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Alfy Cazan

University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Department of Biology

P.O.Box 42451
Lafayette , LA  70504  

alfymorales@gmail.com

Project List:

The Effect of Sediment Bioturbators on the Biological Degradation of Petroleum in Coastal Ecosystems

Year 3-5 Investigator Grants (RFP-II)Role: Post-Doc

Publications & Presentations:

Journal Articles - 2

2020

Klerks, P. L., Kascak, A., Cazan, A. M., Franco, M. E., & Louka, F. R. (2019). A Mesocosm Assessment of the Effect of Bioturbation by the Ghost Shrimp (<i>Lepidophthalmus louisianensis</i>) on the Fate of Petroleum Hydrocarbons in the Intertidal Zone. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 39(3), 637-647.

2018

Klerks, P. L., Kascak, A., Cazan, A. M., Deb Adhikary, N., Chistoserdov, A., Shaik, A., Osman, S., & Louka, F. R. (2018). Effects of the Razor Clam Tagelus plebeius on the Fate of Petroleum Hydrocarbons: A Mesocosm Experiment. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 75(2), 306-315.

Conference Presentations - 4

2016

Klerks, P. C., A.M.; Kascak, A. S., A.; Deb Adhikary, N. C., & A.; Louka, F. (2016). Effects of razor clams and ghost shrimp on the distribution and fate of hydrocarbons in nearshore environments. In 7th Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) World Congress/SETAC North America 37th Annual Meeting
Klerks, P. C., A.M.; Osman, S. H., M.E.; Fazal-Ur-Rehman, F. K., & A.; Louka, F. (2016). Sediment bioturbation affects the fate of pyrene in laboratory mesocosms. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2016

2015

Kascak, A. K., P.L.; Louka, F. S., K.; Cazan, A. G., A.P.; Franco, M. O., & S.Y (2015). The interaction between benthic bioturbators and microbes on the fate of hydrocarbons in sediment - Sediment characteristics and PAH levels. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2015
Klerks, P. C., A.M.; Kascak, A. O., S.Y.; Hoag, M. M., & P.; Louka, F. (2015). The interplay between biota and pollutants: ghost shrimp affect environmental conditions and aromatic hydrocarbon distribution in laboratory mesocosms. In SETAC North America 36th Annual Meeting