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Investigating the effect of oil spills
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Samantha Setta

Texas A&M University at Galveston

Marine Biology Department

P.O. Box 1675
Galveston, TX  77553  

sett773@tamu.edu

Project List:

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

Year 5-7 Consortia Grants (RFP-IV)Role: GoMRI Scholar, Graduate Student - Master's Level

Publications & Presentations:

Journal Articles - 2

2020

Steichen, J. L., Labonte, J. M., Windham, R., Hala, D., Kaiser, K., Setta, S., et al. (2020). Microbial, Physical, and Chemical Changes in Galveston Bay Following an Extreme Flooding Event, Hurricane Harvey. Front. Mar. Sci., 7, Article 186.

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. Aquatic Toxicology, 206, 43–53.

Conference Presentations - 15

2018

Bretherton, L., Hillhouse, J., Setta, S., Genzer, J., Kamalanathan, M., Bacosa, H., et al. (2018). Can oil spills cause toxic algal blooms in the Gulf of Mexico? In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018. New Orleans, LA : 02/05/18-02/08/18.
Doyle, S. M., Lin, G., Setta, S., Achberger, A. M., Wade, T. L., Quigg, A., et al. (2018). Comparing Microbial Community Responses to Oil and Corexit between Coastal and Offshore Waters of the Gulf of Mexico. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018. New Orleans, LA : 02/05/18-02/08/18.
Genzer, J., Bretherton, L., Setta, S., Hillhouse, J., Kamalanathan, M., & Quigg, A. (2018). The effect of removing carbon limitation on diatom aggregation and physiologial responses when exposed to oil. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018. New Orleans, LA : 02/05/18-02/08/18: Poster.
Lin, G., Setta, S., Achberger, A. M., Doyle, S. M., Quigg, A., & Sylvan, J. B. (2018). Analysis of 18S rRNA Defined Eukaryotic Community Composition in Coastal and Offshore Gulf of Mexico upon Exposure to Oil and the Dispersants. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018. New Orleans, LA : 02/05/18-02/08/18: Poster.
Setta, S., Lin, G., Archberger, A., Doyle, S., Finkel, Z., Irwin, A., et al. (2018). The effects of exposure to oil and/or dispersants on the interaction between phytoplankton and bacteria. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018. New Orleans, LA : 02/05/18-02/08/18.

2017

Bretherton, L., Hillhouse, J., Setta, S., Genzer, J., Kamalanathan, M., Bacosa, H., et al. (2017). Can oil spills cause toxic algal blooms in the Gulf of Mexico? In 2nd Annual Texas A&M Postdoctoral Research Symposium. College Station, TX : 09/20/17-09/20/17.
Bretherton, L., Kamalanathan, M., Genzer, J., Hillhouse, J., Setta, S., Couffer, B., et al. (2017). Multi-parameter assessment of fast repetition rate (FRR) fluorescence signals in natural phytoplankton communities exposed to the water accommodated fraction of oil and the chemical dispersant Corexit. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2017. New Orleans, LA : 02/06/17-02/09/17.
Doyle, S., Setta, S., Whitaker, E., De Pascual, V., Quigg, A., & Sylvan, J. B. (2017). Investigating the Microbial Response to Oil and Dispersants in Surface Water Marine Environments. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2017. New Orleans, LA : 02/06/17-02/09/17: Poster.
Finkel, Z. V., Brown, C. M., Quigg, A., Setta, S., Bretherton, L., & Irwin, A. J. (2017). Oil And Corexit Alter Planktonic Microbial Eukaryotic Community Structure In Mesocosm Experiments. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2017. New Orleans, LA : 02/06/17-02/09/17.
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.
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.
Setta, S., Lin, G., Archberger, A., Doyle, S., Finkel, Z., Irwin, A., et al. (2017). The effects of exposure to oil and/or dispersants on the interaction between phytoplankton and bacteria. In Cerf 2017. Providence, RI : 11/05/17-11/09/17.
Setta, S., Whitaker, E., Genzer, J., Bretherton, L., Doyle, S., Brown, C., et al. (2017). The effects of Oil and Corexit on the interaction between bacteria and phytoplankton in Mesocosm experiments. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2017. New Orleans, LA : 02/06/17-02/09/17: Poster.
Setta, S., Whitaker, E., Genzer, J., Bretherton, L., Doyle, S., Brown, C., et al. (2017). The interaction between bacteria and phytoplankton in response to oil and corexit in mesocosm experiments. In ASLO 2017 Aquatic Sciences Meeting. Honolulu, HI : 02/26/17-03/03/17: Poster.

2016

Setta, S., & Quigg, A. (2016). The effects of oil and corexit on the interaction between phytoplankton and bacteria in mesocosm experiments. In Texas A&M Corpus Christi Annual Research Symposium. Corpus Christi, TX : 12/02/16.