2000
Peer-Reviewed Publications
Carr, R.S., P.A. Montagna, J.M. Biedenbach, R. Kalke, M.C. Kennicutt, R. Hooten, and G. Cripe. 2000. Impact of storm water outfalls on sediment quality in Corpus Christi Bay, Texas. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 19:561-574.
Fisher, C.R., I.R. MacDonald, R. Sassen, C.M. Young, S.A. Macko, S. Hourdez, R.S. Carney, S. Joye, and E. McMullin. 2000. Methane ice worms: Hesiocaeca methanicola colonizing fossil fuel reserves. Naturwissenschaften 87:184-187.
Milkov, A.V., R. Sassen, I. Novikova, and E. Mikhailov. Gas hydrates at minimum stability water depths in the Gulf of Mexico: Significance togeohazard assessment: Transactions Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies 50:217-224.
Pereira, W.D., T.L. Wade, F.D. Hostettler, and F. Parchaso. 2000. Accumulation of Butyltins in Sediment and Lipid Tissues of the Asian Clam Potamocorbula amurensis, Near the Mare Island Naval Shipyard, San Francisco Bay. Marine Pollution Bulletin 38:1005-1010.
Sericano, J.L. 2000. The Mussel Watch Approach and Its Applicability to Global Chemical Contamination Monitoring Programmes, International Journal of Environment and Pollution. 13:340-350.
In Press
Gladden, B.C., T.D. Zadorozhnaja, N. Chislovska, D.O. Hryhorczuk, M.C. Kennicutt II, and R.D. Little. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in placenta: Predictors and relation to birth weight. Human and Experimental Toxicology.
Kargel, J.S., J. Kaye, J.W. Head, G. Marion, R. Sassen, J. Crowley, O.Prieto, S. Grant, and D. Hogenboom. Europa's crust and ocean: Origin,composition, and the prospects for life: Icarus.
MacDonald, I.R. Petroleum hydrocarbons in the marine environment. Encyclopedia of Global Change, Oxford University Press.
Milkov, A.V. and R. Sassen. Thickness of the gas hydrate stabilityzone, Gulf of Mexico continental slope: Marine and Petroleum Geology
Mora, M.A., L.L. Laack, M.C. Lee, J. Sericano, P.R. Gardinali, L.R. Gamble, S. Robertson, and D. Frank. Environmental contaminants in blood, hair, and tissues of ocelots from the Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas, 1986-98. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment.
Park, J.S., T.L. Wade, and S. Sweet. Atmospheric deposition of organochlorine contaminants to Galveston Bay, Texas. Atmospheric Environment.
Santschi, P.H., B.J. Presley, T.L. Wade, B. Garcia-Romero, and M. Baskaran. Reconstruction of Historical Contamination from Mississippi River Delta, Tampa Bay and Galveston Bay Sediment Cores. Environmental Science and Technology.
Sassen, R., S.T. Sweet, A.V. Milkov, D.A. DeFreitas, and M.C. Kennicutt II. Thermogenic vent gas and gas hydrate in the Gulf of Mexico slope: Isgas hydrate decomposition significant? Geology.
Sassen, R., S.T. Sweet, A.V. Milkov, D.A. DeFreitas, M.C. Kennicutt II, and H.H. Roberts. Stability of thermogenic gas hydrate in the Gulf of Mexico: Constraints on models of climate change: AGU Memoir on gas hydrate.
Sassen, R., S.T. Sweet. D.A. DeFreitas, and A.V. Milkov. Exclusion ofisopentane during crystallization of structure II gas hydrate in sea-floorsediment, Gulf of Mexico: Organic Geochemistry.
Sericano, J.L., J.M. Brooks, M.A. Champ, M.C. Kennicutt II, and V.V. Makeyev. Trace contaminant concentrations in the Kara Sea and its adjacent rivers, Russia. Marine Pollution Bulletin.
Whelan, J.K., M.C. Kennicutt II, Y. Qian, L. Eglinton, D. Coelho, A. Erendi, P. Meulbroek, L. Cathles, S. Losh, and A.G. Requejo. Scenario for dynamic injection of oil and gas into U.S. Louisiana Gulf coast Eugene Island 330 reservoirs. Organic Geochemistry.
