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Study Introduces Computer Science Students to Problem Solving Using Deepwater Horizon Imagery

October 11, 2016

University professors developed a team-based educational project using satellite images of Deepwater Horizon surface slicks to introduce first-year computer science students to socially-relevant problem solving.

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Study Suggests Wider Range of Mahi-Mahi’s Genetic Responses to Oil Exposure

October 4, 2016

Scientists used novel bioinformatics to investigate molecular-level changes over time and toxicity pathways in mahi-mahi embryos and larvae exposed to Deepwater Horizon oil. They observed that weathered oil induced more pronounced gene expression changes than a non-weathered source oil.

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Study Finds Natural Sunlight Affects Oil-Degrading Bacteria Composition and Dynamics

September 27, 2016

Scientists from the University of Texas Marine Science Institute demonstrated how natural sunlight affects Gulf of Mexico microbial communities in the presence of Corexit (dispersant) and crude oil. They observed that sunlight significantly reduced the diversity of bacterial communities in the presence of oil, Corexit, or both.

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A researcher conducts surface drifter deployment, July 2013. (Photo credit: CARTHE Consortium)

Rapid Response Study Characterizes Behaviors of Accidental Short-Term Oil Blowouts

August 26, 2016

An interdisciplinary scientific team conducted a rapid response sampling campaign in the immediate aftermath of the 2013 Hercules 265 blowout to determine if sediment and fish were polluted above established baseline levels.

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Researchers conducted a large-scale underwater experiment that released oil through 25.4 mm (one-inch) horizontal pipe. High-resolution cameras captured the detailed turbulent structures, characteristics of primary breakup, and oil droplet separation from the upper plume in the discharged oil jet. (Photo by Franklin Shaffer;

Study Details Underwater Oil Plume Formation and Droplet Size Distribution

August 10, 2016

Scientists simulated an underwater blowout to analyze the formation, path, and duration of oil plumes. They noted that the simulated blowout formed two plumes, one due to momentum and plume buoyancy and another due to the buoyancy of individual oil droplets separating from the first plume.

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University of West Florida Associate Professor in Chemistry, Pam Vaughan (far right), mentors undergraduate students Cynthia McCord and Michelle Waters in determining photochemical degradation and relative toxicity of MC252 and Surrogate oil water accommodated fractions. (Photo credit: Michael Spooneybarger)

Study Compares Natural Sunlight Effects on Macondo and Surrogate Oil

July 27, 2016

Scientists developed the first molecular-level comparison of photochemical effects on surrogate and Macondo (MC252) oil to better understand this weathering process and the toxicity mechanisms it produces.

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Stefan Bourgoin and Don Deis sampling fiddler crabs and periwinkles at a study site in Barataria Bay, Louisiana. (Provided by Don Deis)

Study Investigates Oil Spill Impacts and Recovery of Salt Marsh Fiddler Crab Populations

July 20, 2016

Scientists conducted a meta-analysis of Gulf of Mexico fiddler crab data across multiple years, sites, and studies to examine if the Deepwater Horizon oil spill impacted the crabs’ size, abundance, and population composition.

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While there are many oil rigs in the Gulf of Mexico, this study’s research indicates that most rigs operate without incidence. (Photo by Steve DiMarco)

Study Uses Gulf Science Data to Analyze Water Chemistry near Deepwater Horizon

July 12, 2016

Texas A&M University scientists analyzed data made publically-available by BP for 20,000+ water samples collected from 13,000 stations during and after the 2010 spill. They found that oil occurrence was patchy with only about 20% of the samples having hydrocarbon levels above pre-spill background conditions.

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Sleep Dragon seep site in the Gulf of Mexico. (Photo by Ocean Exploration Trust, Inc./GISR)

Study Uses ROV Imaging System to Measure Gas Bubble Size, Velocity, and Diffusion

July 7, 2016

Scientists used stereoscopic high-speed, high-resolution cameras mounted on remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) to make fine-scale imaging and chemistry measurements inside and around gas bubbles rising from two natural Gulf of Mexico seeps.

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Eckerd College students transferring a multicore from a collection barrel to a working barrel aboard the R/V Weatherbird II, June 2011. (Photo provided by Gregg Brooks)

Study Examines Sediment East of Deepwater Horizon for Oil-Associated Marine Snow

June 30, 2016

Scientists analyzed sea floor sediment in the Gulf of Mexico’s DeSoto Canyon region to investigate potential oil spill impacts. Evidence from sedimentological, geochronological, geochemical, and biological sources pointed to a rapid, 4-5 month sedimentation event in late 2010.

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