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Robert C. Worrest

Senior Research Scientist
CIESIN, Columbia University
12201 Sunrise Valley Drive (MS-302)
Reston, Virginia 20192-0002 (USA)

  • PUBLICATIONS


    United Nations Environment Programme, Environmental Effects Assessment Panel (2005) Environmental effects of ozone depletion and its interactions with climate change: Progress report, 2004. Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences 4(2): 177-184.

    United Nations Environment Programme, Environmental Effects Assessment Panel (2004) Environmental effects of ozone depletion and its interactions with climate change: Progress Report 2003. Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences 3: 1-5.

    Häder D-P, Kumar HD, Smith RC, Worrest RC (2003) Aquatic ecosystems: effects of solar ultraviolet radiation and interactions with other climatic change factors. Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences 2:39-50.

    Worrest RC, Diamond HJ [lead authors] (2002) Research and systematic observation. In: U.S. Department of State U.S. Climate Action Report 2002: Third National Communication of the United States of America Under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC. pp. 137-147. ISBN 0-16-067471-9.

    Häder D-P, Worrest RC, Kumar HD, Smith RC (1999) Effects on Aquatic Ecosystems. Environmental Effects of Ozone Depletion: 1999 Interim Summary. United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Assessment Panel on Environmental Effects of Stratospheric Ozone Depletion.

    Häder D-P, Kumar HD, Smith RC, Worrest RC (1998) Effects on aquatic ecosystems. In: Environmental Effects of Ozone Depletion: 1998 Assessment. United Nations Environment Programme. Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B: Biology 46: 53-68. Elsevier Science S.A.

    Worrest RC (1998) UV-B effects on aquatic ecosystems. In: LePreste PG, Reid JD, Morehouse ET (eds) Protecting the Ozone Layer: Lessons, Models, and Prospects. Kluwer Academic Publishers, Norwell, Massachusetts. pp. 39-42. ISBN 0-7923-8245-5

    Worrest RC (1998) Has the world warmed? Ask GCRIO! In: Acclimations September/October 1998

    Worrest RC, Häder D-P (1997) Impacts of solar UVR on aquatic microorganisms: overview of the effects of increased solar UV on aquatic microorganisms. Photochemistry and Photobiology 65(2):257-259.

    Häder D-P, Worrest RC, Kumar HD, Smith RC (1997) Effects on Aquatic Ecosystems. Environmental Effects of Ozone Depletion: Interim Summary, September, 1997. United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) International Committee on Effects of Ozone Depletion.

    Häder D-P, Worrest RC (1997) Consequences of the effects of increased solar ultraviolet radiation on aquatic ecosystems. In: Häder D-P (ed) The Effects of Ozone Depletion on Aquatic Ecosystems. Academic Press, R.G. Landes Co, Austin. pp. 11-30. ISBN 0-12-312945-1.

    Häder D-P, Worrest RC, Kumar HD, Smith RC (1996) Effects on Aquatic Ecosystems. Environmental Effects of Ozone Depletion: Executive Summary 1996. United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) International Committee on Effects of Ozone Depletion.

    Häder D-P, Worrest RC, Kumar HD, Smith RC (1995) Effects of increased solar UV-B radiation on aquatic ecosystems. Ambio 24:174-180.

    Worrest RC, Meier PE, Thomas MR (1995) The Great Lakes Regional Environmental Information System. In: Computing in Environmental Management. Air & Waste Management Association, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. pp. 111-117.

    Worrest RC (1994) Aquatic systems (freshwater and marine). In: Biggs RH, Joyner MEB (eds) Stratospheric Ozone Depletion/ UV-B Radiation in the Biosphere. Springer-Verlag, New York, Berlin, Heidelberg. pp. 151-153. ISBN 0-387-57810-2.

