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McFarland, Victor Alan was born on October 10, 1937 in Crescent City, California, United States. Son of Victor Marion McFarland and Anna Jean (Endert) Castanos.
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Victor Alan McFarland
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Victor Alan McFarland, American Toxicologist. Avocations: sailing, fishing, travel, music
M C. Recipient Research and Development Technology Achievement award Department Army, 1988. Member Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (Mississippi state councilman South Control chapter 1986, ad hoc founding committee 1986-1987, technical reviewer since 1987), National Association of Environmental Professionals, Sigma Xi, Rho Chi.
Education
Bachelor of Science in Psychology, St. Mary's College, 1959; Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy, Oregon State University, 1964; Doctor of Philosophy in Pharmacology/Toxicology, N.E. Louisiana U., 1994.
Career
Research associate, University of California, Bodega Marine Laboratory, 1972-1978; research biologist, principal investigator, research team leader, USAE Waterways Experiment Station, Vicksburg, Mississippi, since 1978. Member United States Environmental Protection Agency/United States Army Corps of Engineers Joint Technology committees on dioxin, sediment quality criteria, bioaccumulation, since 1992. Technical reviewer of programs, proposals and reports.
Achievements
Membership
Member Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (Mississippi state councilman South Control chapter 1986, ad hoc founding committee 1986-1987, technical reviewer since 1987), National Association of Environmental Professionals, Sigma Xi, Rho Chi.
Connections
Married Dwilette Gambrell. Children: Frederick Marshall, Daniel Leonard McFarland.
