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Uta Passow

University of California Santa Barbara

Marine Science Institute

University of California, Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara , CA  93106  

passow@lifesci.ucsb.edu

Project List:

Aggregation and Degradation of Dispersants and Oil by Microbial Exopolymers 2 (ADDOMEx-2): Towards a synthesis of process and pathways of marine oil snow formation

Year 8-10 Research Grants (RFP-VI)Role: Co-Principal Investigator, Task Lead

Oil-Marine Snow-Mineral Aggregate Interactions and Sedimentation during the 2010 Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill

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

Aggregation and Degradation of Dispersants and Oil by Microbial Exopolymers (ADDOMEx)

Year 5-7 Consortia Grants (RFP-IV)Role: Co-Principal Investigator, Task Co-Lead

Ecosystem Impacts of Oil and Gas Inputs to the Gulf-2 (ECOGIG-2)

Year 5-7 Consortia Grants (RFP-IV)Role: Co-Principal Investigator, Task Lead

Ecosystem Impacts of Oil and Gas Inputs to the Gulf (ECOGIG)

Year 2-4 Consortia Grants (RFP-I)Role: Co-Principal Investigator, Task Lead

Publications & Presentations:

Journal Articles - 28

2021

Farrington, J., Overton, E., & Passow, U. (2021). Biogeochemical Processes Affecting the Fate of Discharged Deepwater Horizon Gas and Oil: New Insights and Remaining Gaps in Our Understanding. Oceanog, 34(1), 76–97. doi
Passow, U., & Overton, E. B. (2021). The Complexity of Spills: The Fate of theDeepwater HorizonOil. Annu. Rev. Mar. Sci., 13(1), 109–136. doi

2020

Bera, G., Doyle, S., Passow, U., Kamalanathan, M., Wade, T. L., Sylvan, J. B., et al. (2020). Biological response to dissolved versus dispersed oil. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 150, 110713. doi
Burd, A. B., Chanton, J. P., Daly, K. L., Gilbert, S., Passow, U., & Quigg, A. (2020). The Science Behind Marine-Oil Snow and MOSSFA: Past, Present, and Future. Progress in Oceanography, 187, 102398. doi
Francis, S., & Passow, U. (2020). Transport of dispersed oil compounds to the seafloor by sinking phytoplankton aggregates: A modeling study. Deep Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers, 156, 103192. doi
Passow, U., & Stout, S. A. (2020). Character and sedimentation of “lingering” Macondo oil to the deep-sea after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Marine Chemistry, 218, 103733. doi

2019

Bera, G., Gold-Bouchot, G., Passow, U., Wade, T. L., Shi, D., Morales-McDevitt, M., et al. (2019). Inter-laboratory calibration of estimated oil equivalent (EOE) concentrations of a water accommodated fraction (WAF) of oil and a chemically enhanced WAF (CEWAF). Heliyon, 5(1), e01174. doi
Bretherton, L., Kamalanathan, M., Genzer, J., Hillhouse, J., Setta, S., Liang, Y., et al. (2019). Response of natural phytoplankton communities exposed to crude oil and chemical dispersants during a mesocosm experiment. Aquatic Toxicology, 206, 43–53. doi
Passow, U., Sweet, J., Francis, S., Xu, C., Dissanayake, A., Lin, Y., et al. (2019). Incorporation of oil into diatom aggregates. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser., 612, 65–86. doi
Ziervogel, K., Joye, S. B., Kleindienst, S., Malkin, S. Y., Passow, U., Steen, A. D., et al. (2019). Polysaccharide hydrolysis in the presence of oil and dispersants: Insights into potential degradation pathways of exopolymeric substances (EPS) from oil-degrading bacteria. Elem Sci Anth, 7(1), 31. doi

