The Anatomy of an Oil Spill: Smithsonian Releases New Oil Spill Science in the Gulf Infographic
Visitors to the Smithsonian Ocean Portal now have the opportunity to learn more about oil spills like the Deepwater Horizon.
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Mesocosm Experiments Look at Oil Spills from the Bottom Up
Scientists have simulated a variety of deep-sea oil spill conditions in miniature via a pair of mesocosms, an approach that bridges traditional laboratory and in situ observations.
Study Shows Bursting Bubbles Can Redistribute Oil Droplets into a Water Column
Scientists using a high-speed camera to observe bubbles bursting have gained new insight into the hydrodynamics of complex fluids.
Grad Student Laxague is Making Waves Using Sea-surface Ripples to Detect Oil
Nathan Laxague studies a small-scale subject matter that has potentially large-scale applications. Capillary waves – or ripples – on the ocean surface can indicate the presence of a film or oil slick on the water’s surface, making them “an important link in the chain of oil spill response.”
UF Researchers Find Residue From BP Spill
On the surface, it appears that the dispersants used to break up the 200 million gallons of oil spilled following the Deepwater Horizon explosion of 2010 did their job.
Latest Edition of GoMRI Newsletter Now Available – Fall Issue 2014
We are pleased to share the fall 2014 issue of the GoMRI newsletter. We hope you continue to find it a useful way to keep up with the GoMRI research community’s activities.
Grad Student Christiansen’s Preemptive Research Enhances Galveston Bay Spill Response
David Christiansen is dedicated to investigating water movement and using those findings to improve local water systems.
Study Identifies Highly-Efficient Methane-Eating Microbe Present after Oil Spill
From March-December 2010 during ten research cruises covering over 105,000 square kilometers, scientists documented the fate and dynamics of Deepwater Horizon methane emissions around the blowout site.
Reddy Demystifies Oil Degradation and Fingerprinting in Educational Videos
Biodegradation? Chromatography? While scientists toss these terms around with no problem, they can sound like a foreign language to others.
Study Estimates Decades-Long Persistence of Harmful Hydrocarbons in Marshes
Louisiana State University scientists assessed wetland soils for changes in oil compound levels before and after oil from the Deepwater Horizon blowout reached Louisiana marshes.