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

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Funding Source: Year One Block Grant - The Northern Gulf Institute

Project Publications & Presentations

Effects of Oil, Dispersant, and Remediation-related Human Activities on Marsh Plants and Associated Insects and Mollusks

Journal Article - 1
2014
Turner, R. E., Overton, E. B., Meyer, B. M., Miles, M. S., & Hooper-Bui, L. (2014). Changes in the concentration and relative abundance of alkanes and PAHs from the Deepwater Horizon oiling of coastal marshes. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 86(1-2), 291–297.
Conference Presentations - 11
2013
Engel, A. S., & Gupta, A. G. (2013). Impact of remediation efforts on the diversity of sandy beach microbial communities following the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. In 22nd Biennial Conference of the Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation. 22nd Biennial Conference ofSan Diego, CA : 11/03-07/2013.
2012
Hooper-Bui, L. M., Strecker, R., Hesson, B., Soderstrum, G., Accardo, M., Aguillard, D., et al. (2012). Silent spring revisited: Insects and spiders in Louisiana's saltwater marshes after the Macondo blowout. In Entomological Society of America Annual Meeting. Little Rock, AR, March 9, 2012.
Hooper-Bui, L. M., Strecker, R. M., Adams, B. J., Chen, X., Overton, E., & Turner, R. E. (2012). Silent Spring Revisited: Insects and Spiders in Louisiana's Saltwater Marshes after the Macondo Blowout. In INTECOL International Wetlands Conference. Orlando, FL, June 3-9, 2012: Poster.
Hooper-Bui, L. M., Strecker, R. M., Osisioma, O., Chen, X., & Adams, B. (2012). Impact of BP's Macondo oil disaster on salt marsh insect diversity and abundance in the northern Gulf of Mexico. In Entomological Society of America Annual Meeting. Little Rock, AR, March 4-7, 2012.
McClenachan, G., & Turner, R. E. (2012). Effects of oil on the rate and trajectory of Louisiana marsh shoreline erosion. In INTECOL International Wetlands Conference. Orlando, FL, June 3-9, 2012.
2011
Anderson, L. C., Roopnarine, P. D., Gillikin, D. P.: G., D.H., & Roopnarine, D. (2011). Trace element proxies for hydrocarbon exposure in oyster shells after the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill. In Geological Society of America Annual Meeting. Minneapolis, MN, October 9-12, 2011.
Byrne, D., Gillikin, D. P., Anderson, L. C., Goodwin, D. H., Roopnarine, P. D., & Roopnarine, D. (2011). Using oyster shells to track the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. In Geological Society of America Annual Meeting. Minneapolis, MN, October 9-12, 2011.
Fry, B., Anderson, L. C., Riekenberg, P. H., & Michael, C. J. (2011). Isotopic evidence for minimal food web use of Deepwater Horizon oil in Louisiana estuarine food webs. In Geological Society of America Annual Meeting. Minneapolis, MN, October 9-12, 2011.
Gupta, A., & Engel, A. S. (2011). Longitudinal assessment of shifting microbial community composition in sandy beaches following the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill and remediation efforts. In Geological Society of America Annual Meeting. Minneapolis, MN, October 9-12, 2011.
Liu, C., & Engel, A. S. (2011). Bacterial diversity and heterotrophic biodegradation rates from coastal marshes in the Gulf of Mexico. In Geological Society of America Annual Meeting. Minneapolis, MN, October 9-12, 2011.
Spence, B., Gillikin, D. P., Goodwin, D. H., Byrne, D., Roopnarine, P., & Anderson, L. (2011). Rapid age determination of oysters using shell Mg/Ca ratios. In Goldschmidt Conference 2011. Praque, Czech Republic, August 14-19, 2011.

This research was made possible by a grant from The Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative.
www.gulfresearchinitiative.org