Background
Edlund, Melvin Collins was born on March 9, 1919 in Renovo, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Ivar and Louise (Holtz) Edlund.
Edlund, Melvin Collins was born on March 9, 1919 in Renovo, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Ivar and Louise (Holtz) Edlund.
Bachelor of Science, University California, Berkeley, 1952. Postgraduate, Oak Ridge Institute Nuclear Studies, 1967.
Research chemist Fibrebd. Research Division, Antioch, California, 1952-1957. Chemist Continental Chemical Company, Sacramento, 1957-1959.
Chemist, supervisor public health laboratory State California, Berkeley, 1959-1967. Public health physicist charge radiological environmental surveillance State Kansas, Topeka, 1967-1968. Air pollution chemist Humboldt Company, Eureka, California, 1969-1970.
Agricultural chemist State California, Sacramento, 1970-1979. Pesticide registration chemist California Department Food and Agricultural, 1979-1981.
Member North Coast Region of State of California Regional Water Quality Control Board, 1983-1988. Committee chairman institutional representative, treasurer Golden Empire council Boy Scouts American, since 1971. Served with Medical Corps, Army of the United States, 1944-1945, European Theatre of Operations.
Fellow American Institute Chemists. Member American Chemical Society (retired status). Lodges: Vasa Order American (vice chairman Balder club since 1986), Odd Fellows.
Married Barbara Jean Coiteux, April 27, 1956. Children: Thomas Ivar, David John.