2018

Chanton, J. P., Giering, S., Bosman, S. H., Rogers, K. L., Sweet, J., Asper, V., et al. (2018). Isotopic composition of sinking particles: Oil effects, recovery and baselines in the Gulf of Mexico, 2010-2015. Elementa: Science of the Anthropocene, 6(1), 43. doi
Dissanayake, A. L., Burd, A., Daly, K. L., Francis, S., & Passow, U. (2018). Numerical modeling of the interactions of oil, marine snow, and riverine sediments in the ocean. J. Geophys. Res. Oceans, 123(8), 5388–5405. doi
Giering, S. L. C., Yan, B., Sweet, J., Asper, V., Diercks, A., Chanton, J. P., et al. (2018). The ecosystem baseline for particle flux in the Northern Gulf of Mexico. Elementa: Science of the Anthropocene, 6(1), 6. doi
Liu, G., Bracco, A., & Passow, U. (2018). The influence of mesoscale and submesoscale circulation on sinking particles in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Elem Sci Anth, 6(1), 36. doi
Wirth, M. A., Passow, U., Jeschek, J., Hand, I., & Schulz-Bull, D. E. (2018). Partitioning of oil compounds into marine oil snow: Insights into prevailing mechanisms and dispersant effects. Marine Chemistry, 206, 63–73. doi

2017

Passow, U., Sweet, J., & Quigg, A. (2017). How the dispersant Corexit impacts the formation of sinking marine oil snow. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 125(1-2), 139–145. doi

2016

Daly, K. L., Passow, U., Chanton, J., & Hollander, D. (2016). Assessing the impacts of oil-associated marine snow formation and sedimentation during and after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Anthropocene, 13, 18–33. doi
Joye, S. B., Bracco, A., Ozgokmen, T. M., Chanton, J. P., Grosell, M., MacDonald, I. R., et al. (2016). The Gulf of Mexico ecosystem, six years after the Macondo oil well blowout. Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography, 129, 4–19. doi
Passow, U. (2016). Formation of rapidly-sinking, oil-associated marine snow. Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography, 129, 232–240. doi
Passow, U., & Hetland, R. (2016). What Happened to All of the Oil? Oceano, 29(3), 88–95. doi
Passow, U., & Ziervogel, K. (2016). Marine Snow Sedimented Oil Released During the Deepwater Horizon Spill. Oceanog, 29(3), 118–125. doi
Quigg, A., Passow, U., Chin, W. - C., Xu, C., Doyle, S., Bretherton, L., et al. (2016). The role of microbial exopolymers in determining the fate of oil and chemical dispersants in the ocean: Interactions of microbial exopolymers in oil and chemical dispersants. Limnol. Oceanogr., 1(1), 3–26. doi
Yan, B., Passow, U., Chanton, J. P., Nothig, E., Asper, V., Sweet, J., et al. (2016). Sustained deposition of contaminants from the Deepwater Horizon spill. PNAS, 113(24), E3332–E3340. doi
Ziervogel, K., Dike, C., Asper, V., Montoya, J., Battles, J., D'souza, N., et al. (2016). Enhanced particle fluxes and heterotrophic bacterial activities in Gulf of Mexico bottom waters following storm-induced sediment resuspension. Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography, 129, 77–88. doi
Ziervogel, K., Osburn, C., Brym, A., Battles, J., Joye, S., D'souza, N., et al. (2016). Linking Heterotrophic Microbial Activities with Particle Characteristics in Waters of the Mississippi River Delta in the Aftermath of Hurricane Isaac. Front. Mar. Sci., 3(8), 1–12. doi

2015

Kleindienst, S., Seidel, M., Ziervogel, K., Grim, S., Loftis, K., Harrison, S., et al. (2015). Chemical dispersants can suppress the activity of natural oil-degrading microorganisms. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA, 112(48), 14900–14905. doi

2014

Ziervogel, K., D'Souza, N., Sweet, J., Yan, B., & Passow, U. (2014). Natural oil slicks fuel surface water microbial activities in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Front. Microbiol., 5, 1–10. doi

2012

Passow, U., Ziervogel, K., Asper, V., & Diercks, A. (2012). Marine snow formation in the aftermath of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Environmental Research letters, 7(35301), 1–11. doi

Book Chapter - 1

2019

Quigg, A., Passow, U., Daly, K. L., Burd, A., Hollander, D. J., Schwing, P. T., et al. (2019). Marine Oil Snow Sedimentation and Flocculent Accumulation (MOSSFA) Events: Learning from the Past to Predict the Future. In S. A. Murawski, C. H. Ainsworth, S. A. Gilbert, D. J. Hollander, C. B. Paris, M. Schlüter, et al. (Eds.), Deep Oil Spills – Facts, Fate, and Effects (pp. 196–220). Springer International. doi