Submitted
Gardinali, P.R. and T.L. Wade. Contribution of PAHs, PCBs and PCDD/PCDF to the 2,3,7,8-TCDD Induction Equivelents (IEQs) in Environmental Samples. Marine Pollution Bulletin.
Lanoil, B.D., M.T. LaDuc, S.T. Sweet, K.H. Nealson, and R. Sassen. Abundance and diversity of microbes intimately associated with biogenic andthermogenic gas hydrate: Proceedings. National Academy of Sciences, Astrobiological Research.
MacDonald, I.R., W.W. Sager, N.L. Guinasso, S. Joye, and R. Sassen. Subbottom profiles of shallow gas hydrates and a fluid expulsion feature on the Gulf of Mexico slope. Continental Shelf Research.
MacDonald, I.R., W.W. Schroeder, F.J. Kelly, and N.L. Guinasso. Biological Current Meters: near-bottom circulation on the Gulf of Mexico Continental Slope. Marine Ecological Progress Series.
Milkov, A.V. and R. Sassen. Estimate of gas hydrate resource, Gulfof Mexico continental slope: Geology.
Park, J.S., T.L. Wade, and S. Sweet. Atmospheric distributions of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and depositions to Galveston Bay, Texas. Atmospheric Environment.
Qian, Y., T.L. Wade, and J.L. Sericano. The distribution and sources of polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons in Galveston Bay, Texas. Estuaries.
Sassen, R., S.T. Sweet. D.A. DeFreitas, and A.V. Milkov. Gas hydrate andcrude oil from the Mississippi Fan Foldbelt, downdip Gulf of Mexico SaltBasin: Significance to petroleum system: Organic Geochemistry.
Taniguchi, S., R.C. Montone, R.R. Weber, W.H. Lara, and J.L. Sericano. Bivalves as indicators of coastal pollution along the Brazilian coast--"International Mussel Watch". Marine Pollution Bulletin.
Watkins, J.L., R. Sassen, C.L. Decker, C. Kulander, and A.V. Milkov. Geochemical evidence for multiple phases of hydrocarbon charge along faults, Ship Shoal 274 and 293, Gulf of Mexico. AAPG Bulletin.
Wedderbum, R.J., M.N. Moore, T.L. Wade, D.M. Lowe, G. Balashov, H. Buyukgungor, Y. Daurova, Y. Denga, E. Kostylev, P. Mihnea, S. Moncheva, H. Ozkoc, S. Tabagari, and M.H. Depledge. The Black Sea Mussel Watch: Biological effects and contaminant residue. Marine Pollution Bulletin.
Non-Peer-Reviewed Publications
Sassen, R. 2000. Gulf of Mexico, west Africa gas hydrates. Offshore Magazine, 60(7):164.
Published Abstracts
Decker, C.L., J.S. Watkins, R.R. Berg, T.A. Blasingame, R. Sassen. W.R. Bryant, C. Kulander, and L. Williams. 2000. Integrated investigation of fault controlled hydrocarbon migration, Ship Shoal 274 Field: AAPG Hedberg Res. Conf., "Integration of Geologic Models for Understanding Risk in the Gulf of Mexico", AAPG/Datapages Discovery Series 1, 4 p.
Decker, C.L., R. Sassen, and J.S. Watkins. 2000. Implications of complex hydrocarbon charge history in Ship Shoal 274/293, Gulf of Mexico: 2000 AAPG Ann. Conv., Prog. and Abs., p. A37.
Lanoil, B.D., R. Sassen, D. Bartlett, M. Kastner, M.T. LaDuc, S. Sweet, and K.H. Nielson. 2000. Microbial Diversity of methane clathrates and other anaerobic methane oxidation environments: Is there a common link?: American Society for Microbiology Annual Meeting, Los Angeles, California, May 2000, N 20, p. 455.
Milkov, A.V. and R. Sassen. 2000. Maximum depths of gas hydrate stability, Gulf of Mexico continental slope: 2000 AAPG Ann. Conv., Prog. and Abs., p. A98.
Milkov, A.V., R. Sassen, I. Novikova, and E. Mikhailov. 2000. Modeling the influence of bottom water temperature and shallow gas hydrate stability, Gulf of Mexico continental slope: AAPG Bulletin, v. 84, p. 1685.
