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

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Chris Hagan

Florida State University

Department of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Science

1017 Academic Way
PO Box 3064520
Tallahassee , FL 32306

chrisrh105@yahoo.com

Project List:

Deepsea to Coast Connectivity in the Eastern Gulf of Mexico (DEEP-C)

Year 2-4 Consortia Grants (RFP-I)Role: GoMRI Scholar, Graduate Student - Master's Level

Expanding Contaminated Sediment Sampling In Gulf Coast Beaches

Bridge Grants (RFP-III)Role: Graduate Student - PhD Level

Penetration, Accumulation and Degradation of BP DWH Oil in Florida Sandy Beaches

Year One Block Grant - Florida Institute of OceanographyRole: Graduate Student - PhD Level

Publications & Presentations:

Journal Articles - 2
2018
Huettel, M., Overholt, W. A., Kostka, J. E., Hagan, C., Kaba, J., Wells, W. B., et al. (2018). Degradation of Deepwater Horizon oil buried in a Florida beach influenced by tidal pumping. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 126, 488–500.
2015
Rodriguez-R, L. M., Overholt, W. A., Hagan, C., Huettel, M., Kostka, J. E., & Konstantinidis, K. T. (2015). Microbial community successional patterns in beach sands impacted by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Isme J, 9(9), 1928–1940.
Conference Presentations - 8
2014
Hagan, C., Kaba, J., Wells, W., Dudley, S., Kostka, J. E., & Huettel, M. (2014). Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons of Deepwater Horizon oil buried in Pensacola Beach sands and their changes over time. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2014. Mobile, AL: 01/26/14-01/30/14: Poster.
Huettel, M., Kostka, J. E., Hagan, C., Kaba, J., Wells, B., Overholt, W., et al. (2014). The degradation of hydrocarbons in sandy sediment of the northeastern Gulf. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2014. Mobile, AL: 01/26/14-01/30/14.
Kostka, J. E., W.A.O., L. M., Rodriguez, R., Marks, K., Gaby, J. C., Hagan, C., et al. (2014). Hydrocarbon-degrading microbial communities and the fate of oil in beach sands impacted by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2014. Mobile, AL: 01/26/14-01/30/14.
Kostka, J. E., Overholt, W., Marks, K., Sun, X., Shin, B., Snell, T., et al. (2014). The response of benthic microbial communities in the Gulf of Mexico to the Deepwater Horizon oil discharge: from shallow coastal sands to the deepsea. In Ocean Sciences Meeting 2014. Honolulu, HI : 02/23/14-02/28/14: Poster.
Overholt, W. A., Rodriguez-R, L. M., Marks, K. P., Hagan, C., Kaba, J., Konstantinidis, K., et al. (2014). A succession in microbial populations parallels the evolution of hydrocarbon chemistry in Gulf of Mexico beach sands contaminated by Macondo oil from the Deepwater Horizon discharge. In Ocean Sciences Meeting 2014. Honolulu, HI : 02/23/14-02/28/14.
2012
Kostka, J., Huettel, M., Prakash, O., Green, S., Kaba, J., Hagan, C., et al. (2012). The fate of Deepwater Horizon oil in Florida sandy beaches: can oil eating microbes help to clean up the mess? In Ocean Sciences Meeting 2012. Salt Lake City, UT: 02/19/12-02/24/12.
2011
Huettel, M., Kostka, J., Hastings, D., Prakash, O., Kaba, J., Hagan, C., et al. (2011). Deepwater Horizon oil in Florida sandy beaches. In Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Conference. St. Petersburg, FL, October 25, 2011.
Kaba, J., Hagan, C., Wells, B., Dudley, S., & Huettel, M. (2011). The Effect of Deepwater Horizon Oil on Oxygen Consumption in North Florida Beaches. In Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation Conference. Daytona Beach, FL, November 8, 2011.