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Oil Spill Research<\/h1>\n

Research<\/h3>\n

Reddy has been active researcher on oil spills that have occurred during the past fifteen years1<\/sup>, including the\u00a0North Cape\u00a0<\/em>(Rhode Island; 1996),\u00a0Bouchard 120<\/em>\u00a0(Buzzards Bay; 2003),\u00a0Cosco Busan<\/em>\u00a0(San Francisco; 2007), and the\u00a0Hebei Spirit<\/em>\u00a0(South Korea; 2007).<\/p>\n

He has also directed the most recent efforts to study the long term impacts of oil spills in salt marshes from the\u00a0Florida<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0Bouchard 65<\/em>\u00a0that occurred in Buzzards Bay, MA in 1969 and 1974, respectively. These studies have shown that the last remnants of spill fuel continue to have deleterious impacts on crabs, mussels, and marshes grasses today2<\/sup>.<\/p>\n\n

Professional Activities<\/h3>\n

He is an associate editor for\u00a0Environmental Forensics<\/em>\u00a0and member of the editorial board for\u00a0Marine Environmental Research<\/em>. Reddy has provided expert testimonies on oil spills for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, US Coast Guard, and US House of Representatives.<\/p>\n

Outreach<\/h3>\n

In 2006, he was awarded an Aldo Leopold Leadership Fellowship, which teaches scientists to communicate environmental science to the lay public, media, and policymakers. He presents scientific talks to lay audiences throughout the country and has published more than 20 op-ed articles or editorials on science-based issues in, for example, the\u00a0San Francisco Chronicle<\/em>,\u00a0The Boston Globe<\/em>, and\u00a0Science<\/em>\u00a0magazine. He teaches a course and workshops for science graduate and postdoctoral students on communicating science to nonscientist audiences.<\/p>\n

Honors<\/h3>\n

He has received many professional accolades, including the Office of Naval Research Young Investigator Prize (2002), given to the “nation’s best and brightest academic researchers.” In 2009, the U.S. National Academy of Sciences invited him to participate in the Kavli Frontiers of Science symposium, the highest honor a scientist under 45 can receive from the academy.<\/p>\n

Select Oil-Spill Related Publications (Peer reviewed)<\/h3>\n

Reddy, C.M. and J.G. Quinn. (2001)\u00a0 The\u00a0North Cape<\/em>\u00a0oil spill – The fate of hydrocarbons in Point Judith Pond and Rhode Island coastal waters.\u00a0Marine Env. Res<\/em>.\u00a052<\/strong>, 445-461.<\/p>\n

Reddy, C.M., Eglinton, T.I., Hounshell, A., White, H.K., Xu, L., Gaines, R.B., and Frysinger, G.S. (2002) The West Falmouth oil spill after thirty years: The persistence of petroleum hydrocarbons in marsh sediments.\u00a0Env. Sci. and Technol<\/em>.\u00a036<\/strong>, 4754-4760.<\/p>\n

Slater, G.F., White, H.K., Eglinton, T.I, and Reddy C.M. (2005) Determination of microbial carbon sources in petroleum contaminated sediments using molecular\u00a014<\/sup>C analysis.\u00a0Env. Sci. and Technol<\/em>.\u00a039<\/strong>, 2552-2558.<\/p>\n

Peacock, E.E., Nelson, R.K., Solow, A.R., Warren, J.D., Baker. J.L., and Reddy. C.M. (2005). The West Falmouth oil spill: 100 kg of oil persists in marsh sediments.\u00a0Env. Forensics<\/em>\u00a06:273-281.<\/p>\n

White, H.K, Xu, L., Lima, A.L.C., Eglinton, T.I., and Reddy, C.M. (2005) Abundance, composition, and vertical transport of PAHs in marsh sediments.\u00a0Env. Sci. and Technol.<\/em>\u00a039<\/strong>, 8273-8280.<\/p>\n

Peacock, E.E., Hampson, G.R., Nelson, R.K.,\u00a0 Xu, L., Frysinger, G.S., Gaines, R.B., Farrington, J.W., Tripp, B.W., and Reddy, C.M. (2007) The 1974 spill of the\u00a0Bouchard 65<\/em>\u00a0oil barge: Petroleum hydrocarbons persist in Winsor Cove salt marsh sediments.\u00a0\u00a0Marine Pollution Bulletin<\/em>\u00a054<\/strong>, 214-225.<\/p>\n

