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Overview

Anthony H. Knap is affiliated with Texas A&M University in the United States. Their research spans multiple areas within Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science, focusing primarily on the study of oceanographic and atmospheric processes as well as pollution and toxicology.

The main fields of study covered by their work include:

  • Earth and Planetary Sciences
  • Environmental Science

The scientist's subfields of study involve:

  • Oceanography
  • Pollution
  • Atmospheric Science
  • Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
  • Ecology

Their research topics highlight key areas such as:

  • Oil Spill Detection and Mitigation
  • Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes
  • Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research
  • Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact
  • Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing
  • Marine and coastal ecosystems
  • Coastal and Marine Dynamics

Anthony H. Knap has contributed to a number of recent papers, including:

  • "Queen honey bee (Apis mellifera) pheromone and reproductive behavior are affected by pesticide exposure during development," 2020, published in Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology
  • "How tropical cyclone flooding caused erosion and dispersal of mercury-contaminated sediment in an urban estuary: The impact of Hurricane Harvey on Buffalo Bayou and the San Jacinto Estuary, Galveston Bay, USA," 2020, published in The Science of The Total Environment
  • "Tight sorption of arsenic, cadmium, mercury, and lead by edible activated carbon and acid-processed montmorillonite clay," 2020, published in Environmental Science and Pollution Research
  • "TRopical Oil Pollution Investigations in Coastal Systems [TROPICS]: A synopsis of impacts and recovery," 2022, published in Marine Pollution Bulletin
  • "Fire and Oil Led to Complex Mixtures of PAHs on Burnt and Unburnt Plastic during the M/V X-Press Pearl Disaster," 2023, published in ACS Environmental Au

Frequently collaborating with other researchers, Knap has coauthored papers with:

  • Steven F. DiMarco (16 coauthored works)
  • Terry L. Wade (13 coauthored works)
  • Gopal Bera (8 coauthored works)
  • José L. Sericano (6 coauthored works)
  • Kerri A. Whilden (6 coauthored works)

The scientist's research has appeared multiple times in key venues, including:

  • Global Oceans 2020: Singapore - U.S. Gulf Coast (6 publications)
  • Marine Pollution Bulletin (4 publications)
  • Offshore Technology Conference (3 publications)
  • Environmental Science and Pollution Research (2 publications)
  • PLoS ONE (2 publications)

Best Publications

  • Environmental Genome Shotgun Sequencing of the Sargasso Sea

    J. Craig Venter;Karin Remington;John F. Heidelberg;Aaron L. Halpern

  • The atmospheric input of trace species to the world ocean

    R. A. Duce;P. S. Liss;J. T. Merrill;E. L. Atlas

  • Influence of mesoscale eddies on new production in the Sargasso Sea

    Dennis J. McGillicuddy;A. R. Robinson;D. A. Siegel;H. W. Jannasch

  • Protocols for the Joint Global Ocean Flux Study (JGOFS) Core Measurements

    A. H. Knap;A. Michaels;A. R. Close;H. Ducklow

  • Overview of the US JGOFS Bermuda Atlantic Time-series Study (BATS): a decade-scale look at ocean biology and biogeochemistry

    Deborah K Steinberg;Craig A Carlson;Nicholas R Bates;Rodney J Johnson

  • Overview of the U.S. JGOFS Bermuda Atlantic Time-series Study and the Hydrostation S program

    Anthony F. Michaels;Anthony H. Knap

  • Ecological effects of a major oil spill on panamanian coastal marine communities.

    J B Jackson;J D Cubit;B D Keller;V Batista

  • Oceans and human health: Emerging public health risks in the marine environment.

    L.E. Fleming;K. Broad;K. Broad;A. Clement;E. Dewailly;E. Dewailly

  • Inputs, losses and transformations of nitrogen and phosphorus in the pelagic North Atlantic Ocean

    A. F. Michaels;D. Olson;Jorge Louis Sarmiento;J. W. Ammerman

  • Seasonal patterns of ocean biogeochemistry at the U.S. JGOFS Bermuda Atlantic time-series study site

    Anthony F. Michaels;Anthony H. Knap;Rachael L. Dow;Kjell Gundersen

  • Seasonal and interannual variability of oceanic carbon dioxide species at the U.S. JGOFS Bermuda Atlantic Time-series Study (BATS) site

    Nicholas R. Bates;Anthony F. Michaels;Anthony H. Knap

  • Seasonal variability in primary production and particle flux in the northwestern Sargasso Sea: U.S. JGOFS Bermuda Atlantic time-series study

    Steven E Lohrenz;George A Knauer;Vernon L Asper;Merritt Tuel

  • Carbon-cycle imbalances in the Sargasso Sea

    Anthony F. Michaels;Nicholas R. Bates;Ken O. Buesseler;Craig A. Carlson

  • A seasonal study of the significance of N2 fixation by Trichodesmium spp. at the Bermuda Atlantic Time-series Study (BATS) site

    Karen M Orcutt;Fredric Lipschultz;Kjell Gundersen;Richard Arimoto

  • Edward D. Goldberg's proposal of “the Mussel Watch”: Reflections after 40 years

    John W. Farrington;Bruce W. Tripp;Shinsuke Tanabe;Annamalai Subramanian

  • Mesoscale Variations of Biogeochemical Properties in the Sargasso Sea

    D. J. McGillicuddy;R. Johnson;D. A. Siegel;A. F. Michaels

  • Elemental C, N, and P cell content of individual bacteria collected at the Bermuda Atlantic Time‐series Study (BATS) site

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  • Two decades and counting: 24-years of sustained open ocean biogeochemical measurements in the Sargasso Sea

    M.W. Lomas;N.R. Bates;R.J. Johnson;A.H. Knap

  • Impact of climate on eel populations of the Northern Hemisphere

    Sylvain Bonhommeau;Emmanuel Chassot;Benjamin Planque;Etienne Rivot

  • Variability of pCO2 on diel to seasonal timescales in the Sargasso Sea near Bermuda

    Nicholas R. Bates;Taro Takahashi;David W. Chipman;Anthony H. Knap

  • THE WET DEPOSITION OF TRACE METALS TO THE WESTERN ATLANTIC OCEAN AT THE MID-ATLANTIC COAST AND ON BERMUDA

    T.M. Churc;J.M. Tramontano;J.R. Scudlark;T.D. Jickells

Frequent Co-Authors

Nicholas R. Bates
Nicholas R. Bates Arizona State University
Anthony F. Michaels
Anthony F. Michaels University of Southern California
Terry L. Wade
Terry L. Wade Texas A&M University
Tim Jickells
Tim Jickells University of East Anglia
James N. Galloway
James N. Galloway University of Virginia
Thomas M. Church
Thomas M. Church University of Delaware
Jose L. Sericano
Jose L. Sericano Texas A&M University
Stephen T. Sweet
Stephen T. Sweet Texas A&M University
Antonietta Quigg
Antonietta Quigg Texas A&M University at Galveston
Steven F. DiMarco
Steven F. DiMarco Texas A&M University

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