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

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Brian Silliman

University of Florida

Department of Biology

Bartram-Carr Hall
Main office, 220 Bartram Hall, P.O Box 118525
Gainesville , FL 32611

brs@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: Co-Principal Investigator

Publications & Presentations:

Journal Articles - 4
2016
Zengel, S., Pennings, S., Silliman, B. R., Montague, C., Weaver, J., Deis, D. R., et al. (2016). Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Impacts on Salt Marsh Fiddler Crabs (Uca spp.). Estuaries and Coasts, 39(4), 1154–1163.
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.