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

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Nihar Deb Adhikary

University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Department of Biology

P.O.Box 42451
Lafayette , LA 70504

nrd8709@louisiana.edu

Project List:

The Effect of Sediment Bioturbators on the Biological Degradation of Petroleum in Coastal Ecosystems

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

Publications & Presentations:

Journal Article - 1
2018
Klerks, P. L., Kascak, A., Cazan, A. M., Deb Adhikary, N., Chistoserdov, A., Shaik, A., et al. (2018). Effects of the Razor Clam Tagelus plebeius on the Fate of Petroleum Hydrocarbons: A Mesocosm Experiment. Arch Environ Contam Toxicol, 75(2), 306–315.
Conference Presentations - 8
2016
Deb Adhikary, N., Klerks, P. L., & Chistoserdov, A. (2016). Ghost shrimp (Lepidophthalmus louisianensis) facilitates crude oil degradation. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill and Ecosystem Science Conference 2016. Tampa, FL , : 02/01/16-02/07/16: Poster.
Klerks, P. L., Cazan, A. M., Kascak, A., Shaik, A., Deb Adhikary, N., Chistoserdov, A., et al. (2016). Effects of razor clams and ghost shrimp on the distribution and fate of hydrocarbons in nearshore environments. In 7th Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) World Congress/SETAC North America 37th Annual Meeting. Orlando, FL : 11/06/16-11/10/16: Poster.
2015
Deb Adhikary, N., Klerks, P. L., & Chistoserdov, A. (2015). The interaction between benthic bioturbators and microbes on the fate of hydrocarbons in sediment – II. Microbial composition and PAH degradation. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2015. Houston, TX : 02/16/15-02/19/15.
Deb Adhikary, N., Klerks, P. L., & Chistoserdov, A. (2015). Effect of bioturbation on microbial degradation of oil components in coastal sediments. In 115th American Society for Microbiology General Meeting. New Orleans, LA : 05/30/15-06/02/15: Poster.
Deb Adhikary, N., Klerks, P. L., & Chistoserdov, A. (2015). Bioturbation facilitates degradation of oil components in coastal sediment through activation of the microbial community. In SETAC North America 36th Annual Meeting. Salt Lake City, UT : 11/01/15-11/05/15: Poster.
2014
Deb Adhikary, N. R., Klerks, P., & Chistoserdov, A. (2014). Effects of bioturbation on microbial degradation of oil components in coastal sediments. In South Central Branch of the American Society for Microbiology – 22nd Annual Meeting. Fayetteville, AR : 9/11/14 - 9/13/14.
Kascak, A., Klerks, P., Chistoserdov, A., Louka, F., & Deb Adhikary, N. (2014). The effect of bioturbation by the ghost shrimp Lepidophthalmus louisianensis on hydrocarbon degradation and distribution. In Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry North America 35th Annual Meeting. Vancouver, BC : 11/09/2014-11/13/2014.
Louka, F. R., Chistoserdov, A., Deb Adhikary, N. R., Kascak, A., Satbhai, K. M., Louviere, C., et al. (2014). Effect of bioturbators on the degradation and distribution of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in sediment. In American Chemical Society National Meeting – 248th. San Francisco, CA : 8/10/14 - 8/14/14: Poster.