The Gulf of Mexico is one of four “super-diverse” ecoregions in the world; yet, we don’t know much about how its deep environment changed after Deepwater Horizon because very little was known about it before the spill.
Researchers conducted 48-hour toxicity experiments on deep ocean crustaceans (200 – 1000 m depth) to determine the impact threshold levels for one polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH, 1-methylnaphthalene) under various environmental conditions.
Researchers identified small- to hurricane-scale resuspension events using time-series data of sinking organic material near the Deepwater Horizon site.
Spring 2018 – Guest Frequently Asked Questions with Dr. Peter Brewer – JUNE 19, 2018 (From Spring 2018 Newsletter) Dr. Peter Brewer, GoMRI Research Board Member and co-chair of the GoMRI Data Management Committee, answered a few questions about the Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative Information and Data Cooperative (GRIIDC) and the legacy of GoMRI…
Spring 2018 – GoMRI Synthesis & Legacy – JUNE 19, 2018 (From Spring 2018 Newsletter) The Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative (GoMRI) will come to an end in 2020 after 10 years of dedicated research efforts to understand the impacts of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. The GoMRI Research Board has begun to consider GoMRI’s legacy…
Spring 2018 – Education Spotlight – JUNE 19, 2018 (From Spring 2018 Newsletter) The Consortium for Advanced Research on Transport of Hydrocarbon in the Environment (CARTHE) recently partnered with the ANGARI Foundation and MetOcean Telematics on a professional development opportunity for K-12 educators. The ANGARI Foundation’s mission is to promote “a global community that is…
Dispatches from the Gulf – JUNE 19, 2018 (From Spring 2018 Newsletter) Screenscope Films recently hosted several regional screenings of Dispatches from the Gulf 2. The film was shown at the Gasparilla International Film Festival on March 24 in St. Petersburg, Florida and at the Salty Cinema IV Offshore Oil and Gas Film Festival, held…
Spring 2018 – Note from the Research Board Chair – JUNE 19, 2018 (From Spring 2018 Newsletter) Dr. Rita Colwell, University of Maryland and Johns Hopkins University GoMRI Community Recognizes the Eighth Anniversary of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill April 20, 2018 marked the eighth anniversary of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Each year on…
Spring 2018 – GoMRI Researcher Interview with Dr. Andres Campiglia – JUNE 19, 2018 (From Spring 2018 Newsletter) Dr. Andres Campiglia from the University of Central Florida answered a few questions about his RFP-V project, A Combined Analytical and Synthetic Approach Based on Line Narrowing Spectroscopy for Specific Isomer Determination of Petroleum Oil Spills, and…
The Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative congratulates Dr. Rita Colwell on her selection as the 2018 Lee Kuan Yew Water Prize Laureate for her work in revolutionizing the fight against water borne diseases.