The effects of sunlight on the composition of exopolymeric substances affecting the aggregates formation during oil spills

Luni Sun1, Meng-Hsuen Chiu2, Chen Xu1, Peng Lin1, Kathleen Schwehr1, Hernando Pactao Bacosa3, Manoj Kamalanathan3, Antonietta Quigg4, Wei-Chun Chin2 and Peter H Santschi1, (1)Texas A&M University at Galveston, Department of Marine Sciences, Galveston, TX, United States, (2)University of California Merced, School of Engineering, Merced, CA, United States, (3)Texas A&M University at Galveston, Marine Biology, TX, United States, (4)Texas A&M University at Galveston, Marine Biology, Galveston, TX, United States