Sassen, R. 2000. Evidence for clastic-influenced source rocks at the downdip limit of the Gulf of Mexico: Integrated Reservoir Investigations Group, Semi-Annual Mtg., 21 June 2000, Reed Arena, Texas A&M University, 2 p.
Sassen, R. and C.L. Decker. 2000. Origin of Edna Field oils from Eocene source rocks. TAMU Integrated Reservoir Investigations Group - Phase II. Semi-Annual Review Meeting, 26 February, Houston, TX, pp. D1-D8.
Sassen, R. 2000. Sea floor seeps and the framework of oil generation and migration in the Gulf of Mexico slope: AAPG Hedberg Research Conference, Integration of Geologic Models for Understanding Risk in the Gulf of Mexico, AAPG DataPages Discovery Series 1, 2 p.
Sassen, R. and C.L. Decker. 2000. Preliminary geochemical insight into Pabst Field oils and gases: Integrated Reservoir Investigations Group, Semi-Annual Mtg., 21 June 2000, Reed Arena, Texas A&M University, 9 p.
Sassen, R. S.T. Sweet, A.V. Milkov, and D.A. DeFreitas. 2000. Significance of gas hydrates and oils seeps to Mississippi Fan Foldbelt petroleum system: 2000 AAPG Ann. Conv., Prog. and Abs., p. A132.
Presentations
Buthman, D., I.R. MacDonald, M. Peccini, W.W. Sager, and N.L. Guinasso. 2000. Episodic High Temperatures and Hydrocarbon Seepage From a Mud Volcano. Ocean Sciences Meeting, American Geophysical Union, 24-28 January, San Antonio, TX.
Guinasso, N.L., I.R. MacDonald, M. Peccini, and L.L. Lee. 2000. Near-bottom Physical Oceanographic Measurements Near Oil Seep Sites on the Gulf of Mexico Slope and Their Relationship to Hydrate Stability. Ocean Sciences Meeting, American Geophysical Union, 24-28 January, San Antonio, TX.
Kastner, J., I.R. MacDonald, A. Paytan, and S. Sweet. 2000. Isotopic and Molecular Composition of Shallow Gas Hydrates From Gulf of Mexico Hydrocarbon Seeps. Ocean Sciences Meeting, American Geophysical Union, 24-28 January, San Antonio, TX.
Kelly, F.J., L.L. Lee, N.L. Guinasso, J.N. Walpert, R.R. Leben, and C.A. Fox. 2000. Shelf-break Currents off Texas Derived From Satellite Altimetry Versus Observations From Moored Buoys Along a TOPEX-POSEIDON Ground Track. Ocean Sciences Meeting, American Geophysical Union, 24-28 January, San Antonio, TX.
Leben, H.J., A.M. Vasquez, F.J. Kelly, L.L. Lee, N.L. Guinasso, S.F. DiMarco, R.R. Leben, and C.A. Fox. 2000. Observations of Eddies El Dorado and Fourchon During April 19 to May 3, 1998 by Hydrographic and ADCP Ship Survey and Satellite Altimetry. Ocean Sciences Meeting, American Geophysical Union, 24-28 January, San Antonio, TX.
Lee, L.L., F.J. Kelly, N.L. Guinasso, and R.C. Patchen. 2000. Observed and Modeled Near Surface Currents in the Coastal Jet Along the Texas Shelf. Ocean Sciences Meeting, American Geophysical Union, 24-28 January, San Antonio, TX.
MacDonald, I.R., W.W. Sager, N.L. Guinasso, and E. Powell. 2000. Evidence for Long-term Fluctuation in Fluid Expulsion at Hydrocarbon Seeps. Ocean Sciences Meeting, American Geophysical Union, 24-28 January, San Antonio, TX.
Mitchell, R., I.R. MacDonald, and K. Kvenvolden. 2000. Estimates of Total Hydrocarbon Seepage into the Gulf of Mexico Based on Satellite Remote Sensing Images. Ocean Sciences Meeting, American Geophysical Union, 24-28 January, San Antonio, TX.
Park, J., T.L.Wade, and S. Sweet. 2000. Atmospheric Deposition of Persistent Organic Contaminants to Corpus Christi Bay, Texas. Student Poster Session. Oceanography: The Making of a Science (ONR), 22 February, College Station, TX.
