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Study Examines How Multiple Plant Species Affect Marsh Response to Oiling
Posted on April 7, 2020Scientists conducted a year-long mesocosm experiment to assess if the expansion of tropical black mangroves (Avicennia germinans) into Gulf of Mexico saltmarshes dominated by temperate cordgrass (Spartina alterniflora) affected marsh response to oiling. -
Study Tracks Elusive Whales with Acoustic Data Collected During Oil Spill Research
Posted on March 25, 2020Scientists who monitored large marine mammals with Passive Acoustic Monitoring (PAM) technology during and following Deepwater Horizon were able to estimate population densities for the cryptic pygmy sperm and dwarf sperm whales (Kogia species). -
Study Measures Size of Droplets Aerosolized from Bubbles Bursting on an Oil Slick
Posted on March 3, 2020Scientists conducted laboratory experiments to learn more about particle emissions when bubbles on an oil slick burst. They observed that bubbles bursting on slicks containing crude oil and dispersant mixtures aerosolize micro-sized droplets (diameter is one thousandth of a millimeter) and nano-sized droplets (diameter is one billionth of a meter). -
Study: Fishing Households Experienced Depressive Symptoms Despite Social Support after Oil Spill
Posted on January 31, 2020Researchers conducted a survey of more than 2,500 U.S. Gulf Coast residents to learn how their lives have been affected since Deepwater Horizon. -
Studies Describe how Oil Gets into Marine Snow, Improving Oil Fate Predictions
Posted on January 29, 2020Scientists conducted rolling table experiments to improve our understanding of how marine oil snow forms and to provide input parameters for models that predict oil transport via sinking marine snow. -
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.
