Susan Klosterhaus, Ph.D.

Susan Klosterhaus, Ph.D.
Environmental Scientist
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510-746-7383
Susan received her Ph.D. in Environmental Chemistry from the University of Maryland and her M.S. in Public Health and B.S. in Marine Science from the University of South Carolina. For her dissertation research Susan studied the bioavailability of several classes of sediment-associated organic chemical contaminants in a heavily contaminated urban estuary in Chesapeake Bay, with particular emphasis on the polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) flame retardants. Prior to moving to the Chesapeake Bay area, Susan was manager of the Sediment Ecotoxicology Laboratory at the University of South Carolina School of Public Health, where her research efforts focused on the toxicity and bioaccumulation of several classes of organic chemical contaminants in benthic organisms. At SFEI, Susan works on a variety of organic chemical contaminant projects, primarily in support of the Regional Monitoring Program.
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News and Notables:

Susan Klosterhaus awarded prestigious ES&T Best Paper of 2011 for work on flame retardants in baby products
Mar-05-12 | Media

Susan, with her collaborators including Saskia van Bergen (formerly of EBMUD) and Duke professors Heather Stapleton and Lee Ferguson (on the RMP Emerging Contaminant Workgroup), was awarded ES&T best paper of the year for 2011.

Susan Klosterhaus featured in the NorCal SETAC Winter Newsletter
Jan-31-12 | Media

The Northern California branch of the Society for Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) winter newsletter profiled Susan and her research background and projects at SFEI.

Fact Sheet on the Antimicrobial Chemical Triclosan
Jun-08-11 | Publications and Reports

The RMP has released a fact sheet on the antimicrobial chemical Triclosan - the first in a series of fact sheets intended to serve as a quick reference for media, regulators, decision-makers, and scientists to allow communication of accurate information to the public.

Regional Board Requests RMP Report to Support Reconsideration of Triclosan Uses
Feb-03-11 | Publications and Reports

A report prepared by the RMP was recently submitted to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) by the San Francisco Regional Water Quality Control Board (SFRWQCB) to inform their consideration of a petition for the regulation of triclosan.

2010 NorCal SETAC Annual Meeting
May-13-10 | Events and Appearances

20th Annual Meeting of the Northern California Chapter of the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

5th International Symposium on Brominated Flame Retardants in Kyoto
Apr-07-10 | Events and Appearances

Susan Klosterhaus gave a presentation at the 5th International Symposium on Brominated Flame Retardants in Kyoto, Japan.

Use of potentially harmful chemicals kept secret under law
Jan-04-10 | Media

Susan Klosterhaus was interviewed by the Washington Post for a story on the trade secret provision in the US Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA).

Special Report from the 2009 State of the Estuary Conference
Dec-01-09 | Media

Susan Klosterhaus was quoted in SFEP's December 2009 of Estuary News, page 23

Flame retardant chemical in Bay sediments
Nov-20-09 | Media

Susan Klosterhaus was interviewed for and appeared in a special report for the KTVU 5:00 news in November. They were interested in her findings of a flame retardant chemical in Bay sediments.

SPECIAL REPORT: Deadly Chemical Banned In Clothes Now Turning Up In Furniture, SF Bay
Nov-16-09 | Media

Susan Klosterhaus was inter viewed by Heather Holmes, for a segment on KT VU FOX news titled: SPECIAL REPORT: Deadly Chemical Banned In Clothes Now Turning Up In Furniture, SF Bay. November 16, 2009.