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Studies Show Carbon Black Particles as an Alternative or Supplement for Oil Dispersants
Posted on December 9, 2013Scientists with the University of Rhode Island, Tulane University, and the Cabot Corporation conducted tests using Carbon Black (CB) particles for more effective, safe, and low-cost oil spill remediation as compared to traditional dispersants. -
Study Demonstrates Substantial Role of Mississippi River in Oil Transport
Posted on November 11, 2013Scientists from the University of Miami used a high-resolution prediction model to study the relationship between the Mississippi River and the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. -
Study Describes How an Oil Slick Could Influence Its Own Movement
Posted on October 7, 2013Scientists at Florida State University are examining the mechanics behind oil transport, including changes to Sea Surface Temperature (SST) and the roughness of surface water that an oil slick could affect. -
Study: Wave Data Can Improve Forecasts that Help Search and Rescue Operations and Oil Spill Response
Posted on August 26, 2013Scientists with the Norwegian Meteorological Institute are quantifying wave effects for use in ocean models that predict the direction of surface water movement. -
Study Describes Use of Oil Fingerprinting to Identify Source of 2012 Gulf Sheen
Posted on August 12, 2013Scientists used a novel fingerprinting technique to identify the source of oil sheens that appeared in late 2012 near the site of the Deepwater Horizon disaster. -
Study Describes Mechanics of Dispersant Adsorption at Oil-Water Interface
Posted on July 30, 2013Scientists are trying to develop more stable, safer dispersants. -
Scientists Determine Source of Dispersant Chemicals Found in Community-Led Water Study
Posted on July 22, 2013Auburn University scientists examined the data to determine the chemicals’ origin -
Study Evaluates Accuracy of 2010 Model Predictions for Oil Spill Movement
Posted on July 10, 2013Scientists conducted a post-spill analysis of computational model projections that outlined the trajectory path of Deepwater Horizon oil. -
Study Shows Sugar Molecules Can Remove Crude Oil from Sand
Posted on June 20, 2013Researchers found that bounded ring-shaped sugar molecules (cyclodextrin) are effective at extracting crude oil from sand. -
Study Finds PAHs in Mississippi Seafood below Levels of Concern
Posted on June 7, 2013Scientists studying oil impacts on fish, shrimp, crab, and oysters from coastal Mississippi waters one year post-spill found PAH levels were below Levels of Concern (LOC)
