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

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Carlos Vazquez

University of California Merced

School of Engineering

5200 N. Lake Road
Science & Engineering 2, Suite 315
Merced, CA 95343

cvazquez3@ucmerced.edu

Project List:

Aggregation and Degradation of Dispersants and Oil by Microbial Exopolymers 2 (ADDOMEx-2): Towards a synthesis of process and pathways of marine oil snow formation

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

Aggregation and Degradation of Dispersants and Oil by Microbial Exopolymers (ADDOMEx)

Year 5-7 Consortia Grants (RFP-IV)Role: Undergraduate Student, Graduate Student - PhD Level

Publications & Presentations:

Journal Articles - 5
2021
Chen, C., Shiu, R., Hsieh, Y., Xu, C., Vazquez, C. I., Cui, Y., Hsu, I. C., Quigg, A., Santschi, P. H., & Chin, W. (2021). Stickiness of extracellular polymeric substances on different surfaces via magnetic tweezers. *Science of The Total Environment, 757*, 143766.
2020
Shiu, R., Chiu, M., Vazquez, C. I., Tsai, Y., Le, A., Kagiri, A., Xu, C., Kamalanathan, M., Bacosa, H. P., Doyle, S. M., Sylvan, J. B., Santschi, P. H., Quigg, A., & Chin, W. (2020). Protein to carbohydrate (P/C) ratio changes in microbial extracellular polymeric substances induced by oil and Corexit. *Marine Chemistry, 223*, 103789.
Shiu, R., Vazquez, C. I., Chiang, C., Chiu, M., Chen, C., Ni, C., Gong, G., Quigg, A., Santschi, P. H., & Chin, W. (2020). Nano- and microplastics trigger secretion of protein-rich extracellular polymeric substances from phytoplankton. *Science of The Total Environment, 748*, 141469.
Shiu, R., Vazquez, C. I., Tsai, Y., Torres, G. V., Chen, C., Santschi, P. H., Quigg, A., & Chin, W. (2020). Nano-plastics induce aquatic particulate organic matter (microgels) formation. *Science of The Total Environment, 706*, 135681.
2019
Chiu, M., Vazquez, C. I., Shiu, R., Le, C., Sanchez, N. R., Kagiri, A., Garcia, C. A., Nguyen, C. H., Tsai, S., Zhang, S., Xu, C., Santschi, P. H., Quigg, A., & Chin, W. (2019). Impact of exposure of crude oil and dispersant (Corexit) on aggregation of extracellular polymeric substances. *Science of The Total Environment, 657*, 1535-1542.
Conference Presentations - 2
2019
Chin, W. V., C.; Tsai, S. X., C.; Kamalanathan, M. B., H.; Doyle, S. S., J.; Santschi, P. Q., & A (2019). Impacts of Crude Oil and Corexit on Extracellular Polymeric Substances: Their Production and Chemical Composition. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019
2018
Chiu, M., -H.; Goshia, T. T., S.-M.; Le, A. K., A.; Ramos, J. V., C.I.; Zhang, S. X., C.; Santschi, P. Q., & A.; Chin, W. (2018). Corexit and Oil Can Alter Aggregation of Extracellular Polymeric Substances . In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018