Accelerating Recovery after the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill: Response of the Plant-Microbial-Benthic Ecosystem to Mitigation Strategies Promoting Wetland Remediation and Resilience
Implementing Organization
Louisiana State University
Overview
DWH Project Funding
$1,669,040
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
The release of an estimated 4.9 million barrels of oil from the Deepwater Horizon (DWH) event exposed the nation's largest and most productive wetland-estuarine environment to an unprecedented potential for environmental damage.
Contact
Irving A. Mendelssohn225-578-6425
imendel@lsu.edu
Project Website
Project Partners
None
Affiliated Institutions
None