Grad Student Tarpley Is Cracking the Code Between Oil Transport and Mud Flocs
Oil that enters a marine environment can attach to particulate matter suspended in the water and form oil particle aggregates, which then sink to the seafloor.
ADDOMEx Video Update: Examining Biofilms from Oil and Marine Microbial Interactions
Principal Investigator Antonietta Quigg describes ongoing research about marine oil snow formation during the Deepwater Horizon spill and its effects on Gulf of Mexico environments. She discusses how this research could inform oil spill response and shares some preliminary results that surprised their research group.