The PADLS Toxicology Laboratory at New Bolton Center provides a full veterinary diagnostic toxicology service to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The Laboratory provides:

• A broad spectrum of analyses for both natural and man-made toxicants including mycotoxins, drugs, environmental contaminants, insecticides, rodenticides, anions, and metals performed on a variety of sample matrices.

• A broad spectrum of analyses for nutritionally relevant compounds including metals (selenium, copper, zinc, etc.)and vitamin E in animal samples.

• Case consultation.

• Assistance in field investigation of possible toxicoses.

• An active method development program for new or emerging toxicants, markers of nutritional status and chemical food contaminants.

Description of Research Expertise

Our research focuses on issues related to environmental contaminants including:
1. Freshwater algal toxins
2. Lead and mercury
3. Anticoagulant rodenticides
4. Animal decontamination related to natural and man-made disasters

Stansley W., Murphy, LA Liver lead concentrations in raptors in New Jersey, U.S.A., 2008-2010 Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. : online, 2011.

Complementary testing of algal toxins (anatoxin, microcystin, and nodularin) in fish using histopathology and LC/MS/MS: an experimental study International Association for Aquatic Animal Medicine Annual Conference : , 2010.

Clinical Toxicology Clinical Medicine of the Dog and Cat, 2nd Edition : , 2010.

Hepatic mineral values of white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) from Virginia Journal of Wildlife Diseases 46: 525-531, 2010.

Analysis of multiple anticoagulant rodenticides in animal blood and liver using principles of QuEChERS method Journal of Analytical Toxicology 34: 273-279, 2010.

Analysis of rumen content toxins using GC/MS with QuEChERS method AOAC : , 2009.

Degradation of pentobarbital sodium in tissue samples within a static compost pile 3rd International Symposium: Management of Animal Carcasses, Tissue and Related By-Products : , 2009.

Analysis of the effects of lead and/or mercury toxicity in wild avian species in the Mid-Atlantic Tri-State Region International Association for Aquatic Animal Medicine Annual Conference : , 2009.

Basic Veterinary Decontamination: Who, What, Why? Veterinary Disaster Response : , 2009.

Analysis of freshwater algal toxins: microcystin and nodularin in water and fish using LC/MS/MS AOAC : , 2008.

B.S. (Biological Sciences) Stanford University, 1992

V.M.D. (Veterinary Medicine) University of Pennsylvania, 1997