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Published Science Highlights
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Study Shows Hypoxia and Dispersed Oil May Increase Fish Mortality
Posted on October 20, 2015Scientists conducted experiments to determine the effects of hypoxia (reduced oxygen conditions), a seasonal occurrence in the northern Gulf of Mexico, and oil spill contaminants on sheepshead minnow larvae. -
Studies Identify Oil Spill Effects in Deep Sea Fish
Posted on October 13, 2015Two studies show that some demersal fishes living in waters likely contaminated by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill exhibited elevated hydrocarbon concentrations and experienced shifts in diet and trophic level. -
Study Suggests Biodegradation Strongly Influences Oil Spill Transport Predictions
Posted on October 8, 2015Scientists simulated twenty subsurface spill scenarios, using data reflective of the Deepwater Horizon spill, and found large differences in transport predictions when model parameters included bacterial consumption (biodegradation) of oil droplets. -
Modelling Study Quantifies Gas Bubbles Effects on Oil Plume Dynamics
Posted on September 30, 2015Scientists assessed subsurface hydrocarbon plume simulations to understand the role of released gases on plume behavior. -
Model Comparison Study Confirms Subsea Dispersant Effectiveness
Posted on September 21, 2015An international science team assessed predictions from multiple oil spill models and found that subsea dispersants used during response to a simulated accidental blowout may reduce oil droplet size by at least one order of magnitude. -
Study Quantifies Photooxidation and Biodegradation of Surface Oil
Posted on September 3, 2015Scientists from the University of Texas at Austin assessed photooxidation and biodegradation rates on different hydrocarbon groups. -
Study: Eco-Friendly Oil Herders Show Promise for Effective Marine Spill Cleanup
Posted on August 26, 2015Scientists demonstrated an effective and environmentally benign technology to harness the forces that cause an oil spill to spread. -
Study Describes Transport Pathways During Estuary and Coastal Waters Exchange
Posted on August 11, 2015An international science team conducted a tidal-cycle study across a Destin, Florida inlet to better understand currents and the transport of dissolved and suspended materials between an estuary and the coastal ocean. -
Study Reviews Forecast System Used During Deepwater Horizon
Posted on July 30, 2015A team of university, NOAA, Naval Research Lab (NRL), and Naval Oceanographic Office researchers reviewed four evaluations of the ocean forecast system American Seas (AMSEAS) which was used during the 2010 spill to simulate oil trajectory. -
Study Informs Oil Spill Forensics with Petroleum Biomarkers Degradation Data
Posted on July 14, 2015An international science team investigated the effects of weathering of petroleum biomarkers on the reliability of these compounds for fingerprinting Macondo oil.
