Opportunity: Post-Doc, AEON-Lab (Anthropogenic Effects on the Oceanography of Newfoundland)

Opportunity: Post-Doc, AEON-Lab (Anthropogenic Effects on the Oceanography of Newfoundland) – NOVEMBER 5, 2020 Looking for a post-doc to work with us on oils spill relevant research. The AEON-Lab (Anthropogenic Effects on the Oceanography of Newfoundland) is looking for a post-doc to join our project investigating interactive effects between oil, chemical dispersants, marine particles and…

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Still fighting Gulf oil spill’s lasting impact

Still fighting Gulf oil spill’s lasting impact – SEPTEMBER 20, 2020 (From The Villages Daily Sun / Michael Salerno / September 20, 2020) Tears poured down the faces of people in Pensacola Beach at the sight of sands and animals soaked in oil. Its creeping eastward scourge in June 2010, two months after the Deepwater…

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Students Jessica Diller (bottom) and Kamala Earl (top) prepare enclosed treatment plots in oiled marshes of Barataria Bay, La. (Photo by Gabriel

Studies Explore the Dynamics of How Offshore Oil Spills Affect Coastal Environments

Oil from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon incident moved from deep waters to coastal shorelines, overwhelming their natural defenses which, in turn, slowed or prevented their recovery. Scientists with the Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative (GoMRI) have been assessing the health of these complex environments that experience stressors from multiple sources, providing information that can inform response decisions during future disturbances.

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