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 Laws225-578-8800
edlaws@lsu.edu
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Project Partners
None
Affiliated Institutions
None