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Deepwater Horizon Debris Was Likely Source of Gulf of Mexico Oil Sheens
A chemical analysis of oil
sheens found floating
recently at the ocean's
surface near the site of the
Deepwater Horizon disaster
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Treating Oil Spills With Chemical Dispersants: Is the Cure Worse Than the Ailment?
Treating oil spills at sea
with chemical dispersants is
detrimental to European sea
bass. A new study suggests
that although chemical
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Threatened Frogs Palmed Off as Forests Disappear
The study describes how
forests converted to palm
oil plantations are causing
threatened forest dwelling
frogs to vanish, resulting
in an overall loss of
... > full story
New NOAA Report Examines National Oil Pollution Threat from Shipwrecks
NOAA presented to the U.S.
Coast Guard a new report
that finds that 36 sunken
vessels scattered across the
U.S. seafloor could pose an
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Assessing Impacts of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico
July 10, 2013 — While numerous studies are under way to determine the impacts of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill on the Gulf of Mexico, the extent and severity of these impacts and the value of the resulting losses ... > full story -
Nanoparticles Helping to Recover More Oil
June 14, 2013 — When petroleum companies abandon an oil well, more than half the reservoir’s oil is usually left behind as too difficult to recover. Now, however, much of the residual oil can be recovered with ... > full story -
Low-Grade Cotton Offers More Ecologically-Friendly Way to Clean Oil Spills
May 16, 2013 — When it comes to cleaning up the next massive crude oil spill, one of the best and most eco-friendly solutions for the job may be low-grade cotton from West ... > full story -
Cotton Offers a New Ecologically Friendly Way to Clean Up Oil Spills
May 15, 2013 — With the Deepwater Horizon disaster emphasizing the need for better ways of cleaning up oil spills, scientists are reporting that unprocessed, raw cotton may be an ideal, ecologically friendly ... > full story -
Health Defects Found in Fish Exposed to Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Three Years Later
May 1, 2013 — Three years after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, crude oil toxicity continues to sicken a sentinel Gulf Coast fish species, according to new ... > full story -
Special E. Coli Bacteria Produce Diesel on Demand
April 22, 2013 — It sounds like science fiction but scientists have developed a method to make bacteria produce diesel on demand. While the technology still faces many significant commercialization challenges, the ... > full story -
Gulf of Mexico Has Greater-Than-Believed Ability to Self-Cleanse Oil Spills
April 8, 2013 — The Gulf of Mexico may have a much greater natural ability to self-clean oil spills than previously believed, an expert in bioremediation has ... > full story -
Natural Soil Bacteria Pump New Life Into Exhausted Oil Wells
April 8, 2013 — Technology that enlists natural soil bacteria as 21st century roughnecks now is commercially available and poised to recover precious oil remaining in thousands of exhausted oil wells. The process ... > full story -
Promising Oil-Drilling Tool
April 5, 2013 — An innovative new oil-drilling tool concept has seen the light of ... > full story -
'Dirty Blizzard' in Gulf of Mexico May Account for Missing Deepwater Horizon Oil
March 14, 2013 — Oil from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon spill acted as a catalyst for plankton and other surface materials to clump together and fall to the sea floor in a massive sedimentation event that researchers ... > full story
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