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

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Larissa Montas

University of Miami

Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering

1251 Memorial Drive
McArthur Engineering Building
Coral Gables, Fl 33146

larissamontas@gmail.com

Project List:

Beach Exposure And Child HEalth Study (BEACHES)

Year 8-10 Research Grants (RFP-VI)Role: Graduate Student - PhD Level, GoMRI Scholar

Publications & Presentations:

Journal Articles - 3
2020
Ferguson, A., Kumar Dwivedi, A., Ehindero, E., Adelabu, F., Rattler, K., Perone, H. R., et al. (2020). Soil, Hand, and Body Adherence Measures across Four Beach Areas: Potential Influence on Exposure to Oil Spill Chemicals. Ijerph, 17(12), 4196.
Montas, L., Ferguson, A. C., Mena, K. D., & Solo-Gabriele, H. M. (2020). Categorization of nearshore sampling data using oil slick trajectory predictions. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 150, 110577.
2019
Ferguson, A., Del Donno, C., Obeng-Gyasi, E., Mena, K., Kaur Altomare, T., Guerrero, R., et al. (2019). Children Exposure-Related Behavior Patterns and Risk Perception Associated with Recreational Beach Use. Ijerph, 16(115), 2783.
Conference Presentations - 7
2020
Ferguson, A., Rattler, K., Perone, H., Dwivedi, A., Adelabu, F., Obeng-Gyasi, E., et al. (2020). Skin-Sand Adherence Estimated from Hand Press and Body Rinses for Children at Beaches Relevant for Exposure Estimates. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2020. Tampa, FL : 02/03/20-02/06/20.
Gidley, M., Tomenchok, L., Ferguson, A., Mena, K., Uppal, T., Guerrero, R., et al. (2020). Characterization of the incidence of children presenting with, and acquiring new skin abrasions during the BEACHES study. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2020. Tampa, FL : 02/03/20-02/06/20.
Montas, L., Paris, C. B., Ferguson, A., Mena, K., & Solo-Gabriele, H. (2020). A 3D-Fate and Transport Model Explains Measured Changes in PAH Concentrations from Beached Oil. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2020. Tampa, FL : 02/03/20-02/06/20.
Montas, L., Solo-Gabriele, H., Ferguson, A., Mena, K., & Kumar, N. (2020). Changes in Remotely Sensed Aerosol Optical Depth from the DWH Oil Spill. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2020. Tampa, FL : 02/03/20-02/06/20: Poster.
2019
Ferguson, A., Rattler, K., Perone, H., Obeng-Gyasi, E., Mena, K., Roca, M., et al. (2019). Sand Adherence Estimated through Hand Press Trials for Children at Beaches. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019. New Orleans, LA : 02/04/19-02/07/19: Poster.
Montas, L., Ferguson, A., Mena, K., & Solo-Gabriele, H. (2019). Integrating the Results from a Fate and Transport Model in the Interpretation of Oil Spill Concentration Distributions within Nearshore Environmental Samples. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019. New Orleans, LA : 02/04/19-02/07/19.
Montas, L., Ferguson, A., Mena, K., & Solo-Gabriele, H. (2019). Categorization of Nearshore Sampling Data by Integrating Oil Slick Trajectory Predictions used during Response Operations. In 2019 25th Biennial Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation Conference. Mobile, AL : 11/03/19-11/07/19.