paul pennington

Paul Pennington

Environmental Scientist - NOAA NCCOS

Education

Ph.D., 2002, University of South Carolina
M.S., 1996, College of Charleston
B.S., 1991, College of Charleston

Research Interests

  • Aquatic toxicology
  • Mesocosms
  • Contaminants
  • Marsh restoration
  • Statistics

Publications

  • Ferguson, R, E. Pisarski, and P.L. Pennington. (In Press). Examining Variation in Response to No. 2 Fuel Oil Exposure Between Tall- and Short-Form Saltmarsh Cordgrass (Spartina alterniflora): Implications for Marsh Restoration After an Oil Spill. PAPER279s1, 2024 International Oil Spill Conference, Proceedings.
  • Pennington, P.L. E.F.Wirth, K.W. Chung, E. Pisarski, J.W. Daugomah, S. Zengel, C. Childs, and M.E. DeLorenzo. (In Press). Comparison of replanting tactics after a simulated marine diesel fuel spill in estuarine mesocosms. PAPER276s2, 2024 International Oil Spill Conference, Proceedings.
  • Pennington, P.L., J.W. Daugomah, P.B. Key, and M.E. DeLorenzo. 2024. Grass Shrimp Biomonitoring at Two Sites in Coastal South Carolina 2001-2016. Long-term trends and associations with water quality variables. NOAA National Ocean Service, National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science. NOAA Technical Memorandum NOS NCCOS 327.
  • Zavell, M.D., Chung, K.W., Key, P.B., Pennington, P.L. and DeLorenzo, M.E., 2023. Interactive effects of Louisiana Sweet Crude (LSC) thin oil sheens and ultraviolet light on mortality and swimming behavior of the larval Eastern oyster, Crassostrea virginica. Current Research in Toxicology, 5, p.100117.
  • Chung KW, Beers DA, Pisarski EC, Aquilina-Beck A, Pennington PL, et al., 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). Aquac Fish Stud Volume 4(4): 1–11. DOI:10.31038/AFS.2022444