oil spill – oceanbites

The compounding crises of COVID-19 and an oil spill highlight the systemic inequalities faced by women in fisheries.

Does Mauritius ring a bell? This tiny Indian Ocean Island was hit by the worst oil spill it had ever…

A team of scientists just discovered an enormous new source of hydrocarbons to the ocean: cyanobacteria. But what does their…

Biology

It may have occurred 8 years ago, but scientists are still talking about the Deep Water Horizon Oil Spill. This…

When undersea wells blowout, toxic concentrations of hydrocarbons can be rapidly released into the environment. The media presents these blowouts…

Pollution

Crude oil is mostly composed of n-alkanes and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAHs) which are toxic to organisms. After an oil…

The Deepwater Horizon oil spill was the largest oil spill in U.S. history. Here, a pair of researchers investigates the…