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2.2.9 BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF PETROLEUM HYDROCARBONS 73 



Dr. Jay C. Means 

 Environmental Studies Institute 

 Louisiana State University 



2.2.10 UPDATE OF DRILLING WASTES FATE AND EFFECTS 75 

 STUDIES IN THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT 



Mr. Maurice (Mo) Jones 



ENSR Environmental Laboratory 



2.2.11 SOURCES OF LONG-TERM VARIABILITY IN THE NORTHERN 79 

 GULF OF MEXICO CONTINENTAL SHELF ECOSYSTEM 



Dr. R. Eugene Turner 

 Department of Marine Sciences 

 Louisiana State University 



Dr. N.N. Rabalais 



Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium 



2.2.12 PROCESSES OF THE SHELF ECOSYSTEM IN THE 81 

 TEXAS-LOUISIANA REGION 



Dr. Gilbert T. Rowe and Dr. Rezneat M. Darnell 

 Department of Oceanography 

 Texas A&M University 



2.2.13 PHYSICAL OCEANOGRAPHY OF THE TEXAS-LOUISIANA 85 

 SHELF 



Dr. William J. Wiseman, Jr. 

 Coastal Studies Institute 

 Louisiana State University 



2.2.14 ENVIRONMENTAL HYDROCARBON MEASUREMENTS 87 

 IN ECOSYSTEM STUDIES 



Dr. Mahlon C. Kennicutt II 



Geochemical and Environmental Research Group 



Texas A&M University 



2.2.15 ECOSYSTEMS OF THE TEXAS-LOUISIANA OCS REGION 89 



Dr. Nancy N. Rabalais 



Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium 



2.2.16 ECOSYSTEMS OF THE MISSISSIPPI-ALABAMA OCS REGION 95 



Dr. William W. Schroeder 

 Marine Science Program 

 The University of Alabama 