Conference Presentations - 76

2020

Bosman, S., Passow, U., Sweet, J., Diercks, A., Magen, C., & Chanton, J. (2020). Sinking POC from Sediment Traps in the Northern Gulf: The Rest of the Story. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2020. Tampa, FL : 02/03/20-02/06/20: Poster. openurl
Bretherton, L., Liang, Y., Brown, C. M., Nanjappa, D., Passow, U., Quigg, A., et al. (2020). Transcriptome-wide responses of marine snow aggregates of the diatom Odontella aurita to oil. In Ocean Sciences Meeting 2020. San Diego, CA : 02/16/20-02/21/20. openurl
Burd, A., Daly, K., Dissanayake, A., Francis, S., Jokulsdottir, T., Passow, U., et al. (2020). Modeling Marine-Oil-Snow and MOSSFA Events: Progress and Perspectives. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2020. Tampa, FL : 02/03/20-02/06/20. openurl
Jokulsdottir, T., Daly, K., Francis, S., Passow, U., & Burd, A. (2020). The Effect of Oil on Aggregation of Marine Snow. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2020. Tampa, FL : 02/03/20-02/06/20. openurl
Ziervogel, K., Sweet, J., Bretherton, L., Quigg, A., & Passow, U. (2020). Fragmentation of marine snow and marine oil snow due to small-scale turbulence. In Ocean Sciences Meeting 2020. San Diego, CA : 02/16/20-02/21/20: Poster. openurl

2019

Bretherton, L., Kamalanathan, M., Genzer, J., Hillhouse, J., Setta, S., Liang, Y., et al. (2019). Response of Natural Phytoplankton Communities Exposed to Crude Oil and Chemical Dispersants during a Mesocosm Experiment. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019. New Orleans, LA : 02/04/19-02/07/19. openurl
Chanton, J. P., Rogers, K. L., Bosman, S. H., Montoya, J. P., Diercks, A. R., Giering, S., et al. (2019). The relative importance of submarine seepage to carbon pools of the Gulf of Mexico. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019. New Orleans, LA : 02/04/19-02/07/19. openurl
Jokulsdottir, T., Burd, A., Francis, S., Daly, K., & Passow, U. (2019). Modeling the Conditions Requried for a MOSSFA Event. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019. New Orleans, LA : 02/04/19-02/07/19. openurl
Lin, P., Xu, C., Passow, U., Chin, W., Chen, H., Chiu, M., et al. (2019). Comparison of Exopolymeric Substances (EPS), Transparent Exopolymeric Particles (TEP) and Microgels in Mesocosms and Batch Experiments with Macondo Oil Water Accommodated Fraction. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019. New Orleans, LA : 02/04/19-02/07/19: Poster. openurl
Passow, U. (2019). The Sedimentation of Spilled Oil via Marine Snow. In Symposium on?Persistent, Emerging?and Oil?Pollution in Aquatic?Environments (PEOPLE 2019). St. Johns, Canada : 10/17/19-10/18/19. openurl
Ziervogel, K., Passow, U., & Quigg, A. (2019). Marine oil snow decomposition and physical fragmentation: Insights into MOSSFA processes. In 3rd Symposium on Deep-Sea Oil Spills. Hamburg, Germany : 12/05/19-12/05/19. openurl
Ziervogel, K., Sweet, J., Bretherton, L., Quigg, A., & Passow, U. (2019). Fragmentation of Marine Oil Snow Due to Small-Scale Turbulence. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019. New Orleans, LA : 02/04/19-02/07/19. openurl

