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

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Brian Harriman

University of Oklahoma

Department of Microbiology and Plant Biology

770 Van Vleet Oval
136 George Lynn Cross Hall
Norman, OK 73019

brianhharriman@ou.edu

Project List:

Effect of Photochemistry on Biotransformation of Crude Oil

Year 3-5 Investigator Grants (RFP-II)Role: Graduate Student - PhD Level, GoMRI Scholar

Publications & Presentations:

Journal Article - 1
2017
Harriman, B., Zito, P., Podgorski, D. C., Tarr, M. A., & Suflita, J. M. (2017). Impact of Photooxidation and Biodegradation on the Fate of Oil Spilled During the Deepwater Horizon Incident: Advanced Stages of Weathering. Environ. Sci. Technol., 51(13), 7412–7421.
Conference Presentations - 5
2016
Harriman, B. H., Ray, P. Z., Aktas, D. F., Tarr, M. A., & Suflita, J. M. (2016). Effect of Photooxidation on the Biodegradability of Macondo Oil Sand Patties Deposited on Gulf Shore Beaches. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2016. Tampa, FL : 02/01/16-02/04/16: Poster.
Tarr, M. A., Kountz, D. D., Ray, P. Z., Chen, H., McKenna, A. M., Harriman, B. H., et al. (2016). Compositional Changes in Oil Exposed to Sunlight. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2016. Tampa, FL : 02/01/16-02/04/16: Poster.
2015
Johnson, J. J., Harriman, B. H., Suflita, J. M., & Callaghan, A. V. (2015). Initial Investigations Of The Microbial Ecology of Tar Balls And Their Impact On Anaerobic Respiratory Activity. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2015. Houston, TX : 02/16/15-02/19/15: Poster.
2014
Cote, J. M., Harriman, B. H., Kountz, D. D., Davidova, I. A., Suflita, J. M., Tarr, M. A., et al. (2014). Impact of Photolyzed vs. Non-Photolyzed Oil on Sulfate-Reducing Bacteria in Gulf of Mexico Sediments. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2014. Mobile, AL: 01/26/14-01/30/14: Poster.
Cote, J. M., Harriman, B. H., Kountz, D. D., Davidova, I. A., Suflita, J. M., Tarr, M. A., et al. (2014). Impact of Photolyzed vs. Non-Photolyzed Oil and Polyaromatic Hydrocarbons on Sulfate-Reducing Bacteria in Gulf of Mexico Coastal Sediments. In Joint Aquatic Sciences Meeting. Portland, OR , 5/18/14-5/23/14: Poster.