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Biomedical Scientist Concerned About Effects of Oil Spill on Human Health
June 24, 2010 — A biomedical researcher says that some of the same chemicals found in diesel fumes and cigarette smoke are also found in the tar balls produced as a result of the oil spill, and he is worried about ... > full story -
Gulf Oil Spill: Mississippi River Hydrology May Help Reduce Oil Onshore
June 17, 2010 — The Gulf of Mexico: what role will the Mississippi River play in oil washing ashore and into delta wetlands? One of the spill's greatest environmental threats is to Louisiana's wetlands, scientists ... > full story -
Using Bacteria in Oil Wells to Convert Oil to Natural Gas
June 17, 2010 — Some bacteria destroy oil. Might those bacteria lead oil companies to change their methods of harvesting the energy of the oil while at the same time reducing the carbon dioxide that burning oil and ... > full story -
NOAA Ship Thomas Jefferson Continues Deepwater Horizon Spill Study Mission
June 16, 2010 — NOAA Ship Thomas Jefferson departed Galveston, Texas, June 15 to continue research on the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill's impact on the Gulf of Mexico. During the three-week mission, the research ... > full story -
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Federal Agencies Introduce Online Mapping Tool to Track Gulf Response
June 16, 2010 — The dynamic nature of the Deepwater Horizon BP oil spill has been a challenge for a range of communities -- from hotel operators to fishermen to local community leaders. And the American people have ... > full story -
NOAA, FDA Continue Ramping Up Efforts to Ensure Safety of Gulf of Mexico Seafood
June 16, 2010 — The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are taking additional steps to enhance inspection measures designed to ensure that seafood from ... > full story -
Consumer Responses to Gulf Oil Spill Reflect Americans' Changing Corporate Expectations
June 16, 2010 — The rigorous survey-based nationwide study of US adults aware of the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico found that Republicans, Democrats and Independents strongly agree that the spill shows that ... > full story -
Questioning the Effectiveness of Oil Dispersants in Gulf Oil Spill
June 16, 2010 — The widespread belief that chemical dispersants will enhance the breakdown of oil from the Gulf of Mexico disaster is based on weak scientific data, according to a new ... > full story -
Day 57: Updated Figures Show Oil from Spill Could Have Powered 68,000 Cars for Year
June 15, 2010 — By day 57 (June 15), if all the oil from the Deepwater Horizon spill in the Gulf of Mexico had been used for fuel, it could have powered 68,000 cars, 6,100 trucks, and 3,100 ships for a full year, ... > full story -
New Strain of Bacteria Discovered That Could Aid in Oil Spill, Other Environmental Cleanup
June 11, 2010 — Researchers have discovered a new strain of bacteria that can produce non-toxic, comparatively inexpensive "rhamnolipids," and effectively help degrade polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, or PAHs -- ... > full story
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