Qian, Y., G. Gonzalez-Rodas, and M.C. Kennicutt II. 2000. Influence of River Outflow on Phytoplankton Communities in the Northeastern Gulf of mexico. Ocean Sciences Meeting, American Geophysical Union, 24-28 January, San Antonio, TX.
Sassen, R. 2000. Contrasting shelf and slope oils, Gulf of Mexico. Semi-Annual Review Meeting, TAMU Integrated Reservoir Investigations Group (IRIG), 26 February, Houston, TX.
Sassen, R. 2000. Economic geology of gas hydrates: seminar at Landmark Research & Development, 4 May, Austin, TX.
Sassen, R. 2000. Effects of gas hydrates on recent sediments. Seminar at Department of Geological Sciences, University of Texas at Austin, 14 February, Austin, TX.
Sassen, R. 2000. Evidence for clastic-influenced source rocks at downdip limit of the Gulf of Mexico Salt Basin: Integrated Reservoir Investigations Group, Semi-Annual Meeting., Reed Arena, Texas A&M University, 21 June College Station, TX.
Sassen, R. 2000. Gas hydrate as a geohzard. Chevron Petroleum Technology Company, 6 July, Houston,TX.
Sassen, R. 2000. Gas hydrates of the northern Gulf of Mexico. Departmental Seminar at Department of Geological sciences, University of Texas at Austin, 15 February, Austin, TX.
Sassen, R. 2000. Origin of Edna Field oils from Eocene source rocks. Semi-Annual Review Meeting, TAMU Integrated Reservoir Investigations Group (IRIG), 26 February, Houston, TX.
Sassen, R. 2000. Origin of gas and oil in the Main Pass and Viosca Knoll areas. Santa Fe Energy, Houston, Texas, 26 July 2000.Gas Hydrate in the Gulf of Mexico: Gulf of Mexico Hydrates R&D PlanningWorkshop, U.S. DOE National Energy Technology Laboratory and Chevron Petroleum Technology Company, 9-10 August, Houston, TX.
Sassen, R. 2000. Preliminary insight to Pabst oils and gases: Integrated Reservoir Investigations Group, Semi-Annual Meeting, Reed Arena, Texas A&M University,21 June College Station, TX.
Sassen, R. 2000. Significance of gas hydrates and oil seeps to Mississippi Fan Foldbelt petroleum system: AAPG Annual Meeting, 19 April, New Orleans, LA.
Sassen, R. 2000. Stability of gas hydrates in the Gulf of Mexico: invited multi-department seminar at the University of Mississippi, 6 April, Oxford, TN.
Sassen, R., A. Milkov, D.A. DeFreitas, and S.T. Sweet. 2000. Geologic Setting of Gulf of Mexico gas hydrates: Significance to Climate change. Ocean Sciences Meeting, American Geophysical Union, 24-28 January, San Antonio, TX.
Wade T.L. 2000. Petroleum and Oil Spill Related Research at GERG, Ports and Harbor Research Institution (PHRI), Yokosuka, Japan March 20 to 24, 2000 Presentation for Coastal Environmental Science and Technology (CEST) Panel of the United States-Japan Cooperative Program in Natural Resources (UJNR).
Wade T.L. 2000. Task Force to Establish a Marine Environmental Training and Education Center (AMETEC), Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Workshop April 20 to 21, 2000, Cheju Island, Korea.
1999
Peer-Reviewed Publications
Gladen, B.C., S.C. Monaghan, E.M. Lukyanova, O.P. Hulchiy, Z.A. Shkyrak-Nyzhnik, J.L. Sericano, and R.E. Little. 1999. Organochlorines in Breast Milk from two Cities in Ukraine. Environmental Health Prospectives 107(6):459-462.
Gunther, A.J., J.A. Davis, D.D. Hardin, J. Gold, O. Zapata-Perez, D. Bell, G.M. Scelfo, J.R. Circk, J. Sericano, and M. Stephenson. 1999. Long-term bioaccumulation monitoring with transplanted bivalves in the San Francisco Estuary. Marine Pollution Bulletin 38(3):170-181.
Kim, Y., E.N. Powell, T.L. Wade, B.J. Presley, and J.M. Brooks. 1999. Influence of Climate Change on Interannual Variation in Contaminant Body Burden in Gulf of Mexico Oysters. Marine Environmental Research 48:459-488.
