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John Pardue

Louisiana State University

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

3418 Patrick F. Taylor Hall
Baton Rouge, LA  70803  

jpardue@lsu.edu

Project List:

Chemical evolution and plant-microbe degradation of petroleum in saline marsh plants and soils

Year 6-8 Investigator Grants (RFP-V)Role: Co-Principal Investigator

Biodegradability of MC252 Oil-Sand Aggregates on Rapidly Eroding Coastal Beach Environments

Bridge Grants (RFP-III)Role: Principal Investigator

Biodegradation Processes in Oiled Marshes: Remediation and Recovery in Rapidly Eroding Coastal Systems

Year One Block Grant - Louisiana State UniversityRole: Principal Investigator, Project Data Point of Contact

Recovery and Remediation of Emulsified Oil in Contaminated Marshes: Biostimulation and Natural Recovery

Year One Block Grant - Louisiana State UniversityRole: Principal Investigator, Project Data Point of Contact

Publications & Presentations:

Journal Article - 1

2018

Lumibao, C. Y., Formel, S., Elango, V., Pardue, J. H., Blum, M., & Van Bael, S. A. (2018). Persisting responses of salt marsh fungal communities to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Science of The Total Environment, 642, 904–913.

Conference Presentations - 21

2018

Coronel, W., Pardue, J. H., & Elango, V. (2018). Fate of Eroding Crude Oil Asphalt and Emulsion in Shallow Marsh Embayments. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018. New Orleans, LA : 02/05/18-02/08/18: Poster.
Formel, S., Lumibao, C. Y., Pardue, J., Elango, V., & Van Bael, S. A. (2018). The Role of the Plant-Microbe Relationship in Oiled Salt Marsh Management. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018. New Orleans, LA : 02/05/18-02/08/18: Poster.
Formel, S., Mighell, M., Kandalepas, D., Jarrel, E., Pardue, J., Elango, V., et al. (2018). Spatial and Temporal Comparisons of Salt Marsh Soil Microbial Communities in Recovery After Oil Exposure. In 103rd Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of America. New Orleans, LA : 08/05/18-08/10/18.
Formel, S., Pardue, J., & Van Bael, S. A. (2018). The Role of the Plant-Microbe Relationship in Oiled Salt Marsh Management. In Louisiana Environmental Education Symposium 2018. Baton Rouge, LA : 02/23/18-02/24/18.
Lumibao, C. Y., Formel, S., Pardue, J., Elango, V., & Van Bael, S. A. (2018). Six years after the Deepwater Horizon Oil spill: unique responses of aboveground and belowground fungal microbiomes of Spartina alterniflora. In 103rd Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of America. New Orleans, LA : 08/05/18-08/10/18.
Lumibao, C. Y., Pardue, J., Elango, V., & Van Bael, S. A. (2018). Oil history drives unique responses in the above- and below-ground fungal microbiome of Spartina alterniflora. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018. New Orleans, LA : 02/05/18-02/08/18.
Pardue, J. H., Decell, M., Kassenga, J., Sebastian, K., & Elango, V. (2018). Cyclic of PAHs in Aboveground Marsh Vegetation: a New Paradigm for Response and Recovery for Oil Spills in Marshes. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018. New Orleans, LA : 02/05/18-02/08/18.
Pardue, J. H., Elango, V., Bramlet, O., Fitch, L., & Romaine, Z. (2018). Aerobic biostimulation of buried Macondo oil: metagenomic and biogeochemical assessment of a new response approach. In 7th European Bioremediation Conference. Chania, Greece : 06/25/18-06/28/18.
Sebastian, K., Pardue, J. H., & Elango, V. (2018). Visualizing the distribution of petrogenic PAHs in Spartina and Avicennia tissues from Barataria Basin, Louisiana. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018. New Orleans, LA : 02/05/18-02/08/18: Poster.
Van Bael, S. A., Lumbiao, C. Y., Formel, S., Elango, V., & Pardue, J. (2018). Foliar endophytes and petroleum pollution after the Deepwater Horizon spill. In 103rd Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of America. New Orleans, LA : 08/05/18-08/10/18.

2017

Elango, V., Pardue, J. H., & Curtis, D. (2017). Transport of Crude Oil Aggregates and Associate Microbial Populations: Impact of Biodegradation Potential. In Fourth International Symposium on Bioremediation and Sustainable Environmental Technologies. Miami, FL : 05/22/17-05/25/17.
Fitch, L., Romaine, Z., Elango, V., & Pardue, J. H. (2017). Aerobic Biostimulation oB buried MC252 Oil:metagenomic and biogeochemical assessment of a new response approach. In Fourth International Symposium on Bioremediation and Sustainable Environmental Technologies. Miami, FL : 05/22/17-05/25/17.
Formel, S., Mighell, K., Bernik, B. M., Kandalepas, D., Jarrell, E., Pardue, J., et al. (2017). Diversity of Salt Marsh Soil Microbial Communities After Oil Exposure. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2017. New Orleans, LA : 02/06/17-02/09/17: Poster.
Formel, S., Mighell, K., Bernik, B. M., Kandalepas, D., Jarrell, E., Pardue, J., et al. (2017). Soil microbial communities of two salt marshes in recovery following an oil spill. In ASM Microbe 2017. New Orleans, LA : 06/01/17-06/05/17: Poster.
Formel, S., Mighell, K., Bernik, B. M., Kandalepas, D., Jarrell, E., Pardue, J., et al. (2017). Soil microbial communities of two salt marshes in recovery following an oil spill. In Society of Wetland Scientists' 2017 Annual Meeting. San Juan, Puerto Rico : 06/05/17-06/08/17: Poster.
Kassenga, J., Decell, N. M., Mohammed, Y., Elango, V., & Pardue, J. H. (2017). Cycling of Petrogenic PAHs through Vegetation:implications for biodegradation of residual crude oil in marshes. In Fourth International Symposium on Bioremediation and Sustainable Environmental Technologies. Miami, FL : 05/22/17-05/25/17.

2016

Formel, S. K., Mighell, K. L., Kandalepas, D., Jarrell, E., Pardue, J. H., Blum, M. J., et al. (2016). Diversity of salt marsh soil microbial communities after oil exposure. In 2016 Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting. Fort Lauderdale, FL : 08/07/16-08/12/16: Poster.
Pardue, J. H., Mohammed, Y., Elango, V., & Kassenga, J. (2016). Cuticle Accumulation of Petrogenic PAHs on Spartina: a Novel Exposure Pathway for Marsh Biota. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2016. Tampa, FL : 02/01/16-02/04/16: Poster.
Van Bael, S. A., Papadopolous, K., Gunsch, C., Pardue, J., Blum, M., Fauci, L., et al. (2016). Chemical evolution and plant-microbe degradation of petroleum in saline marsh plants and soils. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2016. Tampa, FL : 02/01/16-02/04/16: Poster.

2011

Pardue, J., Elango, V., Lemelle, K., & Urbano, M. (2011). Biodegradation of Emulsified MC252 Oil in Barrier Island Subenvironments. In Battelle Bioremediation Conference. Reno, NV, June 2011: Poster.
Pardue, J., Elango, V., McCoy, & Bellone. (2011). Biodegradation of Emulsified MC252 Oil in Coastal Salt Marshes. In Battelle Bioremediation Conference. Reno, NV, June 2011.