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Studies Shows Beach Environment Enhanced Oil Degradation, But Still May Take 30 Years
Posted on October 1, 2019Researchers at Florida State University and the Georgia Institute of Technology analyzed degradation processes of oil that was deposited along Gulf of Mexico beaches following Deepwater Horizon. -
Study Quantifies Dispersant Effects on Initial Oil Slick Breakup by Waves
Posted on September 26, 2019Scientists generated breaking waves in the presence of various dispersant and oil ratios (DOR) using a custom-built wave tank to investigate how subsurface oil droplets evolve in a turbulent environment. -
Study Quantifies Limitations in Using Marker Genes to Predict Microbial Capabilities
Posted on September 17, 2019Scientists conducted the largest comparison to-date of publicly available sequenced bacterial genomes to provide the first in-depth look at using high-throughput marker genes to profile a microbial community’s functional capability. -
Study IDs Oil-Degrading and Mucus-Producing Microbes Linked to Marine Oil Snow Formation
Posted on September 5, 2019Scientists isolated bacteria from Gulf of Mexico surface waters and used them in microcosm experiments to identify those that simultaneously degrade oil and produce mucus-like materials (exopolymeric substances or EPS). -
Eight-Year Study Quantifies How Oiling is a Continuing Stressor on the Marsh Ecosystem
Posted on August 29, 2019Scientists measured changes in oil quantity and quality in 1,200+ samples collected over eight years at locations that Deepwater Horizon affected – the Gulf of Mexico continental shelf, estuarine waters, and marsh sediments. -
Study Explains How Oil Spills Can Initiate Harmful Algal Blooms
Posted on August 20, 2019Scientists conducted field and laboratory experiments using oil and Corexit dispersant to uncover the reasons harmful algal blooms, also known as Red Tides, can occur after an oil spill. -
Study Tests STARRS Imaging of Short-Lived Small-Scale Dispersion on Ocean’s Surface
Posted on August 15, 2019Researchers described field methods and observations using the Ship-Tethered Aerostat Remote Sensing System (STARSS) to better understand how buoyant material moves and disperses on the ocean’s surface. -
Study Provides New Way of Looking at Energy Exchange at the Air-Sea Boundary Layer
Posted on August 8, 2019Scientists assessed the dynamics of heat and momentum exchange between the ocean and atmosphere to better understand how these factors influence Gulf of Mexico circulation. -
Study Finds Slick Oil has Greater Impact than Source Oil on Fish Development
Posted on July 30, 2019Scientists analyzed effects from non-weathered source oil (collected directly over the Deepwater Horizon wellhead) and weathered slick oil (collected from surface skimming) on the microRNAs of mahi-mahi embryos. -
Study Tracks Ocean Methane Dissolution with Environmental Data and Computer Models
Posted on July 23, 2019Scientists traced and analyzed methane bubbles as they ascended from a deep seafloor seep to the ocean’s surface and compared results to two computer models’ output to better understand methane dissolution processes.
