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. Kujawinski508-289-3493
ekujawinski@whoi.edu
Project Website
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