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Tests Indicate Decline in Coastal Marsh Insects Traced to BP Oil Spill
Posted on April 29, 2013Preliminary results from field work and lab tests indicate two oil components -- naphthalene and methylnaphthlane -- are at least partly responsible for declines in insect populations in coastal marshes affected by the 2010 BP oil spill -
By Land and Not By Sea: Flying, Creeping, Crawling Critters in Marshes Help Track Oil Impact
Posted on April 29, 2013Birds, crickets, ants, and other insects that live in Louisiana wetlands are helping researchers determine impacts to marsh life from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. -
Study Shows Oil Promoted Formation of a Different Kind of Marine Snow
Posted on April 24, 2013Scientists studying oil-contaminated surface waters near the well-head site immediately after the Deepwater Horizon incident published their findings in the July 2012 edition of Environmental Research Letters -
Study Finds Coastal Alabama Marine Life Returns to Pre-Spill Numbers
Posted on April 22, 2013Biologists studying the impacts of oil on marine species living in coastal Alabama salt marshes published their results in the March 2013 edition of the Public Library of Science (PLoS ONE) -
Deep-C Technology Experiences Bring Science to Life for Students
Posted on April 18, 2013Technology plays a key role in oil-spill studies and GoMRI consortia researchers are involving students in the nuts and bolts (literally) of science, turning abstract concepts into real-word applications. -
BP’s Oiled Animals: Where Are They Now?
Posted on April 16, 2013Three years after the worst oil spill in American history, the Gulf of Mexico is shifting from acute aftermath to the uncharted waters of long-term rehab. -
The Human Side of Oil Spill Science
Posted on April 8, 2013Experts from many fields of science have come together in an unprecedented manner to provide sound and trusted information. -
Deep-C Launches the Gulf’s First SailBuoy for Scientific Observations
Posted on April 3, 2013The self-powered, wind-propelled, autonomously-controlled vessel advances the way that scientists gather and transmit oceanic and atmospheric data. -
Study uses High-Speed Simulations to Understand “Chemical Herding” of Molecules
Posted on April 2, 2013Scientists studying dispersants and related chemical compounds recently published their findings. -
Save the Date: GoMRI RFP for 2015-2017 Research Consortia
Posted on April 1, 2013The Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative (GoMRI) is pleased to announce the development of the GoMRI Request for Proposals for 2015-2017 GoMRI Research Consortia.
