April 2002 Teacher Workshop
"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 and
Medea, 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