![]() Do Oil and Corals Mix? WHOI scientists explore impacts of Deepwater Horizon . Source: Oceanus Magazine ![]() Scientists Solve a Deepwater Horizon Mystery What was that odd flotsam that appeared after the Gulf oil spill? Source: Oceanus Magazine ![]() Every Chromatogram Tells a Story Technique detects the multitude of chemical compounds in oil. Source: Oceanus Magazine ![]() At Deepwater Horizon, Basic Research Was Applied Source: Oceanus Magazine ![]() Research Road Trip Audio slideshow: A three-day, 500-mile quest for tarballs . Source: Oceanus Magazine ![]() Four Men. Twelve Hours. One Crucial Sample. In a tense overnight mission, scientists grab oil from the deep. Source: Oceanus Magazine Up From the Seafloor Came a Bubbling Brew Scientists use a novel method to measure rate of Deepwater Horizon oil spewing into the Gulf . Source: Oceanus Magazine ![]() A Plume of Chemicals from Deepwater Horizon Some hydrocarbons from the oil spill lingered in the depths . Source: Oceanus Magazine ![]() Of Predators, Prey, and Petroleum Do microscopic marine animals help bacteria degrade oil? Source: Oceanus Magazine ![]() Life and Death in the Deep Sea Does the Gulf oil spill threaten vital seafloor communities? Source: Oceanus Magazine ![]() A Small Sip from a Big Gusher A deep-sea device proves ideal for getting essential samples. Source: Oceanus Magazine ![]() Does Oil Affect Animals' Cellular Machinery? Scientists investigate genes activated by contaminants. Source: Oceanus Magazine ![]() Gliders Tracked Potential for Oil to Reach the East Coast Finding the location shifting Gulf Loop Current was critical. Source: Oceanus Magazine ![]() After the Oil Spill, Finding a Drop in the Ocean New, highly sensitive method can track dispersant in Gulf of Mexico . Source: Oceanus Magazine ![]() Tracking a Trail of Oil Droplets WHOI devices create ways to see tiny things in a big ocean . Source: Oceanus Magazine ![]() Undersea Asphalt Volcanoes Discovered Erupting oil paved the seafloor with mysterious mounds. Source: Oceanus Magazine ![]() Asphalt Volcanoes on the Seafloor An audio slideshow on the exploration of Il Duomo. Source: Oceanus Magazine ![]() While Oil Gently Seeps from the Seafloor Oil naturally leaking into the ocean offers a 'laboratory' to study accidential spills. Source: Oceanus Magazine ![]() Popular Way to Assess Oil Spills Can Be Misused WHOI chemist issues warning before 'pom-pom' method becomes standard practice. Source: Oceanus Magazine ![]() Still Toxic After All These Years Does oil spilled in 1969 still have impacts on wildlife? Ask a fiddler crab. Source: Oceanus Magazine ![]() Oil in Our Coastal Back Yard Spills on WHOI's shores set the stage for advances in mitigating and remediating oil spills. Source: Oceanus Magazine ![]() Mixing Oil and Water Tracking the sources and impacts of oil pollution in the marine environment. Source: Oceanus Magazine ![]() 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 ![]() By John Teal, Oceanus magazine, 1993 (pdf format) ![]() by George Hampson and Howard Sanders, 1969 From Oceanus magazine Last updated: May 24, 2011 | |||||||||||
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