Browsing by Subject "Deepwater Horizon"

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  • Atmospheric Distributions of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) in Coastal Northern Gulf of Mexico, USA, Associated with the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill 

    Scalise, Kimberly (East Carolina University, 2013)
    The Deepwater Horizon (DWH) oil spill occurred April 20, 2010 to July 15, 2010, releasing a surface slick of crude oil extending to ~176,000 km² in the Gulf of Mexico (GOM). Crude oil is comprised of thousands of organic ...

  • ECU aids with research of the BP oil calamity 

    Vyas, Shivani; Mitra, Siddhartha; Patel, Nidhi (East Carolina University, 2010-06-16)
    On April 20, the explosion of the Deepwater Horizon led to a substantial oil spill catastrophe in the Gulf of Mexico. The spill caused the death of 11 people and also took a vast toll on the marine environment, suffocating ...

  • ECU professors research effects of BP oil spill in Gulf of Mexico and beyond 

    Mitra, Siddhartha; Kimmel, David G.; Hutson, Jeannine Manning (East Carolina University, 2010-06-08)
    The BP oil spill, also known as the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, has riveted the attention of the public since an explosion April 20 aboard an offshore oil rig caused crude oil to begin to leak into the Gulf of Mexico. ...

  • Macondo-1 well oil-derived polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons 

    Mitra, Siddhartha; Kimmel, David G.; Snyder, Jessica; Scalise, Kimberly; McGlaughon, Benjamin D.; Roman, Michael R.; Jahn, Ginger L.; Pierson, James J.; Brandt, Stephen B.; Montoya, Joseph P.; Rosenbauer, Robert J.; Lorenson, Thomas D.; Wong, Florence L.; Campbell, Pamela L. (East Carolina University, 2012-01-14)
    Mesozooplankton (>200 mm) collected in August and September of 2010 from the northern Gulf of Mexico show evidence of exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). Multivariate statistical analysis revealed that ...