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Physiological Effects of Deepwater Horizon Oil on Phytoplankton and Microbial Communities from the Coastal/nearshore Waters of Louisiana

Implementing Organization

Louisiana State University

Overview

DWH Project Funding

$225,022

Known Leveraged Funding

$0

Funding Organization

Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative (GoMRI)

Funding Program

Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative GoMRI Grant Program

Details

Project Category

Science

Project Actions

Environmental Research

Targeted Resources

Human and/or Institutional Capacity

Project Description

Our initial studies of the impacts of Deepwater Horizon oil (DHO) have shown that some members of the marine phytoplankton collected from coastal Louisiana waters grow well in seawater containing as much as 100 parts per million wellhead DHO. Control studies show that these assemblages, consisting primarily of chlorophytes, differ markedly from the diatom-dominated community that develops in the absence of DHO.

Contact

Edward Laws
225-578-8800
edlaws@lsu.edu
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Project Partners

None

Affiliated Institutions

None

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