Culbertson, J.B., Valiela, I., Peacock, E.E., Reddy, C.M., Carter, A., and VanderKruik, R. (2007) Long-term biological effects of petroleum: Response of fiddler crabs to oil in salt marsh sediments.\u00a0Marine Pollution Bulletin<\/em>\u00a054<\/strong>, 955-962<\/p>\n

Plata, D.L., Sharpless, C.M., and Reddy, C.M. (2008) Photochemical degradation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in oil films.\u00a0Env. Sci. and Technol<\/em>.\u00a042<\/strong>, 2432-2438.<\/p>\n

Culbertson, J.B., Valiela, I., Olsen, Y., and Reddy, C.M. (2008) Effect of field exposure to 38-year old residual petroleum hydrocarbons on growth, condition index, and filtration rate of the ribbed mussel,\u00a0Geukensia demissa.<\/em>\u00a0Environmental Pollution<\/em>\u00a0154<\/strong>, 312-319<\/p>\n

Culbertson, J.B., Valiela, I., Pickard, M., Reddy, Peacock. E.E., Reddy, C.M. (2008). Response of salt marsh grass to residual petroleum spilled 38 years ago in Wild Harbor, MA.\u00a0Journal of Applied Ecology<\/em>\u00a045<\/strong>, 1284-1292<\/p>\n

Wardlaw, G., Arey, J.S., Reddy, C.M., Nelson, R.K., Ventura, G.T., Valentine, D.L.\u00a0 (2008) Disentangling oil weathering at a marine seep using GC\u00d7GC: Broad metabolic specificity accompanies subsurface petroleum biodegradation.\u00a0Env. Sci. and Technol\u00a0<\/em>42<\/strong>, 7166-7173.<\/p>\n

Farwell, C., Reddy, C.M., Peacock, E.E., Nelson, R.K., Washburn, L., Valentine, D.L. (2009) Weathering and the fallout plume of heavy oil from strong petroleum seeps near Coal Oil Point, CA.\u00a0Env. Sci. and Technol<\/em>.\u00a043<\/strong><\/em>,<\/em>\u00a03542-3548.<\/p>\n

References<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\"Holding\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\tApril 25, 2010
\nUndersea Asphalt Volcanoes Discovered\u00a0<\/a>
\nDiving in the submersible\u00a0Alvin,\u00a0<\/em>scientists investigated mysterious, large, dome-like structures that they saw on sonar maps of the seafloor off the coast of Santa Barbara, Calif. What they found astonished them.
\nSource:\u00a0Oceanus<\/em> Magazine<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\"Asphalt\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\tApril 25, 2010
\nAsphalt Volcanoes on the Seafloor<\/a>
\nAn audio slideshow: Join scientists as they discover that mysterious mounds on the seafloor near Santa Barbara, Calif., are the remnants of ancient asphalt volcanoes. And read an\u00a0interview<\/a>\u00a0with them.
\nSource:\u00a0Oceanus<\/em> Magazine<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\"Oil\"\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\tMay 14, 2009
\nWhile Oil Gently Seeps from the Seafloor\u00a0<\/a>
\nWhen oil spills in the ocean, chemical changes happen fast-usually too fast for scientists to get on the scene to study what happened. An ongoing natural oil seep off Santa Barbara is giving scientists a chance to investigate these processes for the first time.
\nSource:\u00a0Oceanus<\/em> Magazine<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\"Assess\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\tMay 28, 2008
\nPopular Way to Assess Oil Spills Can Be Misused<\/a>
\nThe technique offers a rapid, low-cost way to locate large areas where oil has sunk to the bottom of rivers and oceans. But that doesn’t mean it can also effectively identify lesser levels of oil that can have harmful impacts on ecosystems and public health.
\nSource:\u00a0Oceanus<\/em> Magazine<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\"Fiddler\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\tApril 23, 2007
\nStill Toxic After All These Years<\/a>
\nDoes oil spilled in 1969 still have impacts on wildlife? Ask a fiddler crab.
\nSource:\u00a0Oceanus<\/em> Magazine<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\"Oil\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\tOctober 13, 2004
\nOil in Our Coastal Back Yard<\/a>
\nAn oil spill on WHOI’s shores set the stage for advances in the science of cleaning up
\nSource:\u00a0Oceanus<\/em> Magazine<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\"Oil\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\tJuly 1, 2003
\nOil Spill a Bane for Buzzards Bay, a Boon for Coastal Science\u00a0<\/a>
\nWHOI chemists respond to a disaster in the Institution’s backyard.\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\"Oil\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\tMarch 1, 2003
\nOil from Spill Lingers in West Falmouth Marsh <\/a>\n

A 30-year-old oil spill persists in Buzzards Bay, just three inches below the seabed<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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