Assaf Abdelghani
Professor

Department(s):
Environmental Health Sciences
Environmental Health Sciences - BSPH

Email:
assafa@tulane.edu

Research Interests:
Global environmental health and fate of toxic substances in the environment

Educational Background:
ScD, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
MSPH, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
BSc, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon

Publications:
Green, Rosalind, Abdelghani A.A. “Effects of Ling Term Exposure of the Red Swamp Crawfish Procambarous clarkiii to a Mixture of Two Herbicides, 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic acid and Monosodium Methanearsonate, and Associated Human Health Risks.” International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, ( Int.J.Environ.Res.Public Health) 1(2), 125-131, 2004

Green, Rosalind, Abdelghani A.A. "Toxicity of Mixtures of 2.4-Dichloroacetic Acid and Monosodium Metahearsonate to the Red Swamp Crawfish, Procambarus clarkia. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 1, pp 35-38, 2004

Hsin-I Lin, D. Berzins,L. Myers, W.George, A.A.Abadelghani and K. Watanabe. "Hazard Ris Assessment: A Bayesian Approach to Prameter Estimatiom for a Crawfish (procambarus spp.) Bioaccumulation Model, Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry , vol 23, No. 9, pp 2259-2266, 2004


Hsin-I Lin, Abdelghani, AA, Hartley, W., Watanabe, K., 2003, Modeling Bioaccumulation of Poly Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Crawfish (procambarurus spp) Exposed to Contaminated Sediments. Accepted for publication in the International Journal.
Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry.

Yenuganti, Jeevan, Palit, S, Thiyagarajah,A, Hartley,W and Abdelghani, AA. "Development Effects of Methylene Chloride on Medaka Embryos.” Presented and published in the proceedings of the 24th SETAC Annual Meeting, Nov. 9-13, 2003 in Austin, Texas.

Hsin-I Lin , Abdelghani,AA, Hartley, W., Watanabe, K. Modeling Bioaccumulation of Poly Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Crawfish (procambarurus spp) Exposed to Contaminated Sediments. presented at SETAC Nov. 9-13, 2003 meeting.

Bashir, A., Watanabe, K., Hunt,C., Hartley,W., and Abdelghani, AA. "Acute Toxicity and Effects of Methylene Cholride on Egg Hatcability and Fry Survival of Japanese Medaka, Oryzias latipes. Presented and published in SETAC Annual Conference on Nov. 16-2002, Lake Salt City, Utah.

Tchounwou, P., Abdelghani, AA. 2002, Differential Cytotoxicity and Gene Expression in Human Liver Carinoma (HepG2 ) Cells Exposed to Arsenic Trioxide and Monosodium Methanearsonate (MSMA). International Journal of Molecular Sciences., vol.

Abdelghani, AA. Invited Paper, School Environmental Health, published in the Proceedings of the first United Arab Emirates International School Health Conference, Jan.20-23,2002

Abdelghnai, AA Invited Paper, School Health Challenges, published in the proceeding of the first United Arab Emirates International School Health Conference, Jan 20-23, 2002.

Heyer, Lorenzo and Abdelghani, AA. "Acute Toxicity of HCBD and HCB to Crawfish, Procambarus sp, and Blue gill Sunfish." Published in the proceedings of ASTM Conference in Toronto, April, 2001.

Lemus, Ranulfo and Abdelghani, AA. "Chlopyrifos: An Unwelcome Pesticide in our Homes." Reviews on Environmental Health, vol. 5, No. 4, pp 421-433, 2000.

Personal Statement:
Assaf Abdelghani's current research and teaching focus on the fate of chemical substances in the environment, including point (industrial) and non-point (agricultural pesticide) source pollution. His studies trace the fate of these chemical substances in human exposure, distribution, and elimination by food chain organisms and persistence studies.

Abdelghani has worked for many national and international health organizations and ministries of health around the globe, including work in Mexico, Honduras, Taiwan, Kazakhstan, and Jordan, among others. His responsibilities included assessing the impact of biological and chemical contaminants on human health and the environment, controlling communicable diseases, health education, immunizations, food and water protection, air quality, solid waste disposal and controlling vectors of disease.

Abdelghani also serves the director of the Environmental Health Laboratories, which are an integrated part of the Department of Environmental Health Sciences. These laboratories are equipped for the teaching and analysis of field and laboratory samples including: aquatic organisms (fish, shrimp, crawfish, etc.), water, vegetation, soil, sediment, air, animal tissues, and urine and blood from both humans and animals. These samples are analyzed for inorganic and organic contaminants.

Abdelghani is on the editorial board of International Journals such as Environmental Toxicology, the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, the Journal of Environmental Health and Preventative Medicine, and Reviews on Environmental Health. He has contributed to numerous publications dealing with the fate of chemical and biological contaminants in the environment.

Contact Information:
Environmental Health Sciences
1440 Canal Street, Suite 2109
New Orleans, LA 70112
Telephone: 504.988.2769
Fax: 504.988.1726
assafa@tulane.edu

Level of Instruction:
Graduate
Undergraduate