Teacher Workshop April 2002
"Determining the Resistance of Marine Animals to Environmental Chemicals"
Dr. Mark Hahn, WHOI, Biology Department
Dr. Hahn’s major research interests include receptor-mediated mechanisms of toxicity, and means of adaptation and acquired resistance to exposure to persistent organic pollutants. This presentation centered on looking at toxins in the marine environment, particularly dioxins, PCBs, POPs: the mechanisms of toxicity, what makes animals resistant, genetic markers for resistance.
Resources for "Understanding the Sensitivity and Resistance of Marine Animals to Environmental Chemicals"
Mark Hahn's web site
http://www.whoi.edu/science/B/people/mhahn/hahnm.html
NPR report on dioxin-resistant killifish from New Bedford Harbor
http://www.wgbh.org/cainan/article?item_id=530429
Dioxins-R-Us (general information and web sites on dioxin research)
http://dioxins-r-us.ucdavis.edu/TCDD
Dioxin information
http://www.ejnet.org/dioxin/
Endocrine Disruptor Screening and Testing Advisory Committee (EDSTAC) Final Report
http://www.epa.gov/scipoly/oscpendo/history/finalrpt.htm
Fooling with Nature (PBS Frontline)
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/nature/
Tulane University Center for Bioenvironmental Research
http://www.cbr.tulane.edu/
Chlorine Chemistry Council
http://www.c3.org/teacher_education_materials/index.html
EPA Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program web site
http://www.epa.gov/oscpmont/oscpendo/index.html
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, endocrine disruptors
http://www.niehs.nih.gov/external/faq/alpha.htm
Marine Environmental Research Institute (MERI)
http://www.meriresearch.org/
Silent Spring Institute
http://www.silentspring.org/
EPA Superfund Cleanup (for students)
http://www.epa.gov/superfund/students/clas_act/haz-ed/hazindex.htm
Endocrine Disruption in Wildlife Populations, by Woods Hole Sea Grant
http://www.whoi.edu/seagrant/education/focalpoints/endocrine.html
Research Update: Contaminants in the Marine Environmnet and their Effects on Marine Mammals, by Woods Hole Sea Grant
http://www.whoi.edu/seagrant/education/focalpoints/mammals.html
The Link Between Environmental Contaminants and Animal Susceptibility
Crago, T.I.
In: Two if by Sea, Vol. 4, No. 1, 2 pp.
Available online: http://web.mit.edu/seagrant/2ifbysea/issues/spring00/contaminants.html
Nor'easter Researcher Profile: Using Biomarkers to Detect Contamination of the Marine Environment
Hahn, M.E.
In: Nor'easter, Vol. 6, No. 1, pp. 8-11 Spring/Summer 1994
Evolution of Pathways for Chemical Sensing, Response, & Adaptation
Hahn, M.E.
In: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution 1998 Annual Report, 2 pp.
Dioxin Toxicology and the Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor: Insights from Fish and Other Non-traditional Models
Hahn, M.E.
In: Mar. Biotechnol., Vol. 3, pp. S224-S238 2001
Formation of a Biological Company, from Access Excellence @ the National Health Museum
http://www.accessexcellence.org/AE/ATG/data/released/0329-MiriamTurner/index.html
Survival in the Sea, from Secrets of the Ocean Realm
http://www.pbs.org/oceanrealm/intheschool/school2.html
Serial Dilutuion & PPM (activity), from the Advanced Technology Environmental Education Center
http://www.ateec.org/curric/activities/ac3.html
We All Live Downstream (activity), from Access Excellence @ the National Health Museum
http://www.accessexcellence.org/AE/ATG/data/released/0497-AlondaDroege/index.html
Acquired Resistance to Ah Receptor Agonists in a Population of Atlantic Killifish (Fundulus heteroclitus) Inhabiting a Marine Superfund Site: In Vivo and In Vitro Studies on the Inducibility of Xenobiotic Metabolizing Enzymes
Bello, S.M., D.G. Franks, J.J. Stegeman, and M.E. Hahn
In: Toxicological Sciences, Vol. 66, pp. 77-79 2001
cDNA Cloning and Characterization of a High Affinity Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor in a Cetacean, the Beluga, Delphinapterus leucas
Jensen, B.A. and M.E. Hahn
In: Toxicological Sciences, Vol. 64, pp. 45-56 2001
cDNA Cloning and Characterization of an Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor from the Harbor Seal (Phoca vitulina): A Biomarker of Dioxin Susceptibility?
