Pollution
Adding Oil to the Marine Snow Mix
Can oil spills lead to large marine snow events? After the Deepwater Horizon oil spill people noticed large marine snow…
Tag: Deepwater Horizon
Microbiology
A blanket of oil: the role of bacteria in cleaning up after Deepwater Horizon
Nearly one million barrels of oil landed on the seafloor after the Deepwater Horizon spill - a feast if bacteria…
Biogeochemistry
The Dirty Blizzard: how oil from the Deepwater Horizon spill reached the seafloor
Oil floats on water, yet oil spills are still devastating for marine life living on the seafloor. How does it…
Biogeochemistry Chemistry Pollution
Years later, Gulf of Mexico sediment chemistry still feeling the effects of Deepwater Horizon
The 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico was the largest accidental oil spill in US waters.…
Biogeochemistry Chemistry Ecology Hazards Human impacts Pollution
Time for an oil change: How filter feeders avoid feeding on oil
The Deepwater Horizon oil spill was the largest oil spill in U.S. history. Here, a pair of researchers investigates the…