Do Oil and Corals Mix? WHOI scientists explore impacts of Deepwater Horizon . Scientists Solve a Deepwater Horizon Mystery What was that odd flotsam that appeared after the Gulf oil spill? Every Chromatogram Tells a Story Technique detects the multitude of chemical compounds in oil. At Deepwater Horizon, Basic Research Was Applied Research Road Trip Audio slideshow: A three-day, 500-mile quest for tarballs . Four Men. Twelve Hours. One Crucial Sample. In a tense overnight mission, scientists grab oil from the deep. Up From the Seafloor Came a Bubbling Brew Scientists use a novel method to measure rate of Deepwater Horizon oil spewing into the Gulf . A Plume of Chemicals from Deepwater Horizon Some hydrocarbons from the oil spill lingered in the depths . Of Predators, Prey, and Petroleum Do microscopic marine animals help bacteria degrade oil? Life and Death in the Deep Sea Does the Gulf oil spill threaten vital seafloor communities? A Small Sip from a Big Gusher A deep-sea device proves ideal for getting essential samples. Does Oil Affect Animals' Cellular Machinery? Scientists investigate genes activated by contaminants. Gliders Tracked Potential for Oil to Reach the East Coast Finding the location shifting Gulf Loop Current was critical. After the Oil Spill, Finding a Drop in the Ocean New, highly sensitive method can track dispersant in Gulf of Mexico . Tracking a Trail of Oil Droplets WHOI devices create ways to see tiny things in a big ocean . Undersea Asphalt Volcanoes Discovered Erupting oil paved the seafloor with mysterious mounds. Asphalt Volcanoes on the Seafloor An audio slideshow on the exploration of Il Duomo. While Oil Gently Seeps from the Seafloor Oil naturally leaking into the ocean offers a 'laboratory' to study accidential spills. Popular Way to Assess Oil Spills Can Be Misused WHOI chemist issues warning before 'pom-pom' method becomes standard practice. Still Toxic After All These Years Does oil spilled in 1969 still have impacts on wildlife? Ask a fiddler crab. Oil in Our Coastal Back Yard Spills on WHOI's shores set the stage for advances in mitigating and remediating oil spills. Mixing Oil and Water Tracking the sources and impacts of oil pollution in the marine environment. Oil Spill a Bane for Buzzards Bay, a Boon for Coastal Science A Bane for Buzzards Bay, a Boon for Coastal Science. Oil from Spill Lingers in West Falmouth Marsh A Local Spill Revisited By John Teal, Oceanus magazine, 1993 (pdf format) Local Spill by George Hampson and Howard Sanders, 1969 From Oceanus magazine | |||||||||||
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