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Weathering of Petroleum and Dispersant Components in the Aftermath of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill

Implementing Organization

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Overview

DWH Project Funding

$1,053,160

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

Chemical Aspects Research

Targeted Resources

Human and/or Institutional Capacity

Project Description

The explosion of the Deepwater Horizon (DWH) drilling rig released an unprecedented amount of crude oil and natural gas into the Gulf of Mexico (GoM). Numerous studies have subsequently examined the fate and transport of the oil, natural gas and dispersants in the aftermath of the spill (e.g. 1-8). Oil entered the water column from the seafloor and settled into a neutrally-buoyant plume (1) or transited to the surface. As well as affecting surface water and coastal environments, the oil impacted deep-water ecosystems and sediments (8).

Contact

Elizabeth B. Kujawinski
508-289-3493
ekujawinski@whoi.edu
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Project Partners

None

Affiliated Institutions

None

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