Katy Chung

Katy Chung

Environmental Scientist - National Oceanographic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

Education

M.S., 1999, College of Charleston

B.S., 1994, University of South Carolina

Research Interests

Environmental toxicology, climate change, contaminants, mesocosms

Publications

*Student publications

  • Stewart JA*, Chung KW, Key PB, Wirth EF, DeLorenzo ME. 2026. Replacement PFAS-free Aqueous Film-Forming Foams impact growth more than a PFAS-containing product in the hard clam, Mercenaria mercenaria. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry Volume 45 (2), Pages 398–407.
  • Thornton AL*, Chung KW, Key PB, Pisarski EC, Tanabe P, DeLorenzo ME. 2026. Multistressor interaction of perfluorooctanesulfonate (PFOS) and temperature in two estuarine fish species, red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus) and sheepshead minnow (Cyprinodon variegatus). Environmental Toxicology (2026): 1–12.
  • Pennington PL, Ferguson RE, Key PB, Wirth EF, Chung KW, Pisarski EC, Crescent SS, Tanabe P, Wenclawiak JT, Pinckney JL, DeLorenzo ME. 2025. Fate and Effects of PFOS and PFOA Individually and in Mixture in Simulated Saltmarsh Ecosystems. NOAA Technical Memorandum NOS NCCOS 368. Silver Spring, MD. 83pp.
  • Chung KW, Beers DA, Pisarski EC, Aquilina-Beck A, Pennington PL, DeLorenzo ME. 2022. Effects of Photoenhanced Thin Oil Sheens on Survival and Growth of Newly Hatched Fishes: Sheepshead Minnow (Cyprinodon variegatus), spotted seatrout (Cynoscion nebulosus), and Red Drum (Sciaenops ocellatus). Aquaculture and Fisheries Studies Volume 4(4): 1–11. DOI: 10.31038/AFS.2022444
  • Hanson BY, Chung KW, Pisarski EC, DeLorenzo ME. 2022. Effect of Bifenthrin and Reduced Salinity Exposure on Larval Sheepshead Minnows (Cyprinodon variegatus) and Grass Shrimp (Palaemon pugio). Aquaculture and Fisheries Studies Volume 4(5): 1–9. DOI: 10.31038/AFS.2022453