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2546

Overview

Paul D. Boehm is affiliated with Exponent in the United States and has contributed to the field of Environmental Science throughout their research career. Their work spans several subfields, including Pollution, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Molecular Biology, Genetics, and Global and Planetary Change.

The primary focus of their research includes topics related to oil spill detection and mitigation, toxic organic pollutants impact, microbial bioremediation and biosurfactants, CRISPR and genetic engineering, bacterial genetics and biotechnology, RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms, and atmospheric and environmental gas dynamics.

Paul D. Boehm has coauthored publications with several frequent collaborators, such as Linda L. Cook, Brian D. Drollette, Melanie Edwards, Laurie Benton, and Tarun Iype.

The scientist has published in various venues, with a concentration in:

  • Marine Pollution Bulletin
  • International Oil Spill Conference Proceedings
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Notable recent papers by Paul D. Boehm include:

  • "A data-driven framework for defining stages of oil weathering" (2020), published in Marine Pollution Bulletin
  • "Hijacking a bacterial membrane transporter for efficient genetic code expansion" (2025), published in bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • "Development of a computational method to quantify the partitioning of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in seawater into dissolved and droplet forms" (2020), published in Marine Pollution Bulletin
  • "Organic chemicals and marine environmental quality research: A tribute to James G. Quinn" (2020), published in Marine Pollution Bulletin
  • "The Oil Spill Science Triad: Viewpoint on the Coexistence and Optimization of Models, Laboratory Tests, and Empirical Field Observations and Data for Natural Resource Damage Assessments" (2021), published in International Oil Spill Conference Proceedings

Best Publications

  • Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs)

    Paul D. Boehm

  • Pyrogenic polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in sediments record past human activity : A case study in Prince William Sound, Alaska

    D.S. Page;P.D. Boehm;G.S. Douglas;A.E. Bence

  • Solubilization of hydrocarbons by the dissolved organic matter in sea water

    Paul D Boehm;James G Quinn

  • The composition and distribution of saturated and aromatic hydrocarbons in nearshore sediments, river sediments, and coastal peat of the Alaskan Beaufort Sea: Implications for detecting anthropogenic hydrocarbon inputs

    Margarete S. Steinhauer;Paul D. Boehm

  • Aspects of the polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon geochemistry of recent sediments in the Georges Bank region

    Paul D. Boehm;John W. Farrington

  • Application of petroleum hydrocarbon chemical fingerprinting and allocation techniques after the Exxon Valdez oil spill

    Paul D. Boehm;Gregory S. Douglas;William A. Burns;Paul J. Mankiewicz

  • The “Tsesis” oil spill: Acute and long-term impact on the benthos

    R. Elmgren;S. Hansson;U. Larsson;B. Sundelin

  • The Fate of Amoco Cadiz Oil

    Erich R. Gundlach;Paul D. Boehm;Michel Marchand;Ronald M. Atlas

  • Identification of Hydrocarbon Sources in the Benthic Sediments of Prince William Sound and the Gulf of Alaska Following the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill

    DS Page;PD Boehm;GS Douglas;AE Bence

  • Chemical and biological weathering of oil, from the Amoco Cadiz spillage, within the littoral zone

    Ronald M. Atlas;Paul D. Boehm;John A. Calder

  • The natural petroleum hydrocarbon background in subtidal sediments of prince william sound, Alaska, USA

    David S. Page;Paul D. Boehm;Gregory S. Douglas;A. Edward Bence

  • The Tsesis oil spill impact on the pelagic ecosystem

    Sif Johansson;Ulf Larsson;Paul Boehm

  • Resolving the origin of the petrogenic hydrocarbon background in Prince William Sound, Alaska

    Paul D. Boehm;David S. Page;William A. Burns;A. Edward Bence

  • The persistence of chronically accumulated hydrocarbons in the hard shell clam Mercenaria mercenaria

    P. D. Boehm;J. G. Quinn

  • Assessment of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon exposure in the waters of Prince William Sound after the Exxon Valdez oil spill: 1989-2005.

    Paul D. Boehm;Jerry M. Neff;David S. Page

  • Hydrocarbon source identification and weathering characterization of intertidal and subtidal sediments along the Saudi Arabian coast after the Gulf War oil spill

    Theodor C. Sauer;John S. Brown;Paul D. Boehm;Don V. Aurand

  • Physical-chemical weathering of petroleum hydrocarbons from the IXTOC I blowout: chemical measurements and a weathering model

    Paul D. Boehm;David L. Fiest;Donald. Mackay;Sally. Paterson

  • A chemical investigation of the transport and fate of petroleum hydrocarbons in littoral and benthic environments: The TSESIS oil spill

    Paul D. Boehm;Judith E. Barak;David L. Fiest;Adria A. Elskus

  • Hydrocarbon composition and toxicity of sediments following the Exxon Valdez oil spill in Prince William Sound, Alaska, USA.

    David S. Page;Paul D. Boehm;William A. Stubblefield;Keith R. Parker

  • Study of the Fates and Effects of the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill on Benthic Sediments in Two Bays in Prince William Sound, Alaska. 1. Study Design, Chemistry, and Source Fingerprinting

    P. D. Boehm;D. S. Page;E. S. Gilfillan;A. E. Bence

  • The effect of dissolved organic matter in sea water on the uptake of mixed individual hydrocarbons and number 2 fuel oil by a marine filter-feeding bivalve ( Mercenaria mercenaria)

    Paul D. Boehm;James G. Quinn

Frequent Co-Authors

David S. Page
David S. Page Bowdoin College
James G. Quinn
James G. Quinn University of Rhode Island
Ronald M. Atlas
Ronald M. Atlas University of Louisville
Donald Mackay
Donald Mackay Trent University
David M. Ward
David M. Ward Montana State University
John H. Trefry
John H. Trefry Florida Institute of Technology
John W. Farrington
John W. Farrington Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Sture Hansson
Sture Hansson Stockholm University
Ragnar Elmgren
Ragnar Elmgren Stockholm University

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