Ecosystems Research
J. Jackson Ellington
My career research has been directed at developing and applying chromatography-based methods for the separation, identification, and quantification of environmental pollutants: namely, perfluorinated chemicals, chiral organophosphates, perchlorate, organochlorine pesticides, and disinfection by-products. From 2006 to 2009, my research has focused on determining the degradability of fluorotelomer-based polymers in the environment. I am the lead researcher for developing methods for analyzing primary fluorotelomer alcohols that are the building blocks for the polymers; and the secondary fluorotelomer alcohols that are degradation products of the primary fluorotelomer alcohols, which ultimately are metabolized to perfluorinated carboxylic acids. Ratios and environmental loading of the fluorinated alcohols and perfluorinated carboxylic acids were used to support the recently published article that reports degradation of fluorotelomer-based polymers.
Biographical Information
Name: J. Jackson Ellington
Title: Research Chemist
Contact Info:
Ecosystems Research Division
National Exposure Research Laboratory
Office of Research and Development
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
960 College Station Road
Athens, Georgia 30605-2700
Phone: 706-355-8204
email: ellington.jackson@epa.gov
Education
Ph.D. Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University Of Georgia, 1974
A.B. Chemistry And Mathematics, Berry College, 1966
Professional Experience
Research Chemist USEPA, ORD, NERL-ERD, Athens, GA 1978-present
Selected Awards and Honors
USEPA, STAA Awards, 2008, 2002, 2001, 1990
USEPA, Bronze Medal, 2004, 2001
USEPA, Gold Medal, 1987
Publications
Sundberg, S. E., J. J. Ellington and J. J. Evans. 2006. A simple and fast extraction method for organochlorine pesticides and polychlorinated biphenyls in small volumes of avian serum. Journal of Chromatography: B Biomedical Sciences and Applications. Elsevier Science Ltd, New York, NY, 831(1-2):99-104
Sundberg, S. E., J. J. Ellington, J. J. Evans, D. Keys and J. W. Fisher. 2003. Accumulation of perchlorate in tobacco plants: Development of a plant kinetic model. Journal of Environmental Monitoring 5(3):505-512
Ellington, J.J., N.L. Wolfe, A.W. Garrison, J.J. Evans, J. Avants and Q. Teng. 2001. Determination of perchlorate in tobacco plants and tobacco products. Environmental Science & Technology 35 (15):3213-3218
Ellington, J.J. and J.J. Evans. 2000. Determination of perchlorate at parts-per-billion levels in plants by ion chromatography. Journal of Chromatography A 898 (2):193-199
Presentations
Richardson, S. D., F. G. Crumley, J. J. Ellington, J. J. Evans, M. J. Plewa and E. D. Wagner. 2005. Iodoacids and other emerging DBPs. American Water Works Association Annual Conference, San Francisco, CA
Richardson, S. D., J. J. Ellington, F. G. Crumley, J. J. Evans, M. J. Plewa, E. D. Wagner and A. B. McKague. 2005. Measurement and toxicity of iodo-acid disinfection by-products in chloraminated drinking water. American Society of Mass Spectrometry Conference, San Antonio, TX
Ellington, J. J., J. W. Washington, M. J. Strynar, J. J. Evans, T. M. Jenkins and W. M. Henderson. 2005. Determination of perfluorinated chemicals (PFCs) in soils, sediment and other matrices. Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD
Washington, J. W., J. J. Ellington, T. M. Jenkins, J. J. Evans and W. M. Henderson. 2005. Design Of Biodegradation Experiments For Fluorotelomer-Based Polymers. Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD
Sundberg, S. E., J. J. Ellington, J. J. Evans and J. W. Fisher. 2002. Phytoremediation of perchlorate by tobacco plants. Annual Meeting Southeastern Regional Chapter of the Society of Toxicology, Athens, GA
Sundberg, S. E., J. W. Fisher, J. J. Ellington, J. J. Evans and D. Keys. 2002. A simple model for the uptake, translocation, and accumulation of perchlorate in tobacco plants. Annual Meeting Southeastern Regional Chapter of the Society of Toxicology, Athens, GA
Ellington, J. J., J. J. Evans, K. B. Prickett and W. L. Champion. 2001. HPLC separation of chiral organophosphorus pesticides on polysaccharide chiral stationary phases. 22nd Annual Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry Meeting, Baltimore, MD
Ellington, J. J. and J. J. Evans. 2001. Effects of temperature and solvent composition on the chiralcel of separation of chiral organophosphorus pesticides. 22nd Annual Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry Meeting, Baltimore, MD