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Nicholas R Turner

Nova Southeastern University

Department of Marine and Environmental Sciences

Halmos College of Natural Sciences and Oceanography
3301 College Ave
Fort Lauderdale, FL  33314  

nt325@nova.edu

Project List:

Coral-Tox: A Species-Sensitivity Assessment of Petroleum Hydrocarbon Toxicity to Scleractinian Corals

Year 8-10 Research Grants (RFP-VI)Role: Research Staff, Graduate Student - PhD Level, GoMRI Scholar

Deep-sea Risk Assessment and species sensitivity to WAF, CEWAF and Dispersant

Year 6-8 Investigator Grants (RFP-V)Role: Outreach Team, Program Manager / Technical Coordinator, Graduate Student - PhD Level, Outreach Point of Contact, GoMRI Scholar

Publications & Presentations:

Journal Articles - 2

2018

Bera, G., Parkerton, T., Redman, A., Turner, N. R., Renegar, D. A., Sericano, J. L., & Knap, A. H. (2018). Passive dosing yields dissolved aqueous exposures of crude oil comparable to the CROSERF (Chemical Response to Oil Spill: Ecological Effects Research Forum) water accommodated fraction method. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 37(11), 2810-2819.

2017

Knap, A., Turner, N. R., Bera, G., Renegar, D. A., Frank, T., Sericano, J., & Riegl, B. M. (2017). Short-term toxicity of 1-methylnaphthalene to <i>Americamysis bahia</i> and 5 deep-sea crustaceans. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 36(12), 3415-3423.

Conference Presentations - 14

2020

Turner, N. R., D.A.; Bera, G. B., D.M.; Riegl, B. S., & P (2020). Evaluating the relative sensitivity of Atlantic scleractinian corals to oil and dispersed oil to better inform spill response decision making. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2020

2019

Bera, G. K., A.; Turner, N. R., D.A.; Whitemiller, E. S., & J.L.; Sweet, S. (2019). Acute toxicity of oil and dispersant on deep-sea crustaceans. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019
Renegar, A. T., N.R.; Bera, G. K., & A.; Schuler, P. (2019). Species Sensitivity Assessment of Petroleum Hydrocarbons to Six Species of Atlantic Scleractinian Corals. In 42nd AMOP Technical Seminar on Environmental Contamination and Response
Renegar, D. T., N.R.; Bickham, D. W., & E (2019). Acute and subacute toxicity of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons 1-methylnaphthalene & phenanthrene to five Atlantic scleractinian coral species. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019
Whitemiller, E. R., D.A.; Turner, N. B., G.; Sericano, J. S., & S.; Knap, A. (2019). Acute toxicity of 1-methylnaphthalene and Macondo surrogate crude oil to the peppermint shrimp, Lysmata boggessi. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019

2018

Bera, G. P., T.; Redman, A. T., N.; Renegar, D. S., & J.L.; Knap, A. (2018). Comparing aquatic toxicity of oil: PETROTOX model vs measured. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018
Bera, G. P., T.; Redman, A. T., N.; Renegar, D. S., & J.L.; Knap, A. (2018). Single hydrocarbon toxicity to deep-sea shrimps and use of PETROTOX model in predicting aquatic toxicity of oil. In Oil Spill India 2018 - 5th International Conference & Exhibition on Oil Spill Prevention
Renegar, D. S., & P.; Turner, N. (2018). A Collaborative Approach to Designing Purposeful Oil Spill Research: Bridging the Gap between Science and Response. In 41st AMOP Technical Seminar on Environmental Contamination and Response
Renegar, D. T., N.; Bera, G. F., T.; Riegl, B. K., A.; Gold, G. S., & J.L.; Sweet, S. (2018). Lysmata wurdmanni as a proxy for deep-water column micronekton in hydrocarbon toxicity studies. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018
Turner, N. R., D.A.; Bera, G. F., T.; Riegl, B. K., A.; Gold, G. S., & J.L.; Sweet, S. (2018). Toxicity of oil to Americamysis bahia and deep-water column micronekton with comparisons to model predictions. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018

2017

Bera, G. P., T.; Turner, N. R., A.; Sericano, J. K., & A (2017). Comparing aquatic toxicity of oil: PETROTOX model vs measured. In 2nd Annual Texas A&M Postdoctoral Research Symposium
Bera, G. R., A.; Turner, N. F., T.; Sweet, S. G., G.; Sericano, J. R., & B.; Knap, A. (2017). Temperature and salinity effects on partitioning co-efficient (KPDMS-water) of selected hydrophobic organic carbons (HOCs): their use for passive dosing. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2017
Bera, G. T., N.; Renegar, A. S., & J.; Knap, A. (2017). Comparing aquatic toxicity of oil: PETROTOX model vs measured. In SETAC North America 38th Annual Meeting

2016

Knap, A. R., A.; Frank, T. R., B.; Turner, N. G., & G (2016). D-Tox: Deep sea Risk Assessment and Species Sensitivity to WAF, CWAF and Dispersant. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2016