By Jonna Boyda, Summer Research Intern, Di Giulio lab April 20th, 2010 will live in infamy as the beginning of the largest marine oil spill in history. The Deepwater Horizon oil spill killed thousands of marine organisms, including dolphins, turtles, and seabirds, and contaminated nearshore, estuarine, and offshore habitats. The […]
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Dr. David Hinton and Research Technician Melissa Chernick attended the Society of Toxicologic Pathology’s 38th Annual Symposium in Raleigh, NC. Dr. Hinton presented Duke Superfund work in a talk titled, “Integrating Pathology in the Assessment of Adaptation to PAHs in Atlantic Killifish (Fundulus heteroclius).” Dr. Hinton presented a poster titled […]
From May 19-22, nine Duke Superfund Center researchers representing research projects 1-4 participated in the 20th symposium on Pollutant Responses in Marine Organisms (PRIMO20), in Charleston, SC. This was the first time Charleston hosted PRIMO, and the close proximity meant our researchers were active in all aspects of the conference. […]
By Josh Wilkinson What are nanomaterials? Nanomaterials are small – very small. They are so small, in fact, that it is difficult to truly appreciate their size. The smallest nanomaterials are called nanoparticles. What is the average size of a nanoparticle as compared to, for example, a soccer ball? […]
By Hunter Bradshaw My name is Hunter Bradshaw and I am a rising senior at Wofford College in Spartanburg, South Carolina. Originally from Pensacola, Florida, I now live in Jacksonville, where I have been for the past six years. I have been fortunate enough to live by the beach my […]
By Sasha Burwell My name is Sasha Burwell, and I am an undergraduate student at McGill University in Canada. After living in the South for over half of my life, the adjustment to the wintry north was occasionally challenging, but I quickly acclimated to the boisterous, urban Montreal environment, and […]
By Savannah Volkoff and Gretchen Kroeger In a post last week, we shared PART 1 of a series telling the story of Virginia’s Elizabeth River. This week we’ll be sharing the rest of the story. We decided to break the story up into 3 pieces for a few reasons: […]
By Savannah Volkoff & Gretchen Kroeger We are surrounded by water – lakes, streams, rivers, oceans. But how well do you know your local body of water? Do you know its history? Or, how society has used that water body for centuries or longer? Do you know if it’s clean […]