    Häder D-P, Worrest RC, Kumar HD, Smith RC (1994) Effects of increased solar UV-B radiation on aquatic ecosystems. In: United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) International Committee on Effects of Ozone Depletion, UNEP Report on the Environmental Effects of Ozone Depletion. pp. 65-77. ISBN 92 807 1457 0.

    van der Leun JC, de Gruijl FR, Tevini M, Worrest RC (1993) Ultraviolet carcinogenesis: Environmental effects of ozone depletion. In: Recent Results in Cancer Research, Vol 128. Springer-Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg. pp. 263-267. ISBN 0-387-56321-0.

    Auclair AND, Worrest RC, Lachance D, Martin HC (1992) Climatic perturbation as a general mechanism of forest dieback. In: Manion PD, Lachance D (eds) Forest Decline Concepts. APS Press, St. Paul, Minnesota. pp. 38-58. ISBN 0-89054-143-4.

    Häder D-P, Worrest RC (1991) Effects of enhanced solar ultraviolet radiation on aquatic ecosystems. Photochemistry and Photobiology 53:717-725.

    Häder D-P, Worrest RC, Kumar HD (1991) Aquatic ecosystems. In: United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) International Committee on Effects of Ozone Depletion, UNEP Report on the Environmental Effects of Ozone Depletion. Washington, DC. pp. 33-40. ISBN 92-807-1309-4.

    Worrest RC (1991) Earth-based observations-U.S. initiatives: Remarks by Dr. Worrest. In: Ginsberg IW, Angelo, Jr, JA (eds) Earth Observations and Global Change Decision Making, 1990: a National Partnership (Volume II). Krieger Publishing, Malabar, Florida. pp. 83-85. ISBN 0-89464-557-9.

    Worrest RC (1990) Ecological effects of stratospheric ozone depletion. In: Fully Halogenated Chlorofluorocarbons: Environmental Health Criteria 113. World Health Organization, Geneva. pp. 47-55. ISBN 92-4-157113-6.

    Worrest RC, Häder D-P (1989) Effects of stratospheric ozone depletion on marine organisms. Environmental Conservation 16:261-263.

    Worrest RC (1989) United States Environmental Protection Agency's Stratospheric Ozone Research Program. NTIS PB90-112574/AS, Air & Waste Management Association (89-5.2):1-15.

    Jutro PR, Worrest RC, Janetos AC (1989) Scientific linkages in global change. NTIS PB90-112608/AS, Air & Waste Management Association (89-5.3):1-15.

    Worrest RC, Grant LD (1989) Effects of ultraviolet-B radiation on terrestrial plants and marine organisms. In: Russell Jones R, Wigley T (eds) Ozone Depletion: Health and Environmental Consequences. John Wiley & Sons, Chichester, UK. pp. 197-206. ISBN 0-471-92316-8.

    Worrest RC (1989) What are the effects of UV-B radiation on marine organisms? In:  Schneider T, et al. (eds) Atmospheric Ozone Research and Its Policy Implications. Elsevier Science, Amsterdam. pp. 269-278. ISBN 0-444-87266-3 (Vol. 35).

    Häder D-P, Worrest RC, Kumar HD (1989) Aquatic ecosystems. In: United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) International Committee on Effects of Ozone Depletion, UNEP Report on the Environmental Effects of Ozone Depletion. Washington, DC. pp. 39-48. ISBN 92-807-1245-4.

    Worrest RC, Smythe KD, Tait AM (1989) Linkages between climate change and stratospheric ozone depletion. In: White JC (ed) Global Climate Change Linkages: Acid Rain, Air Quality, and Stratospheric Ozone. Elsevier Science, New York. pp. 67-78. ISBN 0-444-01515-9.

    Worrest RC, Gucinski H, Hardy JT (1989) Potential impact of stratospheric ozone depletion on marine ecosystems. In: Topping JC (ed) Coping with Climate Change. Climate Institute, Washington, DC. pp. 256-262. ISBN 0-962-3610-0-3.

    King GA, DeVelice RL, Neilson RP, Worrest RC (1989) California. In: Smith JB, Tirpak D (eds) The Potential Effects of Global Climate Change on the United States: Report to Congress. pp. 251-285. EPA-230-05-89-050

    Döhler G, Worrest RC, Bierman I, Zink J (1987) Photosynthetic 14CO2 fixation and [15N]-ammonia assimilation during UV-B irradiation of Lithodesmium variabile. Physiologia Plantarum 70:511-515.

    Hoffman JS, Ebert C, Foster S, Gibbs MJ, Hearle K, Hicks B, Lill PH, Longstreth J, Patel N, Pitcher HM, Teramura AF, Tirpak D, Titus J, Wells JB, Whitten GZ, Worrest R (1987) In: Hoffman JS (ed) Assessing the Risks of Trace Gases That Can Modify the Stratosphere, Vol. 2, Chs 6-10. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C.

    Worrest RC, Caldwell MM (eds) (1986) Stratospheric Ozone Reduction, Solar Ultraviolet Radiation and Plant Life. Springer-Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg, New York. ISBN 3-540-13875-7. 376 pp.

    Thomson BE, Worrest RC (1986) Microcomputer control of an estuarine research mesocosm facility. Journal of Microcomputer Applications 9:167-177.

    Worrest RC (1986) The effect of solar UV-B radiation on aquatic systems, an overview. In:  Titus JG (ed) Effects of Changes in Stratospheric Ozone and Global Climate, Volume 1: Overview. United Nations Environment Programme and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC. pp. 175-191.

    Worrest RC (1985) Additional potential effects of nuclear war on ecological systems: responses and effects of UV-B radiation. In: Harwell MA, Hutchinson TC (eds) Environmental Consequences of Nuclear War, Volume II: Ecological and Agricultural Effects. International Council of Scientific Unions, Scientific Committee on Problems of the Environment. John Wiley & Sons, Chichester, UK. pp. 174-184. ISBN 0-471-90898-3.

    Worrest RC (1984) Ecological and nonhuman biological effects of solar UV-B radiation. In:  Mitra AP (ed) Proceedings of Indo-US Workshop on Global Ozone Problems. National Physical Laboratory, New Delhi, India. pp. 197-212.

    Brooker DL, Worrest RC (1984) Response of estuarine diatom assemblages to ultraviolet-B radiation (290-320 nm). In: Ecological and Nonhuman Biological Effects of UV-B Radiation, Proceedings of a Workshop, US-FRG Cooperative Environmental Research Program (Stratospheric Ozone Change). Environmental Research Laboratory, Corvallis, Oregon. pp. 120-133.

    Worrest RC (1983) Ecological and nonhuman biological effects. In: Report on International Workshop on the Effects of Ultraviolet Radiation on Plants. Indian Department of Science and Technology, and Department of Environment, New Delhi, India. pp. 48-50.

    Worrest RC (1983) Impact of solar ultraviolet-B radiation (290-320 nm) upon marine microalgae. Physiologia Plantarum 58:428-434.

    Worrest RC (1983) Depletion of stratospheric ozone: impact of UV-B radiation upon nonhuman organisms. In: Covello V, et al. (eds) The Analysis of Actual versus Perceived Risks. Plenum, New York. pp. 303-315. ISBN 0-306-41397-3.

    Worrest RC (1982) Review of literature concerning the impact of UV-B radiation upon marine organisms. In: Calkins J, et al. (eds) The Role of Solar Ultraviolet Radiation in Marine Ecosystems. Plenum, New York. pp. 429-457. ISBN 0-306-40909-7.

    Bauer H, Caldwell MM, Tevini M, Worrest RC (eds) (1982) Biological Effects of UV-B Radiation. Gesellschaft für Strahlen- und Umweltforschung mbH, Munich. ISSN 0721-1694. 224 pp.

    Calkins J, Green AES, Kullenberg T, Smith RC, Worrest RC, Yentsch CS (eds) (1982) The Role of Solar Ultraviolet Radiation in Marine Ecosystems. Plenum, New York. ISBN 0-306-40909-7. 724 pp.

    Worrest RC (1982) Impact of enhanced solar UV-B radiation on the marine ecosystem. In:  Bauer H, et al. (eds) Biological Effects of UV-B Radiation. Gesellschaft für Strahlen- und Umweltforschung mbH, Munich, FRG. pp. 204-210.

    Worrest RC, Thomson BE, Van Dyke H (1981) Impact of UV-B radiation upon estuarine microcosms. Photochemistry and Photobiology 33:861-867.

    Karanas JJ, Worrest RC, Van Dyke H (1981) Impact of UV-B radiation on the fecundity of the copepod Acartia clausii. Marine Biology 65:125-133.

    Worrest RC, Wolniakowski KU, Scott JD, Brooker DL, Thomson BE, Van Dyke H (1981) Sensitivity of marine phytoplankton to UV-B radiation: Impact upon a model ecosystem. Photochemistry and Photobiology 33:223-227.

    Worrest RC, Brooker DL, Van Dyke H (1980) Results of a primary productivity study as affected by the type of glass in the culture bottles. Limnology and Oceanography 25:360-364.

    Thomson BE, Worrest RC, Van Dyke H (1980) The growth response of an estuarine diatom (Melosira nummuloides [Dillw.] Ag.) to UV-B (290-320 nm) radiation. Estuaries 3:69-72.

    Thomson BE, Van Dyke H, Worrest RC (1980) Impact of UV-B radiation (290-320 nm) upon estuarine bacteria. Oecologia 47:56-60.

    Karanas JJ, Van Dyke H, Worrest RC (1979) Midultraviolet (UV-B) sensitivity of Acartia clausii Giesbrecht (Copepoda). Limnology and Oceanography 24:1104-1116.

    Worrest RC, Van Dyke H, Thomson BE (1978) Impact of enhanced simulated solar ultraviolet radiation upon a marine community. Photochemistry and Photobiology 27:471-478.

    Worrest RC, Kimeldorf DJ (1976) Distortions in amphibian development induced by ultraviolet-B enhancement (290-315 nm) of a simulated solar spectrum. Photochemistry and Photobiology 24:377-382.

    Worrest RC, Kimeldorf DJ (1975) Effects of ultraviolet radiation on vertebrate development. In: Nachtwey DS, et al. (eds) Impacts of Climatic Change on the Biosphere, CIAP Monograph 5, Part 1 - Ultraviolet Radiation Effects. US Department of Transportation, DOT-TST-75-55, Washington, DC. pp. (6)15-20.

    Worrest RC, Kimeldorf DJ (1975) Some effects of UV-B radiation (290-315 nm) on the development and survival of toad embryos and larvae. In: Nachtwey DS, et al. (eds) Impacts of Climatic Change on the Biosphere, CIAP Monograph 5, Part 1 - Ultraviolet Radiation Effects. US Department of Transportation, DOT-TST-75-55, Washington, DC. pp. (6)27-43.

    Worrest RC, Kimeldorf DJ (1975) Photoreactivation of potentially lethal, UV-induced damage to boreal toad (Bufo boreas boreas) tadpoles. Life Sciences 17:1545-1550.

    WRITTEN TESTIMONY


    Worrest RC (1991) Environmental effects of stratospheric ozone depletion. U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

    Worrest RC (1991) Monitoring the Arctic and Antarctic environments. Subcommittee on Science, Technology, and Space of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

    Worrest RC (1990) Preventive measures to protect the earth's atmosphere: Effects of stratospheric ozone depletion on marine organisms. Study Commission of the German Bundestag.

    Worrest RC (1988) Preventive measures to protect the earth's atmosphere: Terrestrial consequences of stratospheric ozone depletion. Study Commission of the German Bundestag. Doc. No. 11/18.

    Worrest RC (1987) Stratospheric ozone depletion and substitutes for ozone depleting substances. U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, Subcommittee on Hazardous Wastes and Toxic Substances and Subcommittee on Environmental Protection.

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