Occupational Safety & Health (NIOSH), Department of Health and Human Service, Cincinnati, OH] through Mark F. Boeniger, Principal Investigator.
35- Antonious, GF Co-P.I. & John Snyder P.I. on the research proposal "Dislodgeable Foliar Residues of Diazinon". The Project is funded ($3,500) for a total period from June 1 to December 31, 1999 by the National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health (NIOSH), Department of Health and Human Service, Cincinnati, OH] through Mark F. Boeniger, Principal Investigator.
36- Antonious, GF (P.I.) on Section 319-Kentucky Nonpoint Source Projects, Kentucky Division of Water & Department of Environmental Protection, project #1 titled "Onsite Constructed Wetlands Demonstration" ($6,000 Federal Funds), MOA No. 16277, FFY 91.
37- Antonious, GF (P.I.) on Section 319-Kentucky Nonpoint Source Projects, Kentucky Division of Water & Department of Environmental Protection, project #2 titled "Evaluation of Constructed Wetlands for treatment of Wastewater from Single Family Dwellings" ($34,100 Federal Funds), MOA No. 13530, FFY 91-FFY 92
38- Antonious, GF (P.I.) on Section 319-Kentucky Nonpoint Source Projects, Kentucky Division of Water & Department of Environmental Protection, project #3 titled "Developing Programs for Operation and Management of Onsite Constructed Wetlands" ($78,000 Federal Funds). MOA No. 17391, FFY 95
39- Antonious Co-P.I. on NSF Equipment proposal ($11,000) in 1995. Proposal title: Acquisition of HPLC Equipment for KSU honey-bee research.
40- Grant from Private Industry: An agreement between the Organic Solutions Chemical Company (OSC, San Antonio, TX) and Kentucky State University (KSU/CRS, Antonious, G.F.) was established on September 7, 1996 to monitor the dissipation of a Multi Purpose insecticide (Provided by OSC). OSC paid $4,800 for 3 years ($14,400) to KSU CRS to provide a data report on the extraction piperonyl butoxide (PBO) and pyrethrins from soil and water samples.
1- Expertise related to pesticides: I have developed a natural product formulation of hot pepper for pest control with collaboration with the private sector (Shawnee Research & Development, Jamestown, TN) – Developed and taught the 1st environmental Science and Bioremediation course (Bio-495-90) in 2005 at Kentucky State University- The course has focused on fate and dissipation of pesticides in the environment and enhanced recruiting of biology students and created a long-range course that is currently of value at the state, regional, and national level.
I have identified plant species that can be used as natural product alternatives to synthetic pesticides for limited resource farmers & Implemented new technology “Biobeds” for land farming to reduce the impact of pesticides and heavy metals on environmental quality. Also, delivered new technology in KY counties to increase crop yield and reduce dependence on synthetic pesticides and fertilizers- This has resulted in significant saving to limited resource farmers who are facing the sharply-escalating production costs associated with increasing costs of energy and fertilizers.
Working on the efficiency, fate and dissipation of pesticides (chlorpyrifos, B-cyfluthrin, permethrin, cypermethrin, bensulide, perimiphos-methyl, trifluralin, clomazone, dacthal, esfenvalerate, dimethoate, pyrethrins, azadirachtin, napropamide, and endosulfan) in soil, runoff water, subsurface water, and plant tissues using gas chromatography and mass spectrometric detection (GC/MSD), Department of Plant and Soil Science, Water Quality/ Environmental Toxicology, Kentucky State University, Frankfort, KY 40601.
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