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Oil spill experts convene in New Orleans to help align research with future response efforts
Posted on February 8, 2017Nearly seven years after the Deepwater Horizon disaster, oil spill experts are working from volumes of research toward efforts to prepare for and respond to future accidents. -
Building a Rapid Response System for Predicting Water Column Processes and Oil Fate
Posted on February 8, 2017As the Deepwater Horizon oil spill unfolded, there were concerns that the Loop Current might transport oil out of the Gulf to the Florida Keys and up the eastern seaboard. This possibility highlighted the need for quick predictions of oceanic flows and subsurface hydrocarbon distribution during and after a spill. -
Study Suggests Brittle Stars Limited Deepwater Horizon Impacts on Deep Sea Corals
Posted on February 7, 2017Pennsylvania State University scientists analyzed images of impacted and non-impacted deep sea corals to characterize their symbiotic relationship with brittle stars and determine if brittle stars influenced coral recovery from the Deepwater Horizon spill. -
Opportunity: Application Open for Training in Open Science and Synthesis through the Gulf Research Program
Posted on February 6, 2017Members from NCEAS, DataONE and Data Carpentry are teaming together to provide an NCEAS led, 3-week open science training event. This training event will be hosted by the National Center for Ecological Analysis (NCEAS), Santa Barbara CA, July 10th - 28th. -
Study Develops Predictive Model for Oil-Particle Aggregate Formation
Posted on February 6, 2017Scientists developed a new model to predict how much oil from a spill might bind to sediments or organic matter in the water column. The model, A-DROP, introduces a formula that accounts for oil stabilization by particles, particle hydrophobicity, and oil-particle size ratio. -
LSU scientists to present new research on Deepwater Horizon oil spill in New Orleans
Posted on February 5, 2017Scientists from LSU are set to present new research at the 2017 Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill and Ecosystem Science Conference in New Orleans. -
Building a Benthic Genome Database for Improved Oil Spill Monitoring
Posted on February 2, 2017Meiofauna are invertebrate organisms that live in seafloor sediments. These marine creatures perform ecosystem functions such as trophic transfer, biogeochemical cycles, pollution removal, and sediment transport stability. -
Study Examines Transformation of Weathered Oil in Saltmarsh Sediment
Posted on January 31, 2017Scientists analyzed weathered and fresh Macondo oil to learn about oil products resulting from microbial degradation and photochemical reactions. They observed that 48 months after the Deepwater Horizon spill, less than 1 percent of oil remained in marsh sediments collected from heavily-impacted sites; however, it was still 400 times greater than sites with moderate-to-no observed oiling. -
Opportunity: Environmental Scientist, GS-0401-12/13 (DE/CR), NOAA
Posted on January 28, 2017GS-13 Level Environmental Scientist sought for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS), Office of Response and Restoration (ORR), in New Orleans, Louisiana. Applications are due […] -
Grad Student Quas Analyzes Sediment Grain Size to Characterize Oil Behavior
Posted on January 26, 2017Oil droplets can attach to tiny sediment particles suspended in the water column, causing them to sink to the seafloor where they can linger for a long time. Sediment grain size influences if and how oil droplets are resuspended into the water column.
