Hanford Site National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Characterization. PNNL-6415-Rev. 13, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA.
2000
- Neitzel DA, EJ Antonio, CJ Fosmire, RA Fowler, CS Glantz, SM Goodwin, DW Harvey, PL Hendrickson, DG Horton, TM Poston, AC Rohay, PD Thorne, and MK Wright. 2000. Hanford Site National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Characterization. PNNL-6415 Rev. 12, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA.
1999
- Antonio EJ, CJ Fosmire, RA Fowler, SM Goodwin, DW Harvey, PL Hendrickson, DJ Hoitink, MS Montgomery, DA Neitzel, TL Page, TM Poston, AC Rohay, PD Thorne, and MK Wright. 1999. Hanford Site National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Characterization . PNNL-6415 Rev 11, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA.