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P. Lee Ferguson

Duke University

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Room 121 Hudson Hall
Box 90287
Durham, NC  27708-028  

lee.ferguson@duke.edu

Project List:

Characterizing the Composition and Biogeochemical Behavior of Dispersants and Their Transformation Products in Gulf of Mexico Coastal Ecosystems

Year 3-5 Investigator Grants (RFP-II)Role: Co-Principal Investigator

Publications & Presentations:

Journal Article - 1

2018

Dasgupta, S., Choyke, S., Ferguson, P. L., & McElroy, A. E. (2018). Antioxidant responses and oxidative stress in sheepshead minnow larvae exposed to Corexit 9500 (TM) or its component surfactant, DOSS. Aquatic Toxicology, 194, 10–17.

Conference Presentations - 4

2015

Brownawell, B. J., Ferguson, P., Adewale, B., & Choyke, S. J. (2015). Intercomparison of LC-MS-based Approaches for Determining the Chemical Composition of Dispersant Formulations. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2015. Houston, TX : 02/16/15-02/19/15.
Choyke, S., & Ferguson, P. L. (2015). Characterization of transformation kinetics and products of Corexit (R) 9500 in seawater using high resolution mass spectrometry. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2015. Houston, TX : 02/16/15-02/19/15.

2014

Vogler, B., Getzinger, G. J., & Ferguson, P. L. (2014). Comprehensive two-dimensional liquid chromatography coupled with high-resolution mass spectrometry: Application to analysis of polar organic contaminants in the aquatic environment. In American Chemical Society National Meeting – 248th. San Francisco, CA : 08/10/14-08/12/14.

2013

Armbrust, K., Sparks, D., Ferguson, P. L., Brownawell, B., & McElroy, A. (2013). Characterizing Composition and Biogeochemical Behavior of Dispersants and their Transformation Products in Gulf of Mexico Coastal Ecosystems. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2013. New Orleans, LA: 01/21/2013-01/23/2013: Poster.