2018

Burd, A. B., Daly, K. L., Dissanayake, A. L., Francis, A., & Passow, U. (2018). A numerical model to simulate the interactions of marine snow and oil spilled in the ocean. In Ocean Sciences Meeting 2018. Portland, OR : 02/11/18-02/16/18. openurl
Burd, A. B., Daly, K. L., Dissanayake, A. L., Francis, A., & Passow, U. (2018). The fractal dimension of marine aggregates: An overlooked parameter in determining particle interactions. In Ocean Sciences Meeting 2018. Portland, OR : 02/11/18-02/16/18. openurl
Burd, A. B., Daly, K. L., Dissanayake, A. L., Francis, A., & Passow, U. (2018). The fractal dimension of marine snow aggregates: changing aggregate characteristics. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018. New Orleans, LA : 02/05/18-02/08/18. openurl
Chanton, J. P., Giering, S., Rogers, K. L., Sweet, J., Asper, V., Diercks, A. - R., et al. (2018). Isotopic composition of sinking particles: Oil Effects, Recovery and Baselines in the Gulf of Mexico, 2010-2016. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018. New Orleans, LA : 02/05/18-02/08/18. openurl
Diercks, A. - R., Asper, V. L., DiMarco, S. F., Chanton, J. P., & Passow, U. (2018). Scales of Resuspension in the Northern Gulf of Mexico. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018. New Orleans, LA : 02/05/18-02/08/18: Poster. openurl
Dissanayake, A. L., Burd, A., Daly, K. L., Francis, S., & Passow, U. (2018). Numerical modeling of the interactions of oil, marine snow, and rivering sediments in the ocean. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018. New Orleans, LA : 02/05/18-02/08/18. openurl
Francis, S., & Passow, U. (2018). Transport of dispersed oil to the seafloor by sinking phytoplankton aggregates: a modeling study. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018. New Orleans, LA : 02/05/18-02/08/18. openurl
Knap, A., Windham, R., Sweet, S., Morales, M., Bera, G., Santschi, P. H., et al. (2018). A simple system for the oxygenation of mesocosms without stirring or bubbling. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018. New Orleans, LA : 02/05/18-02/08/18. openurl
Liang, Y., Nanjappa, D., Brown, C., Passow, U., Quigg, A., Irwin, A., et al. (2018). Trasncriptome-wide responses of aggregates of the diatom Odentall aurita to oil. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018. New Orleans, LA : 02/05/18-02/08/18: Poster. openurl
Passow, U. (2018). The Biological Carbon Pump: A Transport Vehicle for Pollutants. In Ocean Sciences Meeting 2018. Portland, OR : 02/11/18-02/16/18. openurl
Passow, U., Sweet, J., & Quigg, A. (2018). Does Corexit impact MOSSFA? In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018. New Orleans, LA : 02/05/18-02/08/18: Poster. openurl
Santschi, P. H., Passow, U., Chin, W. - C., Chiu, M. - H., Xu, C., Lin, P., et al. (2018). Comparison of Exopolymeric Substances (EPS) with Transparent Exopolymeric Particles (TEP) and Microgels in Mesocosms. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018. New Orleans, LA : 02/05/18-02/08/18: Poster. openurl
Yard, A., Passow, U., Chin, W. - C., Chiu, M. - H., Xu, C., Lin, P., et al. (2018). Comparison of Exopolymeric Substances (EPS) with Transparent Exopolymeric Particles (TEP) in Mesocosms Contaminated with Oil. In 2018 Texas A&M University at Galveston Student Research Symposium. Galveston, TX : 04/17/18-04/19/18: Poster. openurl

