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Investigating the effect of oil spills
on the environment and public health.

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Dustin D. Kountz

University of New Orleans

Department of Chemistry

2000 Lakeshore Drive
New Orleans , LA 70148

dkountz@uno.edu

Project List:

Effect of Photochemistry on Biotransformation of Crude Oil

Year 3-5 Investigator Grants (RFP-II)Role: GoMRI Scholar, Graduate Student - PhD Level

Publications & Presentations:

Conference Presentations - 6
2016
Tarr, M. K., D.D.; Ray, P. C., H.; McKenna, A. H., & B.H.; Suflita, J. (2016). Compositional Changes in Oil Exposed to Sunlight. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2016
2014
Cote, J. H., B.H.; Kountz, D. D., I.A.; Suflita, J. T., & M.A.; Callaghan, A. (2014). Impact of Photolyzed vs. Non-Photolyzed Oil on Sulfate-Reducing Bacteria in Gulf of Mexico Sediments. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2014
Cote, J. H., B.H.; Kountz, D. D., I.A.; Suflita, J. T., & M.A.; Callaghan, A. (2014). Impact of Photolyzed vs. Non-Photolyzed Oil and Polyaromatic Hydrocarbons on Sulfate-Reducing Bacteria in Gulf of Mexico Coastal Sediments. In Joint Aquatic Sciences Meeting
Kountz, D. R., & P.Z.; Tarr, M. (2014). The fate of oil in sunlight exposed thin films is affected by polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon sensitized photochemistry. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2014
Tarr, M. R., P.Z.; Kountz, D. M., O.; Hayes, S. S., J.; Duplessis, L. C., K.; Friedman, A. G., & A.; Piediscalzo, M. (2014). Optimizing Conditions for Photolytic and Photocatalytic Degradation of Spilled Oil and Oil Waste. In 20th International Conference on Advanced Oxidation Technologies for Treatment of Water, Air, and Soil
2013
Tarr, M. A. R., P. Z.; Kountz, D. D. K., S. M.; Duplessis, L. E. O., & A. C.; Thorn, K. A. (2013). Photolytic and Photocatalytic Transformations of Crude Oil in Aquatic Environments. In International Conference on Advanced Oxidation Technologies for Treatment of Water, Air, and Soil