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Study Estimates Decades-Long Persistence of Harmful Hydrocarbons in Marshes
Posted on September 4, 2014Louisiana State University scientists assessed wetland soils for changes in oil compound levels before and after oil from the Deepwater Horizon blowout reached Louisiana marshes. -
Study Identifies Oil Degraders that Stand Ready for Hydrocarbon Inputs
Posted on September 2, 2014Using high-resolution DNA sequencing of specific marker genes to analyze microbial community composition, scientists tracked the diversity and abundance of water-column bacteria before and after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. -
Study Finds Concurrent Rise and Fall of Fish Lesions and Oil Contamination
Posted on August 28, 2014Florida scientists analyzed over 7,400 Gulf of Mexico fish representing 103 species for skin lesions after fishermen reported diseased fish after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. -
Study Uncovers Spectrum of Fate for Weathered Oil
Posted on August 19, 2014U.S. and Swiss chemists used comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography (GCxGC) to more accurately understand oil fate from the Deepwater Horizon spill. -
Study Improves Tracking and Forecasting of Underwater Oil Plumes
Posted on August 4, 2014Scientists used models, lab experiments, and observations from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill to evaluate the importance of variables in oil transport and fate models, particularly those influencing underwater plume development. -
Study Evaluates Ocean Current Prediction Models
Posted on July 25, 2014Scientists with the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) at Stennis Space Center in Mississippi compared the accuracy and reliability of real-time ocean modeling forecast systems for near-surface currents. -
Study: Dispersant, UV Radiation Increase Oil Spill Impacts on Zooplankton but Food Web Interactions may Reduce Them
Posted on July 8, 2014Researchers from the University of Texas Marine Science Institute, including students from California and China, assessed impacts of crude oil, dispersant, and natural phenomena on zooplankton from the Gulf of Mexico. -
Study Finds Clams are Oil Indicator Species for Gulf of Mexico Surf Zones
Posted on July 1, 2014Scientists from the University of West Florida found that Coquina clams could be used to detect biologically available oil in Florida surf zones. -
Study Identifies Potential Oil Degradation Signal in Coastal Waters
Posted on June 13, 2014Scientists from Texas, Delaware, and Louisiana conducted a multiyear study examining coastal waters in the Gulf of Mexico to determine if hydrocarbons from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill had changed the water column chemistry. -
Study: Dispersant Increases Oil Compounds Entering Atmosphere via Bursting Bubbles
Posted on June 9, 2014Scientists from Louisiana State University evaluated bursting bubbles as a pathway for hydrocarbons to move from the sea into the air and they investigated the influence of Corexit 9500A on this process.
