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Study Shows that Floating Bamboo Plates Capture Strength of Small-Scale Ocean Currents
Posted on January 27, 2020Researchers optically tracked 600 biodegradable bamboo plates floating in the Gulf of Mexico for 2.5 hours to better understand how small-scale currents (scales of minutes and meters) affect surface dispersion. -
Study Describes Seabed Conditions at Oil and Gas Seep Site in Gulf of Mexico
Posted on January 23, 2020Scientists employed autonomous underwater vehicle-borne seismo-acoustics and photography to provide insights into the origins, dynamics, and evolution of an active hydrocarbon seep in the Green Canyon Lease Block 600 (GC600). -
Study Confirms Sun Exposure Increases Oxygen Molecules in Oil Slicks
Posted on January 16, 2020Scientists compared laboratory-generated weathered oil with weathered oil samples collected during Deepwater Horizon to better understand how different processes, specifically photo-oxidation and bio-oxidation, affect how oil changes chemically and physically. -
Study Ranks Parameters in Oil Biodegradation Models and Quantifies Dispersant Effects
Posted on January 9, 2020Scientists compared oil biodegradation model parameters and ran simulations to understand the relative importance of variables that affect predictions for oil fate from a deep-water release. -
Study Demonstrates High School Teaching Method for Oil Spill Science
Posted on December 10, 2019University of New Orleans doctoral student Kendal Leftwich, who is a member of the LADC-GEMM research consortium investigating how Deepwater Horizon affected large marine mammals, created and implemented a year-long physics methodology to engage high school students in university research. -
Study Summarizes Laboratory Research on How Deepwater Horizon Oil Affects Fish
Posted on November 20, 2019Scientists synthesized data from 53 peer-reviewed laboratory studies that investigated how Deepwater Horizon oil may affect 20 ray-fin fish species. -
Study Reports Advancement in Environmentally-Friendly Dispersant Technology
Posted on November 14, 2019University and industry scientists are developing a benign alternative to chemical dispersants used for oil spill response, such as COREXIT used during Deepwater Horizon. -
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. -
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. -
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.