2017

Burd, A., Daly, K., Francis, S., & Passow, U. (2017). Mechanisms and Models of Aggregation and Sinking of Oil and Marine Particles. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2017. New Orleans, LA : 02/06/17-02/09/17. openurl
Chanton, J., Passow, U., Asper, V., Bosman, S., Sweet, J., Rogers, K., et al. (2017). System Recovery and Organic Source Variability: Sinking Particulate Organic Carbon Stable and Radioisotope Time Series at 3 Sites in the Northern Gulf 2010-2014. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2017. New Orleans, LA : 02/06/17-02/09/17. openurl
Chiu, M., Zhang, S., Xu, C., Passow, U., Santschi, P., Quigg, A., et al. (2017). Potential Impact of Corexit on Marine Microgels. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2017. New Orleans, LA : 02/06/17-02/09/17: Poster. openurl
Daly, K., Remsen, A., Kramer, K., Passow, U., Francis, S., Jackson, G., et al. (2017). The DWH Oil-Associated Marine Snow Sedimentation Event and Future Oil Spill Response. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2017. New Orleans, LA : 02/06/17-02/09/17. openurl
Diercks, A. R., Asper, V., Ziervogel, K., & Passow, U. (2017). Vertical Abundance of Marine Snow in response to MS River Plume Water. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2017. New Orleans, LA : 02/06/17-02/09/17. openurl
Dissanayake, A., Burd, A., Daly, K., Francis, S., & Passow, U. (2017). Numerical Modeling of the Interactions Between Oil and Marine Snow. In International Oil Spill Conference 2017. Long Beach, CA : 05/15/17-05/18/17: Poster. openurl
Francis, S., Burd, A., Daly, K., & Passow, U. (2017). An Aggregation model to Estimate Oil Removal Rate by Sinking Marine Snow: A Decision Support Tool. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2017. New Orleans, LA : 02/06/17-02/09/17. openurl
Genzer, J., Bretherton, L., Setta, S., Hillhouse, J., Kamalanathan, M., Chen, X., et al. (2017). The effects of removing carbon limitation on diatom aggregation and physiological responses when exposed to Macondo surrogate oil. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2017. New Orleans, LA : 02/06/17-02/09/17: Poster. openurl
Genzer, J., Bretherton, L., Setta, S., Hillhouse, J., Kamalanathan, M., Passow, U., et al. (2017). Effects of Macondo surrogate oil and increased carbon dioxide on marine diatom, Thalassiosira pseudonana. In ASLO 2017 Aquatic Sciences Meeting. Honolulu, HI : 02/26/17-03/03/17: Poster. openurl
Giering, S. L. C., Sweet, J., Asper, V. A., Diercks, A., Chanton, J. P., Yan, B., et al. (2017). Variability in Sedimentation Dynamics in the Northern Gulf of Mexico Reflect Ecosystem and Foodweb Structure. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2017. New Orleans, LA : 02/06/17-02/09/17. openurl
Kamalanathan, M., Xu, C., Sweet, J., Beaver, M., Zhang, S., Whitaker, E., et al. (2017). Microbial activity in Chemically Enhanced Water Accommodated Fraction of Surrogate Oil from BP Oil Spill. In ASLO 2017 Aquatic Sciences Meeting. Honolulu, HI : 02/26/17-03/03/17. openurl
Liu, G., Bracco, A., & Passow, U. (2017). Horizontal & vertical transport of marine snow in the Gulf of Mexico. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2017. New Orleans, LA : 02/06/17-02/09/17. openurl
Passow, U. (2017). Highway to the Benthos: Marine Snow Formation and Sedimentationn. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2017. New Orleans, LA : 02/06/17-02/09/17. openurl
Passow, U., Sweet, J., Chiu, M., Chin, W., Zhang, S., Xu, C., et al. (2017). The Role of Corexit for the Formation of Sinking Marine Oil Snow. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2017. New Orleans, LA : 02/06/17-02/09/17. openurl
Ziervogel, K., Sweet, J., & Passow, U. (2017). Fate and transport of particulates below the sea surface: Testing a new method for the quantification of exopolymeric substances (EPS) using FlowCAM. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2017. New Orleans, LA : 02/06/17-02/09/17: Poster. openurl

