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BP Provides $10 Million To Support Study of Health Issues Relating To Gulf Oil Spill
Posted on February 16, 2011BP today announced it is providing $10 million to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) under its Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative (GoMRI) to support a study of potential public health issues relating to the Gulf oil spill and other spill-related health research. -
University Gets $8.2 Million from BP, Others for Oil Spill Research
Posted on February 10, 2011As the smoke settled and oil spewed from the remains of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig, a rat race of academics began to seek funding to quantify the disaster. -
First Study of Dispersants in Gulf Spill Suggests a Prolonged Deepwater Fate
Posted on February 1, 2011To combat last year’s Deepwater Horizon oil spill, nearly 800,000 gallons of chemical dispersant were injected directly into the oil and gas flow coming out of the wellhead nearly one mile deep in the Gulf of Mexico. -
Dispersants Fail to Biodegrade Following Use in Gulf Oil Spill
Posted on February 1, 2011While the methane levels from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill may have returned to normal, the chemical dispersants used during the disaster in the Gulf of Mexico may be here to stay. -
BP and the Gulf of Mexico Alliance Announce Implementation of BP’s $500M Independent Research Initiative
Posted on September 30, 2010BP and the Gulf of Mexico Alliance today announced plans for the implementation of BP’s $500 million Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative (GoMRI) to study the effects of the Deepwater Horizon incident and the potential associated impact on the environment and public health. -
BP Releases Long-Awaited Plan for $500 Million for Gulf Research
Posted on September 30, 2010An alliance of gulf state governments will be in charge of doling out the biggest pot of money for scientific research on impacts of BP's Gulf of Mexico oil spill, the company announced late yesterday. -
BP Money Funds Alabama Oil Spill Research
Posted on September 13, 2010BP PLC provided the state of Alabama $5 million that went from the governor to the Marine Environmental Science Consortium (MESC), which is housed at the Dauphin Island Sea Lab (DISL), to study the impact of the Deepwater Horizon incident and its effects in the Gulf of Mexico. -
NIH to Launch Gulf Oil Spill Health Study
Posted on September 7, 2010The National Institutes of Health will launch a multi-year study this fall to look at the potential health effects from the oil spill in the Gulf region. -
NIEHS Oil Spill Response Intensifies
Posted on July 20, 2010Two months following the April 20 explosion of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig and the loss of 11 lives, NIEHS continues to expand its role in the response effort. -
Three Gulf Research Institutions to Receive First Round of $500 Million Funding
Posted on June 15, 2010BP today announced significant progress in its half-billion dollar pledge to the Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative (GoMRI). Three research institutions in the Gulf region will receive a total of $25 million in fast-track funding for high-priority studies of the distribution, composition and ecological interactions of oil and dispersant.