Norea Barroso, E., G. Gold-Bouchot, and J.L. Sericano. 1999. Polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons in American Oysters (Crassostrea virginica) from Terminos Lagoon, Campeche, Mexico. Marine Pollution Bulletin 38:637-645.
Powell, E.N., R.D. Barber, M.C. Kennicutt II, and S.E. Ford. 1999. Influence of parasitism in controlling the health, reproduction and PAH body burden of petroleum seep mussels. Deep-Sea Research 46:2053-2078.
Sager, W.W., C.S. Lee, I.R. MacDonald, and W.W. Schroeder. 1999. High-frequency near-bottom acoustic reflection signatures of hydrocarbon seeps on the northern Gulf of Mexico continental slope. Geo-Marine Letters 18(4):267-276.
Sassen, R., S. Joye, S.T. Sweet, D.A. DeFreitas, A.V. Milkov, and I.R. MacDonald. 1999. Thermogenic gas hydrates and hydrocarbon gases in complex chemosynthetic communities, Gulf of Mexico continental slope. Organic Geochemistry 30:485-497.
Sassen, R., S.T. Sweet, D.A. DeFreitas, A.V. Milkov, G. Salata, and E.C. McDade. 1999. Geology and geochemistry of gas hydrates, central Gulf of Mexico continental slope. AAPG Bulletin 49:462-468.
Non-Peer Reviewed Publications
MacDonald, I.R. 1999. The ice that burns. The World and I. pp. 162-169.
Long.E.R., G.M. Sloane, G.F. Scott, B. Thompson, R.S. Carr, J. Biebenbach, T.L. Wade, B.J. Presley, K.J. Scott, C. Mueller, G.Brecken-Fols, B. Albercht, J.W. Anderson, G. T. Chandler. 1999. Magnitude and Extent of Chemical Contamination and Toxicity in Sediments of Biscayne Bay and Vicinity NOAA Technical Memorandum NOS NCCOS CCMA 141.Silver Spring, MD 174pp.
Moore, M.N., D.M. Lowe, T. Wade, R.J. Wedderburn, M.H. Depledge, G. Balashov, H. Buyukgungor, H. Ozkoc, Y. Daurova, Y. Denga, E. Kostyleve, P. Mihnea, C. Ciocanu, S. Moncheva, and S. Tabagari. 1999. The UNESCO/IOC "Black Sea Mussel Watch Pilot Study": Biological Effects and Contaminant Residues. In: L.D. Mee and G. Topping, eds, Black Sea Pollution Assessment, United Nations Publications, New York, Black Sea Environmental Series, 10:279-299.
Readman, J.W., G. Fillmann, I. Tolosa, J. Bartocci, J.O. Villeneuve, C. Catinni, M. Coquery, S. Azemard, M. Horvat, T. Wade, Y. Daurova, G. Topping, and L.D. Mee. 1999. A Comprehensive Survey of Contamination. In: L.D. Mee and G. Topping, eds, Black Sea Pollution Assessment, United Nations Publications, New York, Black Sea Environmental Series, 10:171-252.
Meeting Proceedings
Edelhauser, M., F. Rowe, and F. Kelly. 1999. Long-range current profiling from moving vessels. Proceedings of the IEEE Sixth Working Conference on Current Measurement. 11-13 March 1999, San Diego, Ca. S.P. Anderson, E.A. Terray, J.A. Rizoli White, and A.J. Williams 3rd, eds. (The Printing House, Stoughton, WI. Copies from IEEE Service Center, 445 Hoes Ln., Piscataway, NJ 08854).
Frank, D.S., M.A. Mora, and J.L. Sericano. 1999. Chlorinated Pesticides and PCBs in Colonial Nesting Water Birds of Galveston Bay, Texas. Proceedings, Galveston Bay Estuary Program, State of the Bay Symposium IV, January 28-29, Galveston, TX, 207-213.
Gorham-Test, C., T. Wade, V. Engle, K. Summers, and E. Hornig. 1999. Regional Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Program - Galveston Bay 1993. Proceedings, Galveston Bay Estuary Program, State of the Bay Symposium IV, January 28-29, Galveston, TX, 97-109.
