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Study Assesses How Chemical Dispersant Affects Oil Plume Behavior
Posted on August 15, 2017Scientists conducted laboratory experiments with a simulated oil plume to assess how chemical dispersants affect a crude oil jet as it transitions into a plume under crossflow conditions. -
Science at Sea: SPLASH Experiment Improves Predictions for Oil Moving toward Shore
Posted on August 10, 2017Response decisions during Deepwater Horizon relied on forecasts of where the oil was going and when it would get there. Researchers with the CARTHE consortium have been working to improve the information that goes into making ocean transport forecasts. -
Study Characterizes Effects of Corexit Components on Oil Aerosolization
Posted on August 8, 2017Researchers combined laboratory experiments and molecular simulations to examine how two Corexit surfactants – DOSS (dioctyl sulfosuccinate) and Span 80 – individually affect oil aerosolization. -
Sea Grant Releases Publication on Predicting Oil Movement
Posted on August 3, 2017The Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative (GoMRI) is pleased to announce a new Sea Grant informational publication that explains how researchers and response managers estimate the movement and landfall of an oil spill. -
Study Analyzes Metabolic Pathways of Oil-Degrading Bacteria
Posted on August 1, 2017Researchers analyzed bacterial communities exposed to Deepwater Horizon oil and identified taxa and genes associated with oil degradation and assimilation. The scientists found that Marinobacter and Alcanivorax dominated alkane-degrading communities, while Alteromonadales, Oceanospirillales, and Rhodospirillales dominated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH)-degrading communities. -
Beneath the Horizon: A Web Resource for the 1979 and 2010 Oil Spills
Posted on July 27, 2017Scientists and outreach personnel created an on-line resource that examines two major oil spills in the Gulf of Mexico: The Deepwater Horizon in the northern Gulf and the Ixtoc in the southern Gulf. Beneath the Horizon website, developed by the C-IMAGE research group and Jake Price Productions, explores these spills, the people who coped with and responded to these disasters, and expectations for recovery. -
Study Identifies Key Species that Influence Marsh Ecosystem Responses to Oiling
Posted on July 25, 2017Scientists constructed a food web model using data from published studies and their field experiences to understand how specific Louisiana salt marsh organisms influenced ecosystem response to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. The researchers found that carnivorous fishes were “critically resilient” and likely enhanced food web resilience. -
Science at Sea: U.S. and Cuban Scientists Collaborate in Historic OneGulf Expedition
Posted on July 20, 2017Gulf-wide baseline for oil pollution monitoring complete! Marine scientists advanced academic relations between the U.S. and Cuba during an 18-day research expedition (May 8-25) off the northwest coast of the island nation. -
Study Finds UV Exposure Late in Mahi-Mahi Embryo Development Enhances Oil Toxicity
Posted on July 18, 2017Researchers conducted laboratory experiments on mahi-mahi embryos to determine the effects of ultraviolet radiation (UV) and oil co-exposure during different times in their development. The team observed that UV affected the success of mahi-mahi hatch in all exposure scenarios compared to controls but was highest (a 1.6- to 6-fold increase) when co-exposure occurred late in embryonic development. -
Grad Student Parks Assesses How Disasters and Social Factors Influence Human Health
Posted on July 13, 2017Vanessa Parks compiles and analyzes data on Gulf Coast communities that explores how the Deepwater Horizon oil spill affected mental and physical health and how social factors contributed to post-disaster health outcomes.
