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Grad Student Altomare Analyzes Health Risks to Children Playing in Oiled Beaches
Posted on July 15, 2020Deepwater Horizon oil impacted over 1,700 km of Gulf of Mexico coastline and prompted 89 beach closures, largely due to uncertainty about health risks associated with oil contamination. -
Smithsonian Highlights Discoveries on the Super Powers of Oil-Degrading Bacteria
Posted on July 8, 2020The Smithsonian’s Ocean Portal published an article that describes some of the discoveries that scientists have made about microbes in the Gulf of Mexico. -
Grad Student Pandya Investigates How Wind and Waves Influence Airborne Transport of Oil
Posted on July 1, 2020Hydrocarbons from oil slicks floating on the ocean’s surface can be aerosolized by evaporation, breaking waves and bursting bubbles. -
Studies Assess Gulf of Mexico Fish Tissue Following Deepwater Horizon
Posted on June 24, 2020Here are four recent studies that highlight their findings, which help improve our understanding about the spill’s possible sublethal effects on fish and establish a new baseline of data that researchers can use for future studies of Gulf of Mexico fishes.

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