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Estimated Business Interruptions Losses of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
… Specifically, this framework is applied to the Deepwater Horizon incident which occurred on April 20, 2010 and resulted in the extensive fouling of the Gulf of Mexico waters and the associated coastline. The region of analysis is the coastline extending east from Louisiana to the Pan-handle of …
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Spatiotemporal Impact of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill on Benthic Meiofauna Communities
In April 2010, the catastrophic Deepwater Horizon (DWH) oil spill began in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Millions of barrels of oil contaminants were expelled from the wellhead at a water depth of 1525 meters, in what would be one of the largest oil spills in history. A large portion of these …
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Governing Nature, Sustaining Degradation: An Eco-Governmental Critique of the Deepwater Horizon Disaster
… is contextualized through the case of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster in the Gulf of Mexico. By interrupting traditional perceptions of environmental disaster, this project frames socio-environmental disasters as a normal and increasingly experienced part of global hydrocarbon capitalism. …
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Petrogenic Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Levels and Health of Gulf Coast Communities Following the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
The 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill was responsible for the release of over five million barrels of crude oil, containing petrogenic polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), into the Gulf of Mexico. Few studies have described the effects that the Deepwater Horizon oil spill has had on human …
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Deepwater Horizon Impacts on the Diet, Growth, and Condition of Larval Spanish Mackerel (<i>Scomberomerus maculatus</i>)
<p>The Deepwater Horizon oil spill (DWHOS) coincided with the pelagic larval stages of many valued commercial and recreational fishes in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Larval fish survival and eventual recruitment into adult populations may have been impacted by changes in the planktonic food web …
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Risk, Oil Spills, and Governance: Can Organizational Theory Help Us Understand the 2010 Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill?
<p>The 2010 BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico awakened communities to the increased risk of large-scale damage along their coastlines presented by new technology in deep water drilling. Normal accident theory and high reliability theory offer a framework through which to view the …
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Impacts of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill on Microbial-Mediated Cellulose Decomposition in Mississippi Gulf Coast Salt Marshes
… were conducted to examine the effects of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill on rates of marsh organic matter decomposition.<em> </em>Decomposition in surface and subsurface marsh sediments was assessed in stands of <em>Spartina alterniflora</em> and <em>Juncus roemerianus</em> in 9 Mississippi …
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Enhancement in Degradation of Environmental Pollutants: Fenton Degradation of 2,4,6-Trinitrotoluene and Photodegradation of Deepwater Horizon Crude Oil
… ammonium with and without PEG 400.</p> <p>The Deepwater Horizon oil spill devastated the Gulf of Mexico and the surrounding wetlands. There are several mechanisms for degradation of oil released into aquatic environments. Bioremediation is one of the most important remediation methods; however …
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Temporal and Spatial Assessment of PAHs in Water, Sediment, and Oysters as a Result of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
On April 20, 2010, BP's Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded leaking over 200 million gallons of crude oil into the Gulf of Mexico for 84 days. Exposure to oil-associated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in the water and sediment could severely impact the aquatic organisms inhabiting the Gulf …
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Assemblage Comparisons of Living Benthic Foraminifera at Bathyal Sites Oiled and Un-Oiled by the Deepwater Horizon Blowout in the Northeastern Gulf of Mexico
… bathyal sites around the wellhead of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Samples collected in October of 2010 and 2011 and summer of 2012 were divided into uncontaminated (GIP 12, 21, K, and 25 and Obs0), moderately oiled (GIP 16 and 17) and heavily oiled groups (GIP 15), in which the TPAH …
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Meaning In Life As A Moderator Of Resilience And Traumatic Stress: A Study Of Protective Factors And Sex Differences In A Sample Of Mississippi Coastal Residents Seeking Mental Health Services After The Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
In April of 2010, the Deepwater Horizon oil platform exploded, releasing millions of barrels of crude oil into the Gulf of Mexico, becoming the largest oil spill in U.S. history. Disasters often lead to a decrease in psychological well-being for those affected by the disaster. Positive …
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An examination of the inadequacy of the wording of the damage claim provisions of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, resulting in interpretative legal difficulties as revealed by claims stemming from the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
The United States Oil Pollution Act 1990 (OPA), contains a provision, s1002(b) (2), that sets out six categories or kinds of damage that may be recovered from a ‘responsible party’ liable for losses resulting from damage caused by the discharge of oil in United States (US) waters. The provision was …
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Surface and Subsurface Application of Chemical Dispersants and Associated Ecosystem Impacts
… as opposed to subsurface plumes. However, since Deepwater Horizon in 2010, there have been several hundred scientific research papers published to study subsurface application of oil spill dispersants.</p> <p><strong> </strong>While the efficacy, ecosystem impacts, and ultimate fate of chemical …
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The effects of natural and anthropogenic stressors on the stress response and tissue-level response in teleost fish
… were conducted to understand the effects of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill on populations of Gulf killifish (Fundulus grandis) in oil-impacted areas in Louisiana, compared to reference sites in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama. We show evidence of exposure to crude oil coincident with …
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Methane Dynamics in St. Louis Bay, Mississippi
… of Mexico. Stations included the Orca Basin, the Deepwater Horizon site, and the surrounding area. The Deepwater Horizon site showed no continuing leