Ning Wang, PhD
Dr. Ning Wang is a Research Fish Biologist with the Columbia Environmental Research Center.
He obtained his bachelor degree in Fisheries from Huazhong Agricultural University in Wuhan, China, and obtained his doctorate degree in Natural Sciences from University of Konstanz in Konstanz, Germany. He conducted his post-doctoral research on fish feeding and bioenergetics at University of Missouri in Columbia, MO. Since 1998, he has led and conducted many research projects at the CERC, including development of standard methods for conducting early life-stage toxicity tests with freshwater mussels, assessment of the sensitivity of threatened and endangered fish and aquatic invertebrates to contaminants, evaluation of toxicity of surface waters and sediments contaminated by coal mining and natural oil and gas extraction to aquatic organisms, and evaluation of the toxicity of major ion salts and metals to fish and aquatic invertebrates in water exposures.
Professional Experience
Research Fish Biologist, USGS, Columbia Environmental Research Center, Columbia, Missouri (July 1998 – present)
Post Doctoral Fellow, Department of Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri (October 1994 – June 1998)
Research Scientist, Limnological Institute, University of Konstanz, Konstanz, Germany (March 1994 – October 1994)
Research Scientist, Limnological Institute, University of Konstanz, Konstanz, Germany (March 1994 – October 1994)
Instructor, Department of Fisheries, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China (February 1982 – September 1988)
Education and Certifications
Ph.D. in Natural Sciences, University of Konstanz, Konstanz, Germany 1994
B.S. in Fisheries, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China, 1982
Science and Products
Evaluation of influence of sediment on the sensitivity of a unionid mussel (Lamsilis silquoidea) to ammonia in 28-day water exposures
Sensitivity of early life stages of freshwater mussels (Unionidae) to acute and chronic toxicity of lead, cadmium, and zinc in water
An evaluation of the influence of substrate on the response of juvenile freshwater mussels (fatmucket, Lampsilis siliquoidea) in acute water exposures to ammonia
Evaluation of acute copper toxicity to juvenile freshwater mussels (fatmucket, lampsilis siliquoidea) in natural and reconstituted waters
Influence of pH on the acute toxicity of ammonia to juvenile freshwater mussels (fatmucket, Lampsills siliquoidea)
Differential exposure, duration, and sensitivity of unionoidean bivalve life stages to environmental contaminants
Laboratory toxicity testing with freshwater mussels: Chapter 5
An evaluation of freshwater mussel toxicity data in the derivation of water quality guidance and standards for copper
Intra- and interlaboratory variability in acute toxicity tests with glochidia and juveniles of freshwater mussels (Unionidae)
Chronic toxicity of copper and ammonia to juvenile freshwater mussels (Unionidae)
Acute toxicity of copper, ammonia, and chlorine to glochidia and juveniles of freshwater mussels (Unionidae)
Histological alternation and vitellogenin induction in adult rare minnow (Gobiocypris rarus) after exposure to ethynylestradiol and nonylphenol
Non-USGS Publications**
**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.
Science and Products
Evaluation of influence of sediment on the sensitivity of a unionid mussel (Lamsilis silquoidea) to ammonia in 28-day water exposures
Sensitivity of early life stages of freshwater mussels (Unionidae) to acute and chronic toxicity of lead, cadmium, and zinc in water
An evaluation of the influence of substrate on the response of juvenile freshwater mussels (fatmucket, Lampsilis siliquoidea) in acute water exposures to ammonia
Evaluation of acute copper toxicity to juvenile freshwater mussels (fatmucket, lampsilis siliquoidea) in natural and reconstituted waters
Influence of pH on the acute toxicity of ammonia to juvenile freshwater mussels (fatmucket, Lampsills siliquoidea)
Differential exposure, duration, and sensitivity of unionoidean bivalve life stages to environmental contaminants
Laboratory toxicity testing with freshwater mussels: Chapter 5
An evaluation of freshwater mussel toxicity data in the derivation of water quality guidance and standards for copper
Intra- and interlaboratory variability in acute toxicity tests with glochidia and juveniles of freshwater mussels (Unionidae)
Chronic toxicity of copper and ammonia to juvenile freshwater mussels (Unionidae)
Acute toxicity of copper, ammonia, and chlorine to glochidia and juveniles of freshwater mussels (Unionidae)
Histological alternation and vitellogenin induction in adult rare minnow (Gobiocypris rarus) after exposure to ethynylestradiol and nonylphenol
Non-USGS Publications**
**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.