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Overview

Terry L. Wade is affiliated with Texas A&M University in the United States and has contributed extensively to the field of Environmental Science. Their research primarily focuses on topics related to toxic organic pollutants and the environmental impact of contaminants.

The main fields of study covered by Wade include:

  • Environmental Science

The subfields of Wade's work span:

  • Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
  • Pollution
  • Ecology
  • Sociology and Political Science
  • Oceanography

Key topics of research explored are:

  • Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact
  • Oil Spill Detection and Mitigation
  • Microbial bioremediation and biosurfactants
  • Mercury impact and mitigation studies
  • Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
  • Heavy metals in environment
  • Microplastics and Plastic Pollution

They have published multiple articles in frequent venues such as:

  • Marine Pollution Bulletin
  • PLoS ONE
  • Global Biodiversity Information Facility
  • mSystems
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

Frequent co-authors with whom they have collaborated include:

  • Anthony H. Knap
  • Antonietta Quigg
  • José L. Sericano
  • Paul A. Montagna
  • Gopal Bera

Recent significant publications include:

  • "Tight sorption of arsenic, cadmium, mercury, and lead by edible activated carbon and acid-processed montmorillonite clay" (2020), Environmental Science and Pollution Research
  • "Environmental impacts of Hurricane Florence flooding in eastern North Carolina: temporal analysis of contaminant distribution and potential human health risks" (2021), Journal of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology
  • "Exoenzymes as a Signature of Microbial Response to Marine Environmental Conditions" (2020), mSystems
  • "Advances in Chemical Analysis of Oil Spills Since the Deepwater Horizon Disaster" (2022), Critical Reviews in Analytical Chemistry
  • "Fire and Oil Led to Complex Mixtures of PAHs on Burnt and Unburnt Plastic during the M/V X-Press Pearl Disaster" (2023), ACS Environmental Au

Best Publications

  • Vent-type taxa in a hydrocarbon seep region on the Louisiana slope

    Mahlon C. Kennicutt;James M. Brooks;Robert R. Bidigare;Roger R. Fay

  • Enrichment of Heavy Metals and Organic Compounds in the Surface Microlayer of Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island

    Robert A. Duce;James G. Quinn;Charles E. Olney;Stephen R. Piotrowicz

  • Multielement determination by flame atomic absorption of road dust samples in Delta Region, Egypt

    Mohammed A. Khairy;Assem O. Barakat;Alaa R. Mostafa;Terry L. Wade

  • Historical contamination of PAHs, PCBs, DDTs, and heavy metals in Mississippi River Delta, Galveston Bay and Tampa Bay sediment cores

    P.H Santschi;B.J Presley;T.L Wade;B Garcia-Romero

  • Characterization of subsurface polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons at the Deepwater Horizon site

    Arne R. Diercks;Arne R. Diercks;Raymond C. Highsmith;Vernon L. Asper;Vernon L. Asper;Dongjoo Joung

  • Status of persistent organic pollutants in the sediment from several estuaries in China

    Dongxing Yuan;Dongning Yang;Terry L Wade;Yaorong Qian

  • Trace organic contamination in the Americas: An overview of the US National Status & Trends and the International ‘Mussel Watch’ programmes

    J.L. Sericano;T.L. Wade;T.J. Jackson;J.M. Brooks

  • Review of pollutants in urban road dust and stormwater runoff: part 1. Heavy metals released from vehicles

    Hyun-Min Hwang;Matthew J. Fiala;Dongjoo Park;Terry L. Wade

  • Concentrations and source characterization of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in pine needles from Korea, Mexico, and United States

    Hyun-Min Hwang;Terry L. Wade;Jose L. Sericano

  • Sediment contaminants in Casco Bay, Maine: inventories, sources, and potential for biological impact.

    M. C. Kennicutt;T. L. Wade;B. J. Presley;A. G. Requejo

  • Organochlorine pesticides and PCB residues in sediments of Alexandria Harbour, Egypt.

    Assem O Barakat;Moonkoo Kim;Yoarong Qian;Terry L Wade

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

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

  • Normalization of metal concentrations in estuarine sediments from the Gulf of Mexico

    J. Kevin Summers;Terry L. Wade;Virginia D. Engle;Ziad A. Malaeb

  • Atmospheric distribution of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and deposition to Galveston Bay, Texas, USA

    June-Soo Park;Terry L. Wade;Stephen Sweet

  • NOAA Gulf of Mexico Status and Trends Program: Trace Organic Contaminant Distribution in Sediments and Oysters

    T. L. Wade;E. L. Atlas;J. M. Brooks;M. C. Kennicutt

  • Characterization of the H4IIE Rat Hepatoma Cell Bioassay for Evaluation of Environmental Samples Containing Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs)

    K. L. Willett;P. R. Gardinali;J. L. Sericano;T. L. Wade

  • An overview of metal pollution in the Western Harbour of Alexandria, Egypt

    Alaa R. Mostafa;Assem O. Barakat;Yaorong Qian;Terry L. Wade

  • Distribution and characteristics of PAHs in sediments from the Mediterranean coastal environment of Egypt

    Assem O. Barakat;Alaa Mostafa;Terry L. Wade;Stephen T. Sweet

  • NOAA's status and trends mussel watch program: Chlorinated pesticides and PCBs in oysters (Crassostrea virginica) and sediments from the Gulf of Mexico, 1986–1987

    JoséL L. Sericano;Elliot L. Atlas;Terry L. Wade;James M. Brooks

  • Perfluorooctane sulfonate in oysters, Crassostrea virginica, from the Gulf of Mexico and the Chesapeake Bay, USA.

    K. Kannan;K. J. Hansen;T. L. Wade;J. P. Giesy

Frequent Co-Authors

James M. Brooks
James M. Brooks Texas A&M University
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
Anthony H. Knap
Anthony H. Knap Texas A&M University
Mahlon C. Kennicutt
Mahlon C. Kennicutt Texas A&M University
Bob J. Presley
Bob J. Presley Texas A&M University
Peter H. Santschi
Peter H. Santschi Texas A&M University
Thomas J. McDonald
Thomas J. McDonald Texas A&M University
James G. Quinn
James G. Quinn University of Rhode Island

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