Marie DeLorenzo
Research Ecologist, Estuaries and Land Use Branch
NOAA, National Ocean Service
Center for Coastal Environmental Health &
Biomolecular Research
219 Fort Johnson Rd.
Charleston, SC 29412
Phone: (843) 762-8515
marie.delorenzo@noaa.gov
Ph.D., 1997, Clemson University
M.S., 1994, Penn State University
Research emphasis: Environmental toxicology
Current and planned research projects:
- effects and mechanisms of pesticide toxicity on estuarine organisms
- toxicity effects of pharmaceutical drugs on estuarine organisms
- effects of climate variations on contaminant toxicity
- cellular biomarker development and testing with estuarine organisms
Selected Publications:
- Baird, T.D., M.E. DeLorenzo. (In Press) Descriptive and mechanistic toxicity of conazole fungicides using the model test alga Dunaliella tertiolecta (Chlorophyceae) Environmental Toxicology.
- DeLorenzo, M.E., Wallace, S.C., Danese, L.E., Baird, T.D. 2009. Temperature and salinity effects on the toxicity of common pesticides to the grass shrimp, Palaemonetes pugio. Journal of Environmental Science and Health, Part B. 44(5).
- DeLorenzo, M.E., Pennington, P.L., Chung, K.W., Finnegan, M.C., Fulton, M.H. 2009. Effects of the antifoulant compound, Irgarol 1051, on a simulated estuarine salt marsh ecosystem. Ecotoxicology. 18(2):250-258.
- Serrano, L., M.E. DeLorenzo. 2008. Water quality and restoration in a coastal subdivision stormwater pond. Journal of Environmental Management. 88(1):43-52.
- DeLorenzo, M.E., Keller, J.M., Arthur, C.D., Finnegan, M.C., Harper, H.E., Winder, V.L., Zdankiewicz, D.L. 2008. Toxicity of the antimicrobial compound triclosanand formation of the metabolite methyl-triclosan in estuarine systems. Environmental Toxicology. 23(2):224-232.