Oil Spills
From Oceanus Magazine
February 6, 2012
Tracking Toxic Chemicals in Oil Spills
Does out of sight mean into the air or into fish?
January 19, 2012
Scientists Solve a Deepwater Horizon Mystery
What was that odd flotsam that appeared after the Gulf oil spill?
October 12, 2011
Every Chromatogram Tells a Story
Technique detects the multitude of chemical compounds in oil
September 5, 2011
Up From the Seafloor Came a Bubbling Brew
Scientists use a novel method to measure rate of Deepwater Horizon oil spewing into the Gulf
July 21, 2011
Four Men. Twelve Hours. One Crucial Sample.
In a tense overnight mission, scientists grab oil from the deep
July 18, 2011
A Plume of Chemicals from Deepwater Horizon
Some hydrocarbons from the oil spill lingered in the depths
July 14, 2011
Of Predators, Prey, and Petroleum
Do microscopic marine animals help bacteria degrade oil?
May 5, 2011
Life and Death in the Deep Sea
Does the Gulf oil spill threaten vital seafloor communities?
April 15, 2011
Oil, Microbes, and the Risk of Dead Zones
Did oil-eating microbes deplete oxygen in the Gulf of Mexico?
April 8, 2011
Does Oil Affect Animals' Cellular Machinery?
Scientists investigate genes activated by contaminants
March 23, 2011
Gliders Tracked Potential for Oil to Reach the East Coast
Finding the location shifting Gulf Loop Current was critical
January 26, 2011
After the Oil Spill, Finding a Drop in the Ocean
New, highly sensitive method can track dispersant in Gulf of Mexico
September 17, 2010
Tracking a Trail of Oil Droplets
WHOI devices create ways to see tiny things in a big ocean
May 14, 2009
While Oil Gently Seeps from the Seafloor
Oil naturally leaking into the ocean offers a 'laboratory' to study accidential spills
April 23, 2007
Still Toxic After All These Years
Does oil spilled in 1969 still have impacts on wildlife? Ask a fiddler crab.
October 13, 2004
Oil in Our Coastal Back Yard
Spills on WHOI's shores set the stage for advances in mitigating and remediating oil spills
June 23, 2004
Mixing Oil and Water
Tracking the sources and impacts of oil pollution in the marine environment