Modeling Study Suggests Dispersants Used at Wellhead had Marginal Effect on Oil Reaching Surface Waters
Scientists studying the use of sub-sea chemical dispersants during the Deepwater Horizon spill published their recent findings.
Study Finds Oxygenated Compounds Formed in Weathered Oil Samples
Scientists studying the chemical composition of weathered oil from the Deepwater Horizon spill published their recent findings.
Stories from the Field: The Next Best Thing to Being There
Students, teachers, and journalists joined scientists on board research expeditions and in labs this summer and shared their experiences online.
Working Smart: Deep-C and NOAA Collaboration Improves Gulf Oil Research
“Highly successful” is how Chief Scientist Ian MacDonald described his recent research cruise on the RV Weatherbird II to identify natural oil seeps to use as control sites as part of a larger effort to study the effects of oil and gas in the deep sea environment.
Deep-C at Sea: Disciplines Converge to Improve Response to Gulf Contaminants
After the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, people asked basic questions: what happened to the oil, what did it affect, and how did it change the Gulf of Mexico? Getting answers is no simple task.
GoMRI at Sea: June is a Busy and Challenging Month for Research Cruises
Throughout the month of June, the Gulf of Mexico was teeming with GoMRI-funded scientists conducting oil-spill related research. For some of the research teams Tropical Storm Debbie provided additional challenges, requiring some schedule changes.