2016

Agueda, O., Beaver, M., Xu, C., Zhang, S., Lin, P., Schwehr, K. A., et al. (2016). Relationships between surface tension and chemical composition of exopolymeric substances (EPS) in the presence of water accommodated fraction (WAF) and Corexit in two contrasting environments: open ocean versus coastal ocean. In American Chemical Society Southwest Regional Meeting 2016 (ACS SWRM-2016). Galveston, TX : 11/10/16-11/13/16. openurl
Chanton, J., Passow, U., Rogers, K., Montoya, J., Hollander, D. J., & Bosman, S. (2016). Tracers in the Gulf: Tracking the petrocarbon released from oil spills in the Gulf of Mexico with natural abundance radiocarbon. In American Society of Limnology and Oceanography Summer Meeting. Santa Fe, NM : 06/05/16-06/10/16. openurl
Chanton, J., Patterson, W., Barnett, B., Tarnecki, J., Bosman, S., Mickle, A., et al. (2016). Isotopic Tracers: Documenting Ecosystem Effects of the DWH Oil Spill. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2016. Tampa, FL : 02/01/16-02/04/16. openurl
Francis, S., & Passow, U. (2016). Modeling a mass diatom-oil sedimentation event. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2016. Tampa, FL : 02/01/16-02/04/16: Poster. openurl
Gold-Bouchot, G., Shi, D., Sweet, S., Morales-McDevitt, M., Ramirez-Miss, N., Passow, U., et al. (2016). Analysis of Hydrocarbons in WAF and CEWAF by Fluorescence. Results of an intercalibration exercise. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2016. Tampa, FL : 02/01/16-02/04/16: Poster. openurl
Joye, S. B., Passow, U., Montoya, J. M., Asper, V., Harrison, S. J., Sibert, R. M., et al. (2016). Sedimentation of oil-derived material to the seabed is an unrecognized fate for oil derived from natural seepage. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2016. Tampa, FL : 02/01/16-02/04/16. openurl
Joye, S. B., Passow, U., Montoya, J. M., Asper, V., Harrison, S. J., Sibert, R. M., et al. (2016). Sedimentation of oil-derived material to the seabed is an unrecognized fate for oil derived from natural seepage. In Ocean Sciences Meeting 2016. New Orleans, LA : 02/21/16-02/26/16. openurl
MacGregor, B., Passow, U., & Ziervogel, K. (2016). Intact Ribosomal RNA in Mercury-poisoned Sediment Trap Samples: Preservation or Growth? In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2016. Tampa, FL : 02/01/16-02/04/16: Poster. openurl
Passow, U., Sweet, J., Genzer, J., Schwehr, K., Xu, C., Zhang, S., et al. (2016). Oil, Diatom Exudation and Marine Oil Snow. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2016. Tampa, FL : 02/01/16-02/04/16: Poster. openurl
Xu, C., Zhang, S., Beaver, M., Lin, P., Sun, L., Schwehr, K. A., et al. (2016). Effects of Water-Accommodated Fraction (WAF) of Macondo Oil and Corexit on Formation of Marine Snow and Their Fate in Mesocosm Experiments. In American Chemical Society Southwest Regional Meeting 2016 (ACS SWRM-2016). Galveston, TX : 11/10/16-11/13/16. openurl
Ziervogel, K., Diercks, A., Joye, S. B., Arnosti, C., Passow, U., Montoya, J. P. A. 7:A. 50., et al. (2016). Storm-induced sediment resuspension affects particle flux and bacterial activities in the deep Gulf of Mexico. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill and Ecosystem Science Conference 2016. Tampa, FL : 02/01/16-02/07/16: Poster. openurl

2015

Joye, S., Passow, U., Medeiros, P., Sibert, R., Yang, T., Asper, V., et al. (2015). Rapid sedimentation, resuspension and redistribution of hydrocarbons in the wake of the Macondo Blowout. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2015. Houston, TX : 02/16/15-02/19/15. openurl
Malkin, S., Harrison, S., Saxton, M., Loftis, K., Battles, J., Seidel, M., et al. (2015). Do Chemical Dispersants Impede or Hasten Microbial Degradation of Hydrocarbons in Surface Waters? In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2015. Houston, TX : 02/16/15-02/19/15. openurl
Passow, U. (2015). Ocean acidification, warming and the Biological carbon pump. In PICES Meeting; Effects of climate change on the world's oceans. Santos City, Brazil : 03/21/15-03/27/15. openurl

