{"id":541,"date":"2020-12-29T09:19:46","date_gmt":"2020-12-29T14:19:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/dsr\/?page_id=541"},"modified":"2025-08-22T11:45:50","modified_gmt":"2025-08-22T15:45:50","slug":"research-staff-expertise","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/dsr\/research-staff-expertise\/","title":{"rendered":"Research Staff Expertise"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row_content_no_spaces&#8221;][vc_column][vc_single_image image=&#8221;1105&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221;][vc_raw_html]JTNDZGl2JTIwY2xhc3MlM0QlMjJjYXJvdXNlbC1jYXB0aW9uJTIwZC1tZC1ibG9jayUyMGQtc20tYmxvY2slMjIlM0UlMEElMjAlMjAlM0NoMSUzRURpdmlzaW9uJTIwb2YlMjBTY2llbmNlJTIwYW5kJTIwUmVzZWFyY2glMjBTdGFmZiUyMEV4cGVydGlzZSUzQyUyRmgxJTNFJTBBJTNDJTJGZGl2JTNF[\/vc_raw_html][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][breadcrumb-shortcode][vc_separator color=&#8221;blue&#8221; border_width=&#8221;3&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left\">HUMAN HEALTH<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>Risk Assessment<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:josephine.bonventre@deptest.nj.gov\">Josephine Bonventre<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:greg.raspanti@deptest.nj.gov\">Greg Raspanti<\/a>, and <a href=\"mailto:gina.moreno@deptest.nj.gov\">Gina Moreno<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><b>For human health concerns for particular contaminants, please contact <a href=\"mailto:lori.lester@deptest.nj.gov\">Lori Lester<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>Human Exposure Assessments<\/strong><br \/>\nGeneral-<a href=\"mailto:josephine.bonventre@deptest.nj.gov\">Josephine Bonventre<\/a>\u00a0and <a href=\"mailto:greg.raspanti@deptest.nj.gov\">Greg Raspanti<\/a><br \/>\nDrinking Water- <a href=\"mailto:josephine.bonventre@deptest.nj.gov\">Josephine Bonventre<\/a>\u00a0and <a href=\"mailto:greg.raspanti@deptest.nj.gov\">Greg Raspanti<\/a><br \/>\nFish Consumption- <a href=\"mailto:josephine.bonventre@deptest.nj.gov\">Josephine Bonventre<\/a>\u00a0and <a href=\"mailto:greg.raspanti@deptest.nj.gov\">Greg Raspanti<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>Toxicology<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:josephine.bonventre@deptest.nj.gov\">Josephine Bonventre<\/a>, <a href=\"mailto:greg.raspanti@deptest.nj.gov\">Greg Raspanti<\/a>, and\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:gina.moreno@deptest.nj.gov\">Gina Moreno<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>Fish Consumption Advisories<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:dan.millemann@deptest.nj.gov\">Dan Millemann<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>Microbiology<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:robert.newby@deptest.nj.gov\">Robert Newby<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=&#8221;blue&#8221; border_width=&#8221;3&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left\">DRINKING WATER<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>Risk Assessment<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:josephine.bonventre@deptest.nj.gov\">Josephine Bonventre<\/a>, <a href=\"mailto:greg.raspanti@deptest.nj.gov\">Greg Raspanti<\/a>, and\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:gina.moreno@deptest.nj.gov\">Gina Moreno<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>Inorganic and Organic Chemistry<br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"mailto:ellenore.craine@deptest.nj.gov\">Ellenore Craine<\/a><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>Legionella<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:robert.newby@deptest.nj.gov\">Robert Newby<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>Water Treatment<br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"mailto:Camila.Llerena-Olivera@deptest.nj.gov\">Camila Llerena-Olivera<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>Private Well Testing<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:heidi.oneill@deptest.nj.gov\">Heidi O&#8217;Neill<\/a> and <a href=\"mailto:nick.procopio@deptest.nj.gov\">Nick Procopio<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Predictive Modeling of Lead Service Lines<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:lori.lester@deptest.nj.gov\">Lori Lester<\/a> and <a href=\"mailto:ellenore.craine@deptest.nj.gov\">Ellenore Craine<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=&#8221;blue&#8221; border_width=&#8221;3&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left\">STANDARDS<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>Human Health<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:josephine.bonventre@deptest.nj.gov\">Josephine Bonventre<\/a>, <a href=\"mailto:greg.raspanti@deptest.nj.gov\">Greg Raspanti<\/a>, and\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:gina.moreno@deptest.nj.gov\">Gina Moreno<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>Drinking Water<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:josephine.bonventre@deptest.nj.gov\">Josephine Bonventre<\/a>, <a href=\"mailto:greg.raspanti@deptest.nj.gov\">Greg Raspanti<\/a>, and\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:gina.moreno@deptest.nj.gov\">Gina Moreno<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>Surface Water<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:josephine.bonventre@deptest.nj.gov\">Josephine Bonventre<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:greg.raspanti@deptest.nj.gov\">Greg Raspanti<\/a>, <a href=\"mailto:gina.moreno@deptest.nj.gov\">Gina Moreno<\/a>, and <a href=\"mailto:dan.millemann@deptest.nj.gov\">Dan Millemann<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>Ground Water<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:josephine.bonventre@deptest.nj.gov\">Josephine Bonventre<\/a>, <a href=\"mailto:greg.raspanti@deptest.nj.gov\">Greg Raspanti<\/a>, and\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:gina.moreno@deptest.nj.gov\">Gina Moreno<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Practical Quantitation Limits<br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"mailto:ellenore.craine@deptest.nj.gov\">Ellenore Craine<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=&#8221;blue&#8221; border_width=&#8221;3&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left\">ANALYTICAL METHODS<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>Chemical<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:greg.raspanti@deptest.nj.gov\">Greg Raspanti<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>Bioassay<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:robert.newby@deptest.nj.gov\">Robert Newby<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>Molecular Assessment<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:robert.newby@deptest.nj.gov\">Robert Newby<\/a> and <a href=\"mailto:joseph.bilinski@deptest.nj.gov\">Joseph Bilinski<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>Quality Assurance\/Quality Control<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:Jenna.Majchrzak@deptest.nj.gov\">Jenna Majchrzak<\/a> and\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:megan.rutkowski@deptest.nj.gov\">Megan Rutkowski<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Lab Certification and Methods<\/strong><br \/>\nPlease view our <a href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/dsr\/oqa\/staff-expertise\/\">Office of Quality Staff Expertise page<\/a> for more detailed information.[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=&#8221;blue&#8221; 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