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Study authors Dr. Samantha Joye (L) and Mary-Kate Rogener (R) in front of ALVIN, a manned deep-diving research submarine, during a 2014 Gulf of Mexico expedition. Photo courtesy of Dr. Andreas Teske, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill (ECOGIG).

Study Characterizes Ecosystem-Scale Methane Dynamics Following Deepwater Horizon

April 30, 2019

Scientists conducted a time-series investigation of methane concentrations, oxidation rates, and rate constant (the instantaneous capacity of the methanotrophic community to consume methane) to describe methane dynamics after the oil spill.

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Artist and study author Miquel Alcaraz created this image of the copepod AlcarazAcartia grani featured in this study. Image provided by Miquel Alcaraz.

Study Shows How Copepods Can Change the Size Spectrum of Oil Droplets

April 16, 2019

Scientists conducted laboratory experiments to investigate if copepod behavior can reshape the size frequency distribution of oil droplets.

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Professor and study author Villy Kourafalou is at the University of Miami's Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science. Photo credit: University of Miami Communications Department.

Study Explains How Large Rotating Currents Near Cuba Influence the Gulf Stream

April 10, 2019

Researchers described, for the first time, the dynamics and interactions of regional ocean flows with both anticyclonic eddies (circulating clockwise) near Cuba’s northern coast (dubbed “CubANs”) and cyclonic eddies (circulating counter-clockwise) along Florida’s southern coast.

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Alexandra Yard, a sophomore Marine Biology major with a Chemistry minor at Texas A&M Galveston, applies an ultrafilter centrifugal device to concentrate and purify EPS (biopolymers excreted from microbes) from mesocosm samples for quantifying proteins and polysaccharides. Photo by Chen Xu.

Study Finds Gel-like Biofilms May Be More Efficient at Oil Dispersal than Corexit

April 2, 2019

Scientists conducted mesocosm experiments with natural microbial communities to compare oil emulsion and dispersion mechanisms by microbial secretions of exopolymeric substances, EPS, also known as gels, and Corexit, a dispersant.

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Study author Charlie Martin assists with a recent experiment on submerged aquatic vegetation. Photo provided by Charlie Martin

Study Provides Insights into Indirect Effects on Food Webs from Oiled Submerged Aquatic Vegetation

March 28, 2019

Scientists conducted laboratory experiments to assess how oil affects the chemical composition of submerged vegetation (Ruppia maritima) and subsequent effects on how organisms feed on oil-exposed plants.

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Study author Maryam Jalali inks the stamp with crude oil and then uses the inked stamp to print oil microdroplets. The stamp is a pre-textured polymer that contains cavities that can be filled with oil and is used to transfer or print oil to a smooth substrate. After printing, Jalali uses a microscope with high magnification to inspect the yield and quality of the droplets. Photo credit: Terry Brough at the Minnesota Nano Center.

Study Creates Microcosm That Mimics Bacteria Encountering Rising Oil Droplets

March 19, 2019

Scientists developed a platform at environmentally-relevant scales to advance the study of oil-water interface interactions, biofilm formation, and particle dispersion.

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Study author Danielle DeLeo monitors coral sampling by a remotely-operated-vehicle in the control room of R/V Nautilus during the 2013 ECOGIG research expedition (Photo credit: ECOGIG).

Study Reveals Corals’ Cellular Response to Oil and Dispersant Exposure

March 5, 2019

Scientists used next-generation sequencing to analyze deep-sea corals following the Deepwater Horizon incident.

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Study Estimates Larger-than-Expected Oil Footprint Near the Damaged Taylor Energy Platform

February 26, 2019

Researchers analyzed remote sensing imagery to assess oil slicks near the Taylor Energy platform, which was damaged by Hurricane Ivan in September 2004, and determined how environmental conditions affected the slicks’ distributions.

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Louisiana coastal oysters exposed at low tide. Photo Credit: Meagan Schrandt

Study Finds Low Salinity May Mitigate Oil and Dispersant Effects on Oysters

February 5, 2019

Researchers conducted mesocosm experiments that examined how juvenile eastern oysters respond to salinity variations in the presence of oil and dispersed oil.

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Members of the DEEPEND research consortium retrieve the 10-m2 MOCNESS net after sampling the water column at discrete depths from the surface (50 m) to 1500 m depth. Photo provided by Isabel Romero courtesy of DEEPEND.

Ten-Year Assessment Study Finds Increased Vulnerability of Deep Sea Fishes to Oil Exposure

February 1, 2019

Scientists completed the first time-series study (2007-2016) of Gulf of Mexico deep-sea fishes and their exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) following Deepwater Horizon.

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