Kelly, F.J., N.L. Guinasso, Jr., and L.L. Lee III, 1999. MAMES physical oceanography/hydrogaphy. Proceedings: Eighteenth Gulf of Mexico Information Transfer Meeting. December 8-10, 1998. New Orleans LA. U.S. Dept. of the Interior. Minerals Management Service, New Orleans, La., MMS Contract No.xxxx. OCS Study MMS xx-xxx. In Press.
MacDonald, I.R., W.W. Sager, and N.L. Guinasso, Jr. 1999. Distinct seafloor environments caused by rapid gas flux on the Gulf of Mexico slope. Proceedings, Limnology and Oceanography: Navigating into the Next Century, American Society of Limnologists and Oceanographers, 1-5 February, Santa Fe, NM, p. 113.
Park, J., T.L. Wade, and S. Sweet. 1999. Atmospheric Deposition of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs), Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs), and Pesticides to Galveston Bay. Proceedings, Galveston Bay Estuary Program, State of the Bay Symposium IV, 28-29 January, Galveston, TX, 287-294.
Pereira, W.D., F.D. hostettler, and T.L. Wade. 1999. Accumulation of butyltins in Sediment and Lipid Tssiues of the Asian Clam Potamocorbula amurensis, near the Mare Island Naval Shipyard, San Francisco Bay. U.s. Geological Survey, toxic Substances Hydrology Program. Proceedings of the Technical Meeting, South Carolina, 8-12 March, Water Resources Investigations Report 99-4018B, pp. 41-49.
Qian, Y., T.L. Wade, J.L. Sericano, and G. Denoux. 1999. Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Oysters from Galveston Bay, TX. Proceedings, Galveston Bay Estuary Program, State of the Bay Symposium IV, 28-29 January, Galveston, TX, 219-224.
Sericano, J.L., Y. Qian, G. Wolff, and T. Wade. 1999. The NOAA's National Status and Trends Mussel Watch Program in Galveston Bay: Chlorinated Hydrocarbons in Oysters, 1986-1997. Proceedings, Galveston Bay Estuary Program, State of the Bay Symposium IV, 28-29 January, Galveston, TX, 59-69.
Sweet, S., T.L. Wade, J. Park, D. Wylie, and L. Cifuentes. 1999. Atmospheric Deposition of Nutrient Nitrogen to Galveston Bay, TX. Proceedings, Galveston Bay Estuary Program, State of the Bay Symposium IV, 28-29 January, Galveston, TX, 263-274.
Wade, T.L., Y. Qian, J.L. Sericano, and D. Wylie. 1999. Oysters as Indicators of Bioavailable Butyltins in Galveston Bay, TX. Proceedings, Galveston Bay Estuary Program, State of the Bay Symposium IV, 28-29 January, Galveston, TX, 29-34.
Wade, T.L., J.L. Sericano, and Y. Qian. 1999. Results for Organic Status and Trends Mussel Watch Project: Example from Galveston Bay, Texas. Annual NOAA/NIST/NRCC Intercomparison Meeting, 22 February, Richmond, CA.
Published Abstracts
Buthman, D., I.R. MacDonald, M. Peccini, W.W. Sager, and N.L. Guinasso. 1999. Episodic High Temperatures and Hydrocarbon Seepage From a Mud Volcano. EOS, Transactions, American Geophysical Union 2000 Ocean Sciences Meeting Vol. 30, No. 49, p. 244, 7 December, Supplement.
Decker, C.L, R. Sassen, and J. Watkins. 1999. Geochemical evidence for multiple phases of hydrocarbon migration, Ship Shoal 274. AAPG Annual Meeting, San Antonio, Texas, p. A31.
Guinasso, N.L., I.R. MacDonald, M. Peccini, and L.L. Lee. 1999. Near-bottom Physical Oceanographic Measurements Near Oil Seep Sites on the Gulf of Mexico Slope and Their Relationship to Hydrate Stability. EOS, Transactions, American Geophysical Union 2000 Ocean Sciences Meeting Vol. 30, No. 49, p. 242, 7 December, Supplement.
Kastner, J., I.R. MacDonald, A. Paytan, and S. Sweet. 1999. Isotopic and Molecular Composition of Shallow Gas Hydrates From Gulf of Mexico Hydrocarbon Seeps. EOS, Transactions, American Geophysical Union 2000 Ocean Sciences Meeting Vol. 30, No. 49, p. 242, 7 December, Supplement.
