Dominic Di Toro

Dominic Di Toro holds the Edward C. Davis Professorship at the University of Delaware and directs the Center for the Study of Pollutants in the Environment. His expertise spans environmental engineering, water quality modeling, and toxicology. He earned a Ph.D. and Master's from Princeton University and a Bachelor's from Manhattan College. His research focuses on sediment quality criteria, organic chemical sorption, and statistical models for environmental risk assessment. He leads projects on munition constituent fate, PAH toxicity, and remediation technologies. Recent work includes developing the Target Lipid Model for aquatic toxicity prediction and advancing phototoxicity assessment frameworks.

Key research areas include coastal environmental science, soil remediation, and chemical partitioning. His work integrates experimental and computational methods to address challenges in environmental chemistry and policy. He has contributed to international guideline development for PAHs and pioneered models for predicting abiotic reduction kinetics in contaminated soils.

His publications emphasize innovation in environmental modeling, with a focus on munitions, PFAS, and petroleum substances. Awards and recognitions are not explicitly listed, though his leadership roles reflect professional acclaim. He advises on Chesapeake Bay modeling and collaborates on federal environmental projects through initiatives like SERDP.