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Dispersant from Deepwater Horizon Spill Found to Persist in the Environment

By Guest PostOctober 20, 2014Environmentbacteria, bp, chris reddy, deepwater horizon spill, doss, elizabeth kujawinski, Environment, epa, fruehjahrsputz staub, gomri, gulf of mexico, hantavirus infektionen, helen white, infektionsrisiko durch hantaviren, krank durch fruehjahrsputz, mini brains, oceanographic institution, puumala virus, puuv infektionen, puuv virus, roetelmaus, whoi, woods hole

The 2010 Deepwater Horizon (DWH) spill in the Gulf of Mexico was the largest accidental release of oil into the ocean, with approximately 210 million gallons gushing from the blown out well. In an attempt to prevent vast quantities of oil from fouling beaches and marshes, BP applied 1.84 million gallons of chemical dispersant to oil to oil released in the subsurface and to oil slicks at the sea surface. The dispersant was thought to rapidly degrade in the environment. (more…)

Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill’s Effects on Deep-Water Corals

By Guest PostMarch 27, 2012Environmentalvin, charles fisher, christopher german, corals, deep sea, deep water coral, deepwater horizon, ecosystem, erik cordes, gas chromatography, gulf of mexico, haverford college, helen white, jason, macondo spill, national science foundation, ocean, oil, oil spill, pen yuan hsing, penn state university, Pennsylvania, petroleum analysis, petroleum hydrocarbon, psu, rapid grant, rodey batiza, rov, submarine, temple university, timothy shank, two dimensional, U.S. Geological Survey, whoi

*Damaged deep-sea corals discovered months after Deepwater Horizon spill*

Scientists are reporting new evidence that the Deepwater Horizon oil spill has affected marine life in the Gulf of Mexico, this time species that live in dark ocean depths–deepwater corals.

The research used a range of underwater vehicles, including the submarine Alvin, to investigate the corals. The findings are published this week in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). (more…)

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Dispersant from Deepwater Horizon Spill Found to Persist in the Environment

Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill’s Effects on Deep-Water Corals