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Grad Student Bonatesta Examines How Oil Exposure Affects Fish Kidneys
Posted on October 31, 2019Following Deepwater Horizon, there was concern about how the oil spill might affect marine life. Since then, scientists have learned more about how polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) affect marine organisms, especially commercially and recreationally important fisheries. -
Study Identifies Phytoplankton Species as Resistant or Sensitive to Oil Spills
Posted on October 29, 2019Researchers examined the biological and physiological response of phytoplankton to oil and oil plus dispersant in laboratory experiments. -
Grad Student Montas Assesses Oil Spill Health Risks to Children During Beach Play
Posted on October 24, 2019The Deepwater Horizon incident affected more than 1,700 km of Gulf of Mexico coastline. Chemical compounds from the oil spill posed a risk to human health, especially children whose play behaviors often bring them in direct contact with sand and water. -
Study Provides Insights into How Floating Material Moves on the Ocean
Posted on October 22, 2019Scientist John Taylor with the University of Cambridge analyzed simulations of small-scale fronts (<10 kilometers across) to better understand how they influence buoyant material transport across the ocean. -
Marine Mammal Research Team Receives Rollie Lamberson Modelling Award
Posted on October 17, 2019Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative (GoMRI) congratulates scientists with the LADC-GEMM research consortium on receiving the 2019 Rollie Lamberson Research Award presented at the International Resource Modeling Association conference in Montreal, Canada. -
Grad Student Rayle Examines Changing Meiofauna Biodiversity in Oiled Marshes Using Bioinformatics
Posted on October 15, 2019Shearing typically occurs along coastal marshes when strong storms rip away the plants at the marsh edge. Because oiled shoreline sediment is in a weakened state and less able to securely hold plants in place, some Louisiana marshes that were heavily oiled following Deepwater Horizon are experiencing more shearing than usual. -
Study Assessed Aging Oil Spill Material on the Seafloor and Found Recovery
Posted on October 9, 2019Scientists analyzed radiocarbon isotopes, which identify the source of carbons in compounds such as oil and methane, and applied those “fingerprints” to quantify recovery of deep-seafloor sediment contaminated by Deepwater Horizon. -
![The Sea Grant Science Outreach Program is seeking a Texas-based extension specialist to join the team. The interdisciplinary Gulf-wide team members bring peer-reviewed oil spill and ecosystem science findings to […]](https://gulfresearchinitiative.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/job_pic-125x125.jpg "Opportunity: Texas A&M Sea Grant Administration, Program Coordinator II P11")
Opportunity: Texas A&M Sea Grant Administration, Program Coordinator II P11
Posted on October 7, 2019The Sea Grant Science Outreach Program is seeking a Texas-based extension specialist to join the team. The interdisciplinary Gulf-wide team members bring peer-reviewed oil spill and ecosystem science findings to […] -
How Grad Student Kurpiel Uses Radium to Monitor Spilled Oil
Posted on October 3, 2019Scientists can use radium isotopes, which are released from oil in seawater and decay at a specific rate, as geochemical tracers to investigate marine processes involved in oil degradation. -
Studies Shows Beach Environment Enhanced Oil Degradation, But Still May Take 30 Years
Posted on October 1, 2019Researchers at Florida State University and the Georgia Institute of Technology analyzed degradation processes of oil that was deposited along Gulf of Mexico beaches following Deepwater Horizon.
