Adam Scott

Graduate Student researching freshwater oil spills with the Stress Ecology Lab at the University of Manitoba. Freak for waterfowl and wetland creatures

[Adam Scott @Mr_AdamScott]

Guess who recorded more hours of tadpole footage than the entirety of the LOTR Extended Trilogy for one chapter of his MSc…THIS GUY!
Why? To characterize the effects of conventional heavy crude water accommodated fraction exposure on tadpole behaviour #CEWtweetyourthesis 1/3

[IISD Experimental Lakes Area @IISD_ELA]

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[Dr. Pepe Rodriguez @pitrod]

Ending the week with more #ProudAdvisor news. The awesome @jovheather and @Mr_AdamScott got the 1st and 2nd (respectively) MSc Poster Award at #SETACPittsburg! Great job, congratulations!

[Adam Scott @Mr_AdamScott]

Using tracking software, endpoints like speed, activity & displacement were chosen to assess how polycyclic aromatic compounds alter behav. & subsequently survival. Results show no effect of oil on behav, yet comparison w/ + and - controls will help characterize oil exposure 3/3

[Adam Scott @Mr_AdamScott]

Guess who recorded more hours of tadpole footage than the entirety of the LOTR Extended Trilogy for one chapter of his MSc…THIS GUY!
Why? To characterize the effects of conventional heavy crude water accommodated fraction exposure on tadpole behaviour #CEWtweetyourthesis 1/3

[Adam Scott @Mr_AdamScott]

The scientific community doesn't know the fate of freshwater oil spills. Our project: A study of oil spill remediation to examine the efficacy of engineered wetlands for degrading hydrocarbons. Using 9 mesocosms, tadpoles were recorded weekly (Total=930mins) (LOTR=686mins) 2/3

[IISD Experimental Lakes Area @IISD_ELA]

Today we are building mesocosms—in under sixty seconds.

And everyone is invited…

📸: ⁦@rachel_roday⁩

[IISD Experimental Lakes Area @IISD_ELA]

Don't boost their ego any more, @rachel_roday—they'll be a nightmare to live with...

[Rachel 🐟🐠 Roday @rachel_roday]

Day One: Done!

All of our exposures are in the water. Can you tell the team is excited?

@IISD_ELA #6PPDQ

[Adam Scott @Mr_AdamScott]

@scisally Thanks so much! Wetland roots were great as habitat & grazing for the tads in water. Those EFWs were also a study component for another MSc student looking at oil bioremediation. similar goals but tough to compare studies for a couple of reasons like exposure duration & oil comp.

[Adam Scott @Mr_AdamScott]

Hey there pal, do you like science? freshwater lakes? tadpoles? Do you like characterizing the effects of crude oil exposure on wood frog development? Welp, that’s specific but turns out I do! Follow along for an educational experience #LaurentianPrairieResearch @SETAC_PNC 1/11

[Adam Scott @Mr_AdamScott]

@sjwallace06 Thanks for the interest due to constraints of the field study and oil weathering, we exposed tadpoles shortly after hatch. Would have been interesting to examine effects w/ egg mass. Did not quantify malformations but no recurring deformities and no sig. mortality b/c of exposure

[Adam Scott @Mr_AdamScott]

We are eager to share this aspect once complete to help tell the whole story on characterizing oil effects. Anyway…. Thanks for following along, fire away with questions/ comments #LaurentianPrairieResearch @LaurentianSETAC @SETAC_PNC 11/11

[Adam Scott @Mr_AdamScott]

By combining the multiple levels of endpoints, our research results and findings can provide much needed data on the toxicological effects of crude on wood frogs to then inform risk assessment related to the transportation of crude oil and impacts of freshwater oil spills 10/11