Post-Doc

Patricia Medeiros

Organic Geochemistry
Phone: 732-932-6555 x233
Room 114F

E-mail:medeiros@marine.rutgers.edu


 

Personal Details

Research Interests

Organic and isotope geochemistry. Sources, transport, transformations and fate of organic compounds in atmospheric, soil and marine environments. Role of terrestrial organic biomarkers in the global carbon cycle.

Personal Interests
Travel, travel, and ...travel.

Education and Qualifications

Ph.D. in Environmental Sciences (Track: Biogeochemistry), Oregon State University, 2006.
M.Sc. in Chemical Oceanography, University of São Paulo – Brazil, 2000
B.Sc. in Chemistry, University of São Paulo – Brazil, 1994

Publications: (peer-reviewed)

11-MEDEIROS, P.M., SIMONEIT, B.R.T., 2007. Gas chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry for analyses of organic compounds and biomarkers as tracers for geological, environmental and forensic research. Journal of Separation Science, in press.

10- MEDEIROS, P.M., SIMONEIT, B.R.T., 2007. Analysis of sugars in environmental samples by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. Journal of Chromatography A 1141, 271-278.

9- MEDEIROS, P.M., FERNANDES, M.F., DICK, R.P., SIMONEIT, B.R.T., 2006. Seasonal variations in sugar contents and microbial community in a ryegrass soil. Chemosphere 65, 832-839.

8- JAFFÉ, R., RUSHDI, A.I., >MEDEIROS, P.M., SIMONEIT, B.R.T., 2006. Natural product biomarkers as indicators of sources and transport of sedimentary lipids in a subtropical river. Chemosphere 64, 1870-1884.

7- MEDEIROS, P.M., CONTE, M.H., WEBER, J.C., SIMONEIT, B.R.T., 2006. Sugars as source indicators of biogenic organic carbon in aerosols collected above the Howland Experimental Forest, Maine. Atmospheric Environment 40, 1694-1705.

6- ROGGE, W.F., MEDEIROS, P.M., SIMONEIT, B.R.T., 2006. Organic marker compounds for soil and fugitive dust from open lot dairies and cattle feedlots. Atmospheric Environment 40, 27-49.

5- SIMONEIT, B.R.T., MEDEIROS, P.M., DIDYK, B.M., 2005. Combustion products of plastic as indicators for refuse burning in the atmosphere. Environmental Science and Technology 39, 6961-6970.

4- MEDEIROS, P.M., BICEGO, M.C., CASTELAO, R.M., DEL ROSSO, C., FILMANN, G., ZAMBONI, A.J., 2005. Natural and anthropogenic hydrocarbon inputs to sediments of Patos Lagoon Estuary, Brazil. Environment International 31, 77-87.

3- SIMONEIT, B.R.T., ELIAS, V.O., KOBAYASHI, M., KAWAMURA, K., RUSHDI, A.I., >MEDEIROS, P.M., ROGGE, W.F., DIDYK, B.M., 2004. Sugars - Dominant water-soluble organic compounds in soils and characterization as tracers in atmospheric particulate matter. Environmental Science and Technology 38, 5939-5949.

2- MEDEIROS, P.M., BICEGO, M.C., 2004. Investigation of natural and anthropogenic hydrocarbon inputs in sediments using geochemical markers. I. Santos, Brazil. Marine Pollution Bulletin 49, 761-769.

1- MEDEIROS, P.M., BICEGO, M.C., 2004. Investigation of natural and anthropogenic hydrocarbon inputs in sediments using geochemical markers. II. São Sebastião, Brazil. Marine Pollution Bulletin 49, 892-899.