Kelly, F.J., L.L. Lee, N.L. Guinasso, J.N. Walpert, R.R. Leben, and C.A. Fox. 1999. Shelf-break Currents off Texas Derived From Satellite Altimetry Versus Observations From Moored Buoys Along a TOPEX-POSEIDON Ground Track. EOS, Transactions, American Geophysical Union 2000 Ocean Sciences Meeting Vol. 30, No. 49, p. 204, 7 December, Supplement.
Leben, H.J., A.M. Vasquez, F.J. Kelly, L.L. Lee, N.L. Guinasso, S.F. DiMarco, R.R. Leben, and C.A. Fox. 1999. Observations of Eddies El Dorado and Fourchon During April 19 to May 3, 1998 by Hydrographic and ADCP Ship Survey and Satellite Altimetry. EOS, Transactions, American Geophysical Union 2000 Ocean Sciences Meeting Vol. 30, No. 49, p. 95, 7 December, Supplement.
Lee, L.L., F.J. Kelly, N.L. Guinasso, and R.C. Patchen. 1999. Observed and Modeled Near Surface Currents in the Coastal Jet Along the Texas Shelf. EOS, Transactions, American Geophysical Union 2000 Ocean Sciences Meeting Vol. 30, No. 49, p. 204, 7 December, Supplement.
MacDonald, I.R., W.W. Sager, N.L. Guinasso, and E. Powell. 1999. Evidence for Long-term Fluctuation in Fluid Expulsion at Hydrocarbon Seeps. EOS, Transactions, American Geophysical Union 2000 Ocean Sciences Meeting Vol. 30, No. 49, p. 242, 7 December, Supplement.
Mitchell, R., I.R. MacDonald, and K. Kvenvolden. 1999. Estimates of Total Hydrocarbon Seepage into the Gulf of Mexico Based on Satellite Remote Sensing Images. EOS, Transactions, American Geophysical Union 2000 Ocean Sciences Meeting Vol. 30, No. 49, p. 242, 7 December, Supplement.
Sassen, R., A.V. Milkov, D.A. DeFreitas, and S.T. Sweet. 1999. Geologic setting of Gulf of Mexico gas hydrates: Significance to climate change. EOS, Trans. AGU:80(49), Ocean Sciences Meeting Supplement, OS233.
Sassen, R., J.S. Watkins, C.L. Decker, D.A. DeFreitas, and A. Milkov. 1999. Structural setting and geochemistry of gas hydrates, Gulf of Mexico continental slope. Prog. and Abstracts, 1999 AAPG Ann. Mtg., San Antonio, TX, p. A22.
Sassen, R., S.T. Sweet, D.A. DeFreitas, A.V. Milkov, G. Salata, and E.C. McDade. 1999. Geology and geochemistry of gas hydrates, central Gulf of Mexico continental slope. AAPG Bulletin 83:1363.
Presentations
Augon, J., T.L. Wade, J.L. Sericano, and H. Hwang. 1999. Determining the concentraitons of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in American Oysters (Crassostrea virginica) from Galveston Bay. Student Research Conference, Texas A&M University, 5 August (platform), College Station, TX.
Gardinali, P.R. and J.L. Sericano. 1999. Occurrence of IRGAROL 1051, A New Antifouling Agent in Coastal Waters from the U.S. Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 20th Annual Meeting, 14-18 November, Philadelphia, PA.
Kelly, F.J., N.L. Guinasso, Jr., L.L. Lee III, and J. Walpert. 1999. Summary of field observations for the Ocean Monitoring System and status of plans for the 1999 Gyre cruise to the western Caribbean. Presented at the 1999 Scientific Planning Meeting for the NOPP GOMOMS Project, 25-26 February, New Orleans, LA.
MacDonald, I.R. 1999. Life in Extreme Environments. ASLO Meeting, February, Santa Fe, NM.
MacDonald, I.R. 1999. Focused flow on the Gulf of Mexico Continental Slope: Open and closed cases. AAPG Sectional Meeting, 28-30 April, (invited presentation), San Antonio, TX.
MacDonald, I.R. 1999. Examples of fluid flow time-series at Gulf of Mexico seeps. Exxon Production Research Facility, 15 June, (invited presentation), Houston, TX.
