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Vijai Elango

Louisiana State University

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

3418 Patrick F. Taylor Hall
Baton Rouge, LA  70803  

velango@lsu.edu

Project List:

Chemical evolution and plant-microbe degradation of petroleum in saline marsh plants and soils

Year 6-8 Investigator Grants (RFP-V)Role: Post-Doc

Biodegradability of MC252 Oil-Sand Aggregates on Rapidly Eroding Coastal Beach Environments

Bridge Grants (RFP-III)Role: Co-Principal Investigator

Publications & Presentations:

Journal Article - 1

2018

Lumibao, C. Y., Formel, S., Elango, V., Pardue, J. H., Blum, M., & Van Bael, S. A. (2018). Persisting responses of salt marsh fungal communities to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Science of The Total Environment, 642, 904–913.

Conference Presentations - 14

2018

Coronel, W., Pardue, J. H., & Elango, V. (2018). Fate of Eroding Crude Oil Asphalt and Emulsion in Shallow Marsh Embayments. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018. New Orleans, LA : 02/05/18-02/08/18: Poster.
Formel, S., Lumibao, C. Y., Pardue, J., Elango, V., & Van Bael, S. A. (2018). The Role of the Plant-Microbe Relationship in Oiled Salt Marsh Management. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018. New Orleans, LA : 02/05/18-02/08/18: Poster.
Formel, S., Mighell, M., Kandalepas, D., Jarrel, E., Pardue, J., Elango, V., et al. (2018). Spatial and Temporal Comparisons of Salt Marsh Soil Microbial Communities in Recovery After Oil Exposure. In 103rd Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of America. New Orleans, LA : 08/05/18-08/10/18.
Lumibao, C. Y., Formel, S., Pardue, J., Elango, V., & Van Bael, S. A. (2018). Six years after the Deepwater Horizon Oil spill: unique responses of aboveground and belowground fungal microbiomes of Spartina alterniflora. In 103rd Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of America. New Orleans, LA : 08/05/18-08/10/18.
Lumibao, C. Y., Pardue, J., Elango, V., & Van Bael, S. A. (2018). Oil history drives unique responses in the above- and below-ground fungal microbiome of Spartina alterniflora. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018. New Orleans, LA : 02/05/18-02/08/18.
Pardue, J. H., Decell, M., Kassenga, J., Sebastian, K., & Elango, V. (2018). Cyclic of PAHs in Aboveground Marsh Vegetation: a New Paradigm for Response and Recovery for Oil Spills in Marshes. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018. New Orleans, LA : 02/05/18-02/08/18.
Pardue, J. H., Elango, V., Bramlet, O., Fitch, L., & Romaine, Z. (2018). Aerobic biostimulation of buried Macondo oil: metagenomic and biogeochemical assessment of a new response approach. In 7th European Bioremediation Conference. Chania, Greece : 06/25/18-06/28/18.
Sebastian, K., Pardue, J. H., & Elango, V. (2018). Visualizing the distribution of petrogenic PAHs in Spartina and Avicennia tissues from Barataria Basin, Louisiana. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018. New Orleans, LA : 02/05/18-02/08/18: Poster.
Van Bael, S. A., Lumbiao, C. Y., Formel, S., Elango, V., & Pardue, J. (2018). Foliar endophytes and petroleum pollution after the Deepwater Horizon spill. In 103rd Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of America. New Orleans, LA : 08/05/18-08/10/18.

2017

Elango, V., Pardue, J. H., & Curtis, D. (2017). Transport of Crude Oil Aggregates and Associate Microbial Populations: Impact of Biodegradation Potential. In Fourth International Symposium on Bioremediation and Sustainable Environmental Technologies. Miami, FL : 05/22/17-05/25/17.
Fitch, L., Romaine, Z., Elango, V., & Pardue, J. H. (2017). Aerobic Biostimulation oB buried MC252 Oil:metagenomic and biogeochemical assessment of a new response approach. In Fourth International Symposium on Bioremediation and Sustainable Environmental Technologies. Miami, FL : 05/22/17-05/25/17.
Kassenga, J., Decell, N. M., Mohammed, Y., Elango, V., & Pardue, J. H. (2017). Cycling of Petrogenic PAHs through Vegetation:implications for biodegradation of residual crude oil in marshes. In Fourth International Symposium on Bioremediation and Sustainable Environmental Technologies. Miami, FL : 05/22/17-05/25/17.

2011

Pardue, J., Elango, V., Lemelle, K., & Urbano, M. (2011). Biodegradation of Emulsified MC252 Oil in Barrier Island Subenvironments. In Battelle Bioremediation Conference. Reno, NV, June 2011: Poster.
Pardue, J., Elango, V., McCoy, & Bellone. (2011). Biodegradation of Emulsified MC252 Oil in Coastal Salt Marshes. In Battelle Bioremediation Conference. Reno, NV, June 2011.