2014

Chanton, J., Zhao, T., Cherrier, J., Joye, S., Hollander, D., Brunner, C., et al. (2014). A radiocarbon-based determination of the flux of oil to the seafloor. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2014. Mobile, AL: 01/26/14-01/30/14: Poster. openurl
Dike, C., Asper, V., Diercks, A., & Passow, U. (2014). Settling Velocity Of Marine Snow At A Seep Site And A Spill Site In The Northern Gulf Of Mexico. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2014. Mobile, AL: 01/26/14-01/30/14: Poster. openurl
Kleindienst, S. S., Grim, S., Sogin, M., Seidel, M., Medeiros, P. M., Passow, U., et al. (2014). The microbial response to the Deepwater Horizon deep-sea plume. In Goldschmidt 2014 Conference. Sacramento, CA : 06/08/14-06/13/14. openurl
MacGregor, B., & Passow, U. (2014). RNA in mercuric chloride-poisoned sediment trap material: Preservation or growth? In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2014. Mobile, AL: 01/26/14-01/30/14: Poster. openurl
Passow, U. (2014). Formation of Oil-Associated Marine Snow: An Effective Transportation and Distribution Pathway for Spilled Oil in Marine Environments. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2014. Mobile, AL: 01/26/14-01/30/14. openurl
Passow, U., Chanton, J., Daly, K., & Hollander, D. (2014). Marine Oil Snow Sedimentation and Flocculent Accumulation (MOSSFA). In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2014. Mobile, AL: 01/26/14-01/30/14: Poster. openurl
Passow, U., Hollander, D., Chanton, J., & Daly, K. (2014). MOSSFA: Marine Oil Snow Sedimentation and Flocculant Accumulation. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2014. Mobile, AL: 01/26/14-01/30/14. openurl
Passow, U., Yan, B., Chanton, J., Nathig, E., Sweet, J., Pak, D., et al. (2014). Large Sedimentation Events after the Deep Water Horizon Spill. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2014. Mobile, AL: 01/26/14-01/30/14. openurl
Yan, B., Passow, U., Pitiranggon, M., D'Souza, N., Juhl, A., & Subramaniam, A. (2014). Apples and Oranges? Characterizing spilled and seeped oil in the GOM. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2014. Mobile, AL: 01/26/14-01/30/14. openurl
Ziervogel, K., Sweet, J., Passow, U., Juhl, A., & Arnosti, C. (2014). Sediment resuspension in the deep Gulf of Mexico affects redistribution and transformation of (oil-rich) POM. In ASLO/AGU/TOS Ocean Sciences Meeting, Honolulu HI. Honolulu, HI : 02/23/14-02/28/14: Poster. openurl

2013

Asper, V. L., Passow, U., & Diercks, A. (2013). Settling Velocity of Marine Snow aggregates near the sea floor at the Macondo Well site. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2013. New Orleans, LA: 01/21/2013-01/23/2013: Poster. openurl
Asper, V. L., Passow, U., Diercks, A., & Dike, C. (2013). Settling Velocity of Marine Snow aggregates near the sea floor at the Macondo Well site. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2013. New Orleans, LA: 01/21/2013-01/23/2013. openurl
MacGregor, B. J., Passow, U., Asper, V., & Diercks, A. (2013). Stable carbon isotopes of ribosomal RNA as a tracer for microbial growth substrates: First data from Gulf of Mexico sediment traps. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2013. New Orleans, LA: 01/21/2013-01/23/2013: Poster. openurl
Passow, U. (2013). Marine Snow and Aggregates: What is all the excitement about? In Ocean Sciences Meeting 2013. New Orleans, LA : 02/17/13-02/22/2013. openurl
Passow, U. (2013). Marine snow as drivers for oil transformation. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2013. New Orleans, LA: 01/21/2013-01/23/2013. openurl
Ziervogel, K., Passow, U., Sweet, J., & Arnosti, C. (2013). Marine snow and associated microbial processes as drivers for oil transformation in surface Gulf of Mexico waters. In Ocean Sciences Meeting 2013. New Orleans, LA : 02/17/13-02/22/2013. openurl
Ziervogel, K., Passow, U., Sweet, J., D'Souza, N., & Arnosti, C. (2013). Marine snow and associated microbial processes as drivers for oil transformation in surface Gulf of Mexico waters. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2013. New Orleans, LA: 01/21/2013-01/23/2013. openurl
Ziervogel, K., Passow, U., Sweet, J., D'Souza, N., & Arnosti, C. (2013). Marine snow and associated microbial processes as drivers for oil transformation in surface Gulf of Mexico waters. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Conference. New Orleans, LA, January 20-23, 2013. url

2011

Montoya, J. P., Subramaniam, A., Asper, V., Diercks, A., Passow, U., Crepo-Medina, M., et al. (2011). Deepwater Horizon oil and pelagic foodwebs in the Northern Gulf of Mexico. In Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation Conference. Daytona Beach, FL, November 6-10, 2011. url
Passow, U. (2011). Introduction to ECOGIG. In NOAA Coastal Response Research Center: Oil Spill Research – A Forum. Baton Rouge, Baton Rouge, LA, January, 10-11, 2012. openurl
Passow, U. (2011). Formation of Large Mucusy Marine Snow Like Flocks: The Mystery of the Slime Highway. In Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Principal Investigator Conference. St. Petersburg, FL, October 25-26, 2011: Poster. openurl
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