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Investigating the effect of oil spills
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Marco Franco

University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Department of Biology

P.O.Box 42451
Lafayette , LA  70504  

franco.marco.e@gmail.com

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, Undergraduate Student, Graduate Student - Master's Level

Publications & Presentations:

Journal Articles - 2

2020

Klerks, P. L., Kascak, A., Cazan, A. M., Franco, M. E., & Louka, F. R. (2020). A Mesocosm Assessment of the Effect of Bioturbation by the Ghost Shrimp (Lepidophthalmus louisianensis) on the Fate of Petroleum Hydrocarbons in the Intertidal Zone. Environ Toxicol Chem, 39(3), 637–647.

2018

Franco, M. E., Felgenhauer, B. E., & Klerks, P. L. (2018). Crude oil toxicity to fiddler crabs (Uca longisignalis and Uca panacea) from the northern Gulf of Mexico: Impacts on bioturbation, oxidative stress, and histology of the hepatopancreas. Environ Toxicol Chem, 37(2), 491–500.

Conference Presentations - 3

2016

Franco, M. E., & Klerks, P. L. (2016). An evaluation of mortality and burrowing behavior of fiddler crabs (Uca sp.) in response to exposure to petroleum hydrocarbons. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2016. Tampa, FL : 02/01/16-02/04/16: Poster.
Franco, M. E., & Klerks, P. L. (2016). Effects on burrowing activity and oxidative stress in the Gulf Fiddler Crab (Uca longisignalis) exposed to petroleum hydrocarbons: A mesocosm study. 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

Kascak, A., Klerks, P. L., Louka, F. R., Satbhai, K., Cazan, A. M., Graziano, A. P., et al. (2015). The interaction between benthic bioturbators and microbes on the fate of hydrocarbons in sediment – Sediment characteristics and PAH levels. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2015. Houston, TX : 02/16/15-02/19/15.