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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 - Louisiana State University

Project Publications & Presentations

Fates and Effects of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill on the Ecological Structure and Function of Coastal Wetland Ecosystems

Journal Articles - 3
2016
Lin, Q., Mendelssohn, I. A., Graham, S. A., Hou, A., Fleeger, J. W., & Deis, D. R. (2016). Response of salt marshes to oiling from the Deepwater Horizon spill: Implications for plant growth, soil surface-erosion, and shoreline stability. Science of The Total Environment, 557-558, 369–377.
2012
Lin, Q., & Mendelssohn, I. A. (2012). Impacts and Recovery of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill on Vegetation Structure and Function of Coastal Salt Marshes in the Northern Gulf of Mexico. Environmental Science & Technology, 46(7), 3737–3743.
Mendelssohn, I. A., Anderson, G. L., Baltz, D. A., Caffey, R. H., Fleeger, J. W., Joye, S. B., et al. (2012). Oil Impacts on Coastal Wetlands: Implications for the Mississippi River Delta Ecosystem after the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. BioScience, 62(6), 562–574.
Conference Presentations - 3
2011
Lin, Q., & Mendelssohn, I. (2011). Effects of Deepwater Horizon oil spill on coastal salt marshes. In Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) Meeting. Pensacola, FL, April 26-28, 2011.
Mendelssohn, I., & Lin, Q. (2011). The Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill: The Bad News – Good News for Wetlands. In Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) Meeting. Pensacola, FL, April 26-28, 2011.
Mendelssohn, I. A., Carman, K. R., Fleeger, J. W.;L., Q., Hou, A., Fleeger, J., & Michel, J. (2011). The Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill: Impacts to Coastal Wetland Vegetation. In Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation Conference. Daytona Beach, FL, November 6-10, 2011.

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