Qian, Y., T.L. Wade, and J.L. Sericano. 1999. Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Mussels from Buzzards Bay, MA and Long Island Sound, NY. society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 20th Annual Meeting, 14-18 November, Philadelphia, PA.
Sassen, R. 1999. Advances in gas hydrate geochemistry. Houston Organic Geochemists Society, 26 January, Houston, TX.
Sassen, R. 1999. Methane Hydrates, Energy in Abundance. Energy Daily Annual Deepwater Conference, The Ultimate Energy Frontier: The Ultra-Deep Oceans of the World, 11-12 February, Houston, TX.
Sassen, R. 1999. Gas Hydrate as a Hazard in the Deep Gulf: Sediment Instability. American Association of Drilling Engineers, Deepwater Study Group, 9 March, Houston, TX.
Sassen, R. 1999. Gas Hydrate Exploration and Development. American Association of Petroleum Geologist Annual Meeting, 11-14 April, San Antonio, TX.
Sassen, R. 1999. Structural Setting and Geochemistry of Gas Hydrates, Gulf of mexico Continental Slope. American Associateion of Petroleum Geologist Annual Meeting, 12 April, San Antonio, TX.
Sassen, R. 1999. Gas Hydrate Short-Course and Seminar. Applied Gas Hydrate Research Program participants, 22 April, College Station, TX.
Sassen, R. 1999. Oil and Gas Seeps of the Gulf of Mexico Slope. Enserch Exploration, 26 April, Houston, TX.
Sassen, R. 1999. Gas Hydate as a Sea Floor Hazard. Houston Hydrographic Society, 8 June, Houston, TX.
Sassen, R. 1999. Oil biodegradation and Gas Hydrate Effects in Shallow Reservoirs. Total Exploration, 8 July, Houston, TX.
Sassen, R. 1999. Overview of Gulf of Mexico Deep Water seeps. Deepwater Spills Task Force Workshop, Minerals Management Service, 20 July, Houston, TX.
Sassen, R. 1999. Geology and geochemistry of gas hydrates, central Gulf of Mexico continental slope. 49th Meeting of the Gulf Coast Associaiton of Geological Societies, 16 September, Lafayette, LA.
Sassen, R. 1999. Impact of oil and gas seeps on the Gulf slope. Texaco USA, 7 October, Bellaire, TX.
Sassen, R. 1999. Hydrocarbon geochemistry of Gulf seeps. Minerals Management Service Information Transfer Meeting, 30 November, New Orleans, LA.
Sericano, J.L. 1999. The "Mussel Watch": Biomonitoring of Coastal Contamination in the United States and Latim American Countries. Invited Seminar. 5 August. Instituto Oceanogrfico, Universidade de So Paul, Brazil (platform).
Sericano, J.L. and T.L. Wade. 1999. Simultaneous Exposure of the American Oyster, Crassostrea virginica, to PCBs and PAHs: A Laboratory Study. Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 20th Annual Meeting, 14-18 November, Philadelphia, PA.
Sericano, J.L., T.L. Wade, and Y. Qian. 1999. NOAA National Status and Trends Project: Environmental Significance of the Uptake and Depuration of the Antifouling Agent Tributyltin by the American Oyster, Crassostrea virginica. 217th American Chemical Society National Meeting, Division of Agrochemicals, 22-26 August, New Orleans, LA (platform).
Smith, S., T.L. Wade, and H. Hwang. 1999. Contaminant Analyses of American Oysters (Crassostrea virginica) from Galveston Bay. Student Research Conference, Texas A&M University, 5 August (platform), College Station, TX.
Vo, D., H. Hwang, T.L. Wade, and J.L. Sericano. 1999. Lysosomal Analyses of the Health and Recovery of American Oysters (Crassostrea virginica) from Galveston Bay. Student Research Conference, Texas A&M University, 5 August (poster, College Station, TX.
Wade, T.L., S.T. Sweet, S. Alvarado, N. Tindale, and C. Sweet. 1999. Nutrient and Metal Deposition to Corpus Christi Bay, Texas. National Atmospheric Deposition Network Annual Meeting, 25-27 October, Sacramento, CA.
Wade, T.L., J. Park, and S. Sweet. 1999. Atmospheric Deposition of Organic contaminants to Galveston Bay, Texas. Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 20th Annual Meeting, 14-18 November, Philadelphia, PA. |
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