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- Purple marsh crabs are significantly disrupting carbon cycling in salt marshes along the East Coast of the U.S., according to a study led by Batten School & VIMS scientists.
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Mary Ann Vogelbein

Marine Scientist, Sr.

Email: [[mav]]
Phone: 804-684-7185
Office: Chesapeake Bay Hall 122
Section: Ecosystem Health

Education

B.S. in Biology, St. Mary's Dominican College, New Orleans, LA

Duties/specialties

Aquatic toxicology / manage Bryd Hall vivarium and wet lab facilities

Selected Publications

Van den Hurk, P., M.A. Vogelbein, D.McDonnell, & M.H. Roberts, Jr. 1995. Toxicity remediation of PAH contaminated sediment with Ambersorb resin. Presented (as poster) at the SETAC Meeting, Vancouver, Canada, November 1995.
Roberts, M.H., Jr. and M.A. Vogelbein. 1992. An in-stream impact study/toxicity reduction of chlorine using discharge pipe and receiving water simulation, Final Report to Hampton Roads Sanitation District Commission, 26pp.+ Figures.
Roberts, M.H., Jr. and M.A. Vogelbein. 1991. Evaluation of Back Bay sediment toxicity to the freshwater amphipod Hyalella azeteca in a 28-day test. Final report to U.S. Fish Wildlf. Serv. 16 pp.