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Pete Key

Research Environmental Scientist - National Oceanographic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

Education

Ph.D., 1995, University of South Carolina

Research Interests

Toxicology of insecticides, pharmaceutics, metals, PAHs, and PFAS compounds in crustaceans and fish.

Publications

  • Multistressor interaction of perfluorooctanesulfonate (PFOS) and temperature in two estuarine fish species, red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus) and sheepshead minnow (Cyprinodon variegatus). A. Thornton, K. Chung, P. B. Key, E. Pisarski, P. Tanabe, M. DeLorenzo. 2026. Environmental Toxicology.
  • An Assessment of Contaminants and Benthic Condition in the Matagorda Bay System. J. Caillier, P. Montagna, M. DeLorenzo, K. Chung , P. Key. 2026. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 33:9785–9803.
  • Effects of Vibrio vulnificus and Microcystis aeruginosa co-exposures on microplastic accumulation and depuration in the Eastern Oyster (Crassostrea virginica). Wenclawiak, J.T., Weinstein, J.E., Key, P.B., Plante, C.J. and Beckingham, B.A., 2024. Environmental Pollution, 359, p.124558.
  • Effects of Temperature and Salinity on Perfluorooctane Sulfonate (PFOS) Toxicity in Larval Estuarine Organisms. K.W. Chung, P.B. Key, P. Tanabe, M.E. DeLorenzo. 2024.Toxics. 12(4), 267.
  • Mixture Effects of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances on Embryonic and Larval Sheepshead Minnows (Cyprinodon variegatus). Tanabe, P.; Key, P.B.; Chung, K.W.; Pisarski, E.C.; Reiner, J.L.; Rodowa, A.E.; Magnuson, J.T.; DeLorenzo, M.E. 2024. Toxics 2024, 12, 91.