Kim, E.-Y. and M.E. Hahn
In: Aquat. Toxicol., Vol. 58, pp. 57-73 2002
"Marine Magnetotactic Bacteria"
Dr. Katrina Edwards, WHOI, Marine Chemistry and Geochemistry Department
Dr. Edwards’ research interests include the role of microorganisms in mediating the rates and mechanisms of rock, mineral, and organic matter transformations, and in particular the effects of bacterial films on rocks. This talk was about the discovery of bacteria responsive to the earth’s magnetic field, their abundance and behavior, their ecological niches and importance. Included was a demonstration of how to isolate magnetotactic bacteria from a local marsh and stimulate them to move directionally in response to an external magnetic field.
Resources for "The Interaction of Bacteria and Seafloor Minerals"
American Society for Microbiology (web pages on different microbes)
http://www.microbeworld.org/home.htm
Michigan State University web site, "Microbes in the News"
http://commtechlab.msu.edu/sites/dlc-me/news/news.html
Michigan State University Microbe Zoo
http://commtechlab.msu.edu/sites/dlc-me/zoo/
Microbe Zoo — curious microbe piece on magnetotactic bacteria
http://commtechlab.msu.edu/sites/dlc-me/curious/caOc96SC.html
Utah Elementary Science Teacher Resource Book, 6th grade level and background and experiments with microorganisms, and intended outcomes
http://www.usoe.k12.ut.us/curr/science/core/6th/TRB6/default.htm
Woodrow Wilson Teachers Activity on Magnetotactic Bacteria and Natural Selection
http://www.woodrow.org/teachers/bi/1995/bacteria.html
Dr. John F. Stolz, Hunt for Magnetotactic Bacteria
http://www.home.duq.edu/~stolz/magbachunt.html
Marine Biological Laboratory (information on microbes with magnetotactic bacteria to come)
http://microscope.mbl.edu/baypaul/microscope/general/page_01.htm
Magnetic Microbes, from the Digital Learning Center for Microbial Ecology
http://commtechlab.msu.edu/sites/dlc-me/curious/caOc96SC.html
Spirilla and Magnetospirillum
Information excerpted from:
Microbiology: Dynamics and Diversity
Jerome J. Perry and James T. Staley
Saunders College Publishing, 1997
Magnetite in Freshwater Magnetotactic Bacteria
Frankel, R.B., R.P. Blakemore, and R.S. Wolfe
In: Science, Vol. 203, 30 March 1979
Magnetotactic Bacteria
Blakemore, R.
In: Science, New Series, Volume 190, Issue 4212 (Oct. 24, 1975), pp. 377-379
Magnetotactic Bacteria
Blakemore, R.P.
In: Ann. Rev Microbiol., Vol. 36, pp. 217-238 1982
Investigating the Uses of Backyard Bacteria, from Access Excellence @ the national Health Museum
http://accessexcellence.org/AE/AEC/AEF/1996/brako_bacteria.html
Earth's Magnetic Field (Magnetosphere), from NASA
http://liftoff.msfc.nasa.gov/academy/space/mag_field.html
Studying Living Organisms: Using Magnetotactic Bacteria to Study Natural Selection, from Access Excellence @ the National Health Museum
http://www.accessexcellence.org/AE/AEPC/WWC/1995/bacteria.html
American Society for Microbiology (web pages on different microbes)
Mr. Martin Bowen, WHOI, Applied Ocean Physics and Engineering Department
As a Sr. Research Associate in the Deep Submergence Laboratory, Mr. Bowen has been a long-time pilot of the remotely-operated vehicle Jason, and was present when the Titanic was discovered and explored. This presentation was about the history of the development of technology for deep sea exploration, including the ROVs Jason andMedea, the versatility of this type of equipment for undersea work, and the engineering problems and solutions on the way to the current and next-generation ROVs and AUVs (remotely-operated vehicles and autonomous underwater vehicles).
Resources for "Technology for Marine Exploration "
WHOI web pages for the Deep Submergence Lab
http://www.whoi.edu/marine/ndsf/vehicles/index.html
Office of Naval Research
http://www.onr.navy.mil/sci_tech/ocean/
Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute's web pages on their ROVs
http://www.mbari.org/dmo/ventana/ventana.html
http://www.mbari.org/dmo/vessels/tiburon.html
COAST Project (technology links)
http://coast-nopp.org/ go to "resource guide," then "elementary and middle" or "high school," then "technology
The Jason Project
http://www.jasonproject.org
Ocean Explorer
Vol. 3, No. 3 March 1994
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Getting Better and Better
Kovacs, D.
