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Phone: 443-287-9960 | Fax: 443-287-9920
May 12, 2010
TO: Reporters, editors, producers
FROM: Phil Sneiderman | 443-287-9960 | prs@jhu.edu
RE: News Source on Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico
Edward J. Bouwer – Expert on environmental damage, oil biodegradation, prospects for recovery and cleanup options, including the use of bacteria that consume oil.
Edward Bouwer is department chair and Abel Wolman Professor of Environmental Engineering in the Department of Geography and Environmental Engineering of the Whiting School of Engineering at The Johns Hopkins University.
Edward Bouwer - Photo by Will Kirk/HomewoodPhoto.jhu.edu
Bouwer earned his Ph.D. in environmental engineering and science from Stanford University in 1982 and has extensive experience with microbial process engineering and bioremediation processes. His research focuses on the biotransformation of contaminants, bioremediation for control of contaminated soil and groundwater, biofilm kinetics, and drinking water treatment. He serves on the managing editorial board for Biodegradation and on the editorial boards for the Journal of Contaminant Hydrology and Environmental Engineering Science. Bouwer is director of a Hazardous Substances Research Center that covers EPA Regions I, II, and III, and also directs the Center for Contaminant Transport, Fate, and Remediation, with initial funding from Honeywell International and the Maryland Department of the Environment.
Previously, Bouwer has been interviewed by the news media regarding the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill. In connection with the recent oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, Bouwer is prepared to speak to print and broadcast journalists about environmental damage, oil biodegradation, prospects for recovery and cleanup options, including the use of bacteria that consume oil.
To speak to Professor Bouwer, contact Johns Hopkins media representative Phil Sneiderman at prs@jhu.edu or 443-287-9960.
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