Health Defects Found in Fish Exposed to Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
Crude oil toxicity continued to sicken a sentinel Gulf Coast fish species for at least more than a year after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico
A Closer Look at Oil and Water
Since the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in 2010, much has been written – in the popular press as well as scientific journals – regarding the potential impact the large volume of oil might have on the flora and fauna of the northern Gulf of Mexico.
Deepwater Disaster Three Years On
Just three years ago, the DeepWater Horizon oil spill gushed 200 million gallons of oil into the Gulf of Mexico.
A New Flavor of Dispersant
Often misunderstood by the public, dispersants are the single biggest weapon in the arsenal of those combating an oil spill.
By Land and Not By Sea: Flying, Creeping, Crawling Critters in Marshes Help Track Oil Impact
Birds, crickets, ants, and other insects that live in Louisiana wetlands are helping researchers determine impacts to marsh life from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
Study Shows Oil Promoted Formation of a Different Kind of Marine Snow
Scientists studying oil-contaminated surface waters near the well-head site immediately after the Deepwater Horizon incident published their findings in the July 2012 edition of Environmental Research Letters
LSU Researchers Study the Impact of Oil Spill on Seaside Sparrows
When the Deepwater Horizon disaster leaked an estimated 4.9 million barrels of oil into the Gulf of Mexico, many researchers feared that coastal ecosystems would never be the same.
Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill Researchers Look into Effects on Wildlife, Ways to Improve Response
LSU entomologist Linda Hooper-Bui and her graduate students spent a day last week putting down cages, each one containing 20 brown crickets, among sprigs of smooth cordgrass in a marsh by Bay Jimmy.
Math Predicts Oil Spill’s Path Through Ocean
Mathematical methods help predict movement of oil and ash after environmental disasters, and could aid clean-up efforts.
Opportunity: Research Associate Position in Wetland Biogeochemistry, LUMCON
A Research Associate in Wetland Biogeohemistry at the Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON) is sought to organize and lead a series of field experiments studying the effects of the Macondo (BP Deepwater Horizon) Oil Spill on coastal marsh ecosystems.