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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 - The Alabama Marine Environmental Science Consortium

Project Publications & Presentations

Determining the Degradation Rate Constants of the Hydrocarbons from the Macondo Well and Weathered Oil in Alabama Beaches and Marshes

Journal Articles - 5
2013
Mortazavi, B., Horel, A., Anders, J. S., Mirjafari, A., Beazley, M. J., & Sobecky, P. A. (2013). Enhancing the biodegradation of oil in sandy sediments with choline: A naturally methylated nitrogen compound. *Environmental Pollution, 182*, 53-62.
Mortazavi, B., Horel, A., Beazley, M. J., & Sobecky, P. A. (2013). Intrinsic rates of petroleum hydrocarbon biodegradation in Gulf of Mexico intertidal sandy sediments and its enhancement by organic substrates. *Journal of Hazardous Materials, 244-245*, 537-544.
2012
Beazley, M. J., Martinez, R. J., Rajan, S., Powell, J., Piceno, Y. M., Tom, L. M., Andersen, G. L., Hazen, T. C., Van Nostrand, J. D., Zhou, J., Mortazavi, B., & Sobecky, P. A. (2012). Microbial Community Analysis of a Coastal Salt Marsh Affected by the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. *PLoS ONE*, 7(7), e41305.
Horel, A., Mortazavi, B., & Sobecky, P. A. (2012). Seasonal Monitoring of Hydrocarbon Degraders in Alabama Marine Ecosystems Following the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. *Water, Air, & Soil Pollution, 223*(6), 3145-3154.
Horel, A., Mortazavi, B., & Sobecky, P. A. (2012). Responses of microbial community from northern Gulf of Mexico sandy sediments following exposure to deepwater horizon crude oil. *Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry*, 31(5), 1004-1011.
Conference Presentations - 5
2012
Mortazavi, B. H., A.; Sobecky, P. P., & J.; Beazley, M. (2012). Naturally occurring marine organic substrates enhance microbial degradation of Macondo well crude oil. In American Chemical Society Meeting
Mortazavi, B. H., A; Sobecky, P. P., & J.; Beazley, M. (2012). Naturally occurring marine organic substrates enhance microbial degradation of Macondo well crude oil. In Ocean Sciences Meeting 2012
2011
Horel, A. M., & B.; Sobecky, P. (2011). Characterization of hydrocarbon degraders from coastal Alabama marsh sediments. In Benthic Ecology Annual Meeting 2011
Horel, A. M., & B.; Sobecky, P. (2011). Enhancing biodegradation of crude oil from the Macondo Well in Alabama Beaches. In Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) Meeting
Mortazavi, B. H., A; Sobecky, P. P., & J.; Beazley, M. (2011). Naturally occurring marine organic substrates enhance microbial degradation of Macondo well crude oil. In Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation Conference

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