Study Observes Mobile Bay Plume Dynamics on Coastal Circulation
Scientists monitored a major river discharge event in Mobile Bay in March 2011 to better understand how such inputs affect Gulf of Mexico nearshore water transport.
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Unraveling the Mystery of Oil Compounds, Weathering, and Toxicity
Responders to the Deepwater Horizon spill used large quantities of dispersant to facilitate oil biodegradation, but could a different method be safer for the environment?
Using Luminescent Radiation to Describe “Forgotten” PAHs
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons with high molecular weights (HMW-PAHs) are potentially toxic compounds that can cause genetic mutations. However, current environmental monitoring and analyses of human health risks only focus on the sixteen PAHs that the Environmental Protection Agency considers priority pollutants.
Grad Student Jaggi Seeks Solution to World’s Clean Water Shortage
As a child in India, Aprami Jaggi witnessed firsthand how polluted water sources impact society. Her desire to make water remediation her life’s work has led her from Delhi to Calgary, Canada, to study oil mitigation.
Now Available: Hydrocarbon Intercalibration Experiment Reports
The Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative (GoMRI) is pleased to announce the release of two reports detailing the results of the Hydrocarbon Intercalibration Experiment (HIE).
Grad Student Tang Studies Whale Populations’ Oil Spill Recovery
When disaster strikes, responders look at how creatures in its path may be impacted to mitigate damage. Tingting Tang takes the process one step further, using mathematical models to predict how long recovery may take. The creatures that Tingting focuses on are some of the Gulf of Mexico’s largest predators and most charismatic animals, beaked and sperm whales.
Study Models Oil Aerobic Biodegradation Rates in Tidal Beaches
A team of scientists created a numerical model that simulates hydrocarbon biodegradation and transport in tidally influenced beaches to identify key factors affecting biodegradation in these environments.
Now Available: Deepwater Horizon NRDA Marine Samples From NOAA
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) are making available to the scientific community Gulf of Mexico physical samples collected during and after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
Assessing Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Impacts on Families and Children
Immediately following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, the National Center for Disaster Preparedness surveyed households in highly-affected Louisiana areas to track the event’s health and social impacts.
Smithsonian Highlights Creatures Stranger than Fiction in the Gulf of Mexico
The Smithsonian posted an article about deep-sea research, using eye-popping photography to make the unreal real.