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Professor and Assistant Department Head for Marine and Coastal Environmental Science

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0502 Environmental Science And Management

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3709 Physical Geography And Environmental Geoscience

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Johannes Kepler University of Linz - (Linz, Oberosterreich, Austria)

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University of South Carolina - (Columbia, South Carolina, United States)

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Organic matter transformations in the upper mesopelagic zone of the North Pacific: Chemical composition and linkages to microbial community structure

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Centennial record of anthropogenic impacts in Galveston Bay: Evidence from trace metals (Hg, Pb, Ni, Zn) and lignin oxidation products.

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Application of biotin-4-fluorescein in homogeneous fluorescence assays for avidin, streptavidin, and biotin or biotin derivatives.

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A molecular perspective on the ageing of marine dissolved organic matter

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The fate of terrigenous dissolved organic carbon on the Eurasian shelves and export to the North Atlantic

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Peatland Ecosystem Processes in the Maritime Antarctic During Warm Climates.

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Pan-Arctic distributions of continental runoff in the Arctic Ocean.

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Biochemical composition and size distribution of organic matter at the Pacific and Atlantic time-series stations

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Basic studies on heterobifunctional biotin-PEG conjugates with a 3-(4-pyridyldithio)propionyl marker on the second terminus.

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The role of microbially-mediated exopolymeric substances (EPS) in regulating Macondo oil transport in a mesocosm experiment

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Characterization of lignin by gas chromatography and mass spectrometry using a simplified CuO oxidation method.

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Accurate titration of avidin and streptavidin with biotin-fluorophore conjugates in complex, colored biofluids.

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Biotin-pyrene conjugates with poly(ethylene glycol) spacers are convenient fluorescent probes for avidin and streptavidin.

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Hydrolysis-induced racemization of amino acids (vol 3, pg 318, 2005)

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Biochemical evidence for minimal vegetation change in peatlands of the West Siberian Lowland during the Medieval Climate Anomaly and Little Ice Age

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Characterization of a major refractory component of marine dissolved organic matter

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Spatial Complexity in Dissolved Organic Matter and Trace Elements Driven by Hydrography and Freshwater Input Across the Arctic Ocean During 2015 Arctic GEOTRACES Expeditions

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Origins and transformations of dissolved organic matter in large Arctic rivers.

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Organic matter sources and lateral sedimentation in a Bahamian karst basin (sinkhole) over the late Holocene: Influence of local vegetation and climate

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Sources, distributions, and early diagenesis of sedimentary organic matter in the Pearl River region of the South China Sea

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Chemical characteristics of dissolved organic nitrogen in an oligotrophic subtropical coastal ecosystem

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Bioavailability and diagenetic state of dissolved organic matter in riparian groundwater

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Biological and photochemical transformations of amino acids and lignin phenols in riverine dissolved organic matter

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Convergence of Terrestrial Dissolved Organic Matter Composition and the Role of Microbial Buffering in Aquatic Ecosystems

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Hurricanes Accelerate Dissolved Organic Carbon Cycling in Coastal Ecosystems

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Rapid estimation of avidin and streptavidin by fluorescence quenching or fluorescence polarization.

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Predicting Dissolved Lignin Phenol Concentrations in the Coastal Ocean from Chromophoric Dissolved Organic Matter (CDOM) Absorption Coefficients

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Microbial, Physical, and Chemical Changes in Galveston Bay Following an Extreme Flooding Event, Hurricane Harvey

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Pan-Arctic Distribution of Bioavailable Dissolved Organic Matter and Linkages With Productivity in Ocean Margins

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Hydrolysis-induced racemization of amino acids

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Dissolved oxygen as an indicator of bioavailable dissolved organic carbon in groundwater.

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Production of refractory dissolved organic matter by bacteria.

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American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

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Biotin-fluorophore conjugates with poly(ethylene glycol) spacers retain intense fluorescence after binding to avidin and streptavidin.

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Biochemical indicators for the bioavailability of organic carbon in ground water.

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Abundance of amino sugars and peptidoglycan in marine particulate and dissolved organic matter

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Major bacterial contribution to the ocean reservoir of detrital organic carbon and nitrogen

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A rapid and sensitive method for the analysis of lignin phenols in environmental samples using ultra-high performance liquid chromatography-electrospray ionization-tandem mass spectrometry with multiple reaction monitoring.

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Phylogenetic and structural response of heterotrophic bacteria to dissolved organic matter of different chemical composition in a continuous culture study.

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Determination of amino sugars in environmental samples with high salt content by high-performance anion-exchange chromatography and pulsed amperometric detection.

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Ultralow Sample Volume Cupric Sulfate Oxidation Method for the Analysis of Dissolved Lignin.

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Erratum: Major bacterial contribution to the ocean reservoir of detrital organic carbon and nitrogen

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Does oxygen exposure time control the extent of organic matter decomposition in peatlands?

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Potentially Bioavailable Natural Organic Carbon and Hydrolyzable Amino Acids in Aquifer Sediments

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A simple high performance liquid chromatography method for the measurement of nucleobases and the RNA and DNA content of cellular material

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Amino acid and amino sugar yields and compositions as indicators of dissolved organic matter diagenesis

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The Transpolar Drift as a Source of Riverine and Shelf-Derived Trace Elements to the Central Arctic Ocean

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Export of young terrigenous dissolved organic carbon from rivers to the Arctic Ocean

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Collaborative Research: Calibration and application of vascular plant and aqueous microbial biomarkers to examine transformations of dissolved organic matter

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National Science Foundation - (Arlington, Virginia, United States)

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RAPID: Evaluating the role of pollution monitoring on improving coastal community social well-being following a petrochemical fire and spills into Galveston Bay

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National Science Foundation - (Arlington, Virginia, United States)

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Research:  Application of Biomarkers to Examine Transformations of Dissolved Carbon and Nitrogen Reservoirs in Arctic Rivers

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National Science Foundation - (Arlington, Virginia, United States)

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Collaborative research: Does dissolved organic matter influence the concentrations and distributions of trace elements in the Arctic Ocean?

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National Science Foundation - (Arlington, Virginia, United States)

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Development and application of a high sensitivity, ultra low volume method to measure biomarkers of terrigenous organic matter in the open ocean

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National Science Foundation - (Arlington, Virginia, United States)

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Quantifying Dissolved Free Amino Acid Levels in Landlocked AtlanticSalmon Rivers and Hatcherie

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United States Department of the Interior - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States)

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Canedo Oropeza, Maria Fernanda (2016-12). Investigating the Chemical Composition and Bioavailability of Arctic River Dissolved Organic Matter (DOM) Using Biomarkers. Master's Thesis.

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Athon, Matthew Taylor (2016-05). Chemisorption of Radionuclides on Commercial, Synthetic, and Biogenic Sorbents for Use In-Situ Gamma Spectrometry. Master's Thesis.