In: Dive to the Deep Ocean: Voages of Exploration and Discovery
Available online: http://shop.whoi.edu/whoi/product.asp?dept_id=2015&pf_id=PAKCEGMNAMOMJINM
Dive In: The Physics of Underwater Diving, by NOAA's Aquarius, the World's Only Underwater Laboratory
http://www.uncw.edu/aquarius/education/lessons.html
Feedback Loops, a COAST - Deep Sea Technology Activity
http://www.coast-nopp.org/resource_guide/elem_mid_school/deep_sea_tech_acts/loops.html
Measuring Water Depth activity
Part of the NSTA Great Lakes Jason Curriculum
"A New Look at an Old Oil Spill"
Dr. Christopher Reddy, WHOI, Marine Chemistry and Geochemistry Department
Dr. Reddy’s research is concerned with understanding the source, transport, and fate of organic contaminants in the marine environment, using novel analytical techniques. This talk profiled original, current, and ongoing research into a devastating oil spill in a nearby marsh environment, relaying over 25 years of tracking of the hydrocarbon pollution in the marsh, the depth of penetration and the amount of retention and change of the hydrocarbons. Dr.Reddy emphasized that the oil hasn’t gone away in 25 years, that it still can be found in the marsh, and that the effects on the marine community are ongoing.
Resources for "A New Look at an Old Oil Spill"
Chris Reddy's Web Site
http://www.whoi.edu/hpb/Site.do?id=621
NOAA Contaminant Spill Response
http://response.restoration.noaa.gov/
NOAA Report on Toxic Chemicals in Coastal Environments
http://response.restoration.noaa.gov/cpr/cpr.html
EPA Guide to Superfund Sites and Toxics
http://www.epa.gov/superfund/regions/index.htm
NOAA Oil Spill Response (for kids)
http://www.response.restoration.noaa.gov/kids/kids.html
Environmental Protection Agency (oil spill learning center)
http://www.epa.gov/oilspill/eduhome.htm
American Petroleum Institute (in the classroom)
http://api-ec.api.org/class/index.cfm?bitmask=001006000000000000
Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee Council restoration site
http://www.evostc.state.ak.us/
The Audubon Society's Web Site, with links to information about oil spills in the Arctic
http://www.audubon.org/
WHOI's Coastal Ocean Institute oil spill information page
http://www.whoi.edu/institutes/coi/currenttopics/ct_oilspills.htm
NOAA's FAQs about the history of oil spills, with links to quite a bit of oil spill information
http://response.restoration.noaa.gov/faqs/history.html
"Pollution Solution," part of Smithsonian Education's Ocean Planet resources
http://www.smithsonianeducation.org/educators/lesson_plans/ocean/pollution/essay.html
Contaminated Sediments in the Marine Environment
McDowell, J.E.
In: Nor'easter, Vol. 11, pp. 8-11 1999
Available online: http://seagrant.gso.uri.edu/noreaster/noreaster99/WHOI.html
Bioremediation: Bacteria Get Tough on Pollutants
Cohen, A.
In: Nor'easter, Vol. 6, No. 1, pp. 28-31 Spring/Summer 1994
How Marine Animals Respond to Toxic Chemicals in Coastal Ecosystems
McDowell, J.E.
In: Oceanus, Vol. 36, No. 2, pp. 56-61 Summer 1993
A Local Oil Spill Revisited
Teal, J.M.
In: Oceanus, Vol. 36, No. 2, pp. 65-73 Summer 1993
Analyses of Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Intertidal Sediments Resulting from Two Spills of No. 2 Fuel Oil in Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts
Teal, J.M., K. Burns, and J. Farrington
In: J. Fish. Res. Board Can., Vol. 35, pp. 510-520 1978
An Environmentally-Friendly Oil Spill Experiment, by Environment Canada
http://www.ec.gc.ca/ee-ue/pub/chocolate/toc_e.asp
Sediment Penetration Exercise, by NOAA's Office of Response and Restoration
http://response.restoration.noaa.gov/kids/expermts/sediment.html
Oil Spill in a Test Tube, by Access Excellence @ The National Health Museum
http://www.accessexcellence.org/AE/AEC/AEF/1994/brown_oil.html
What's Under There?, an activity prepared by Teachers Experiencing Antarctica
http://tea.rice.edu/activity/tea_activity_shutey_intro.html