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Investigating the effect of oil spills
on the environment and public health.

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Andrew Zimmerman

University of Florida

Department of Geological Sciences

241 Williamson Hall
PO Box 112120
Gainesville , FL 32611

azimmer@ufl.edu

Project List:

Biodegradation of the Deepwater Horizon Oil in Florida Marsh Ecosystems and Exploration of Novel Passive Remediation Strategies

Year One Block Grant - Florida Institute of OceanographyRole: Principal Investigator, Project Data Point of Contact

Publications & Presentations:

Journal Articles - 3
2016
Zengel, S., Weaver, J., Pennings, S., Silliman, B., Deis, D., Montague, C., et al. (2016). Five years of Deepwater Horizon oil spill effects on marsh periwinkles Littoraria irrorata. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser., View, 1–10.
2013
Mahmoudi, N., Porter, T. M., Zimmerman, A. R., Fulthorpe, R. R., Kasozi, G. N., Silliman, B. R., et al. (2013). Rapid Degradation ofDeepwater HorizonSpilled Oil by Indigenous Microbial Communities in Louisiana Saltmarsh Sediments. Environ. Sci. Technol., 47(23), 13303–13312.
2012
Silliman, B. R., van de Koppel, J., McCoy, M. W., Diller, J., Kasozi, G. N., Earl, K., et al. (2012). Degradation and resilience in Louisiana salt marshes after the BP-Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 109(28), 11234–11239.
Conference Presentations - 3
2012
Mahmoudi, N., Fulthorpe, R. F., Zimmerman, A. R., Silliman, B. R., & Slater, G. F. (2012). Temporal trends in microbial abundance and biodegradation in Louisiana salt marshes following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. In AGU Fall Meeting. San Francisco, CA, December 9, 2012.
Silliman, B. R., Diller, J. L., Earl, K., Kasozi, G. N., & Zimmerman, A. R. (2012). Oil spill driven saltmarsh die off in Barataria Bay. In American Association for the Advancement of Science Meeting. Vancouver, Canada, February 16-20, 2012.
2011
Silliman, B. R., Diller, J. L., Earl, K., Kasozi, G. N., & Zimmerman, A. R. (2011). Oil spill driven saltmarsh die off in Barataria Bay. In International Marine Conservation Congress. Victoria British Columbia, Canada, May 14-18, 2011.