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Author: Caoxin Sun

Caoxin is a graduate student in the Graduate School of Oceanography at the University of Rhode Island. Her research interest lies in persistent organic pollutants in the environment. When she is not doing research she likes to create new cuisines.
Pollution

Pollutants have fun sliding downhill in submarine canyons!

Many of us believe that the deep ocean is pristine and not affected by any human activities; the fact that…
May 7, 2015 Caoxin Sun
Pollution

These Volatile Pollutants Can’t Fly, but Can They Hop?

Volatile methyl siloxanes can be easily found in personal care products (e.g. shampoo, lotion and cream) . Recently, scientists detected…
April 7, 2015 Caoxin Sun
ocean engineering

“Magic Sand” Cleans up floating oil

Currently, spreading dispersants is the most common way to stabilize surface oil after oil spill. These dispersants divide oil into…
March 5, 2015 Caoxin Sun
Climate Change

Global change and the future ocean

The Growing number of environmental changes, such as contamination of seafood, shortage of water and increased frequency of extreme weather…
February 4, 2015 Caoxin Sun
Biogeochemistry Book Review

Methylated Mercury Cycling in the Canadian Arctic Marine Boundary Layer

Monomethylmercury (MMHg) is the most toxic form of mercury (Hg) to humans and wildlife. In the environment it concentrates (or…
January 6, 2015 Caoxin Sun
Climate Change

How Does Pacific Island Climate Change Under Various El-Niño

El Niño impacts vary among different geographic regions and El Niño types. A single El Niño event may bring drought…
December 17, 2014December 17, 2014 Caoxin Sun
Aquaculture Pollution

Passive Sampling for Antiparasitics near a Chile Salmon Farm

An increase in the number of positive cages and cage-level abundance of sea lice in southern Chile was shown since…
November 11, 2014 Caoxin Sun
Pollution

The first day after an oil spill

Crude oil is mostly composed of n-alkanes and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAHs) which are toxic to organisms. After an oil…
September 10, 2014September 10, 2014 Caoxin Sun
Pollution

Fish don’t need to lineup at Starbucks to get their morning coffee – they’re swimming in it!

Pharmaceuticals, corrosion inhibitors, biocides and stimulants are some of the most frequently detected micropollutants in the aquatic environment. They are…
August 14, 2014 Caoxin Sun
Pollution

Seafood? Yes! Plastics? No!

Seafood is an important part of people’s diets worldwide, so it is crucial to understand the presence of microplastics in…
July 18, 2014July 18, 2014 Caoxin Sun
Coastal Management Fisheries Policy

Ocean Ecosystem Stressors Influence Human Health

Healthy coastal and marine environments are of great importance to human beings. They provide many ecosystem services, which are water…
June 17, 2014 Caoxin Sun
Climate Change

Arctic Feels Hotter than Other Parts of the World

Speaking of climate change, you can easily picture a scene in which big ice sheets are melting and poor polar…
May 19, 2014May 19, 2014 Caoxin Sun
Paleoceanography

Rapid Reductions in North Atlantic Deep Water during the Peak of the Last Interglacial Period

North Atlantic deep water forms primarily in more extreme northern latitudes due to the colder, saltier water with a higher…
March 19, 2014 Caoxin Sun
Chemistry Climate Change

Reevaluating of Hydrate-Controlled Methane Seepage from Study off Svalbard

Methane, which is an even more powerful greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide, has been a great concern as climate change…
February 17, 2014 Caoxin Sun
Chemistry

Sea ice leads cause changes in mercury and ozone levels in the Arctic

In our changing climate, the opening and closing of sea-ice is occurring more frequently, resulting from thick perennial Arctic sea…
January 17, 2014January 17, 2014 Caoxin Sun
Biology Chemistry Climate Change

Is Aragonite Saturation State (Ωa) the Best Way to Describe Calcification Rate?

Nearly every scientific report concerning the effects of ocean acidification on coral reefs describes changes in calcification as a function…
December 11, 2013December 11, 2013 Caoxin Sun
Chemistry

Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) Entering Deeper Ocean via Vertical Eddy Diffusion

The ocean is home to many creatures: plankton, fish, mammals, etc. But it is also ‘home’ to a number of…
November 13, 2013November 13, 2013 Caoxin Sun
Biology Chemistry

Coral Reefs Suffering from Ocean Acidification

Researchers investigated natural trends in carbonate chemistry of the Davies Reef flat in the central Great Barrier Reef on diel…
October 16, 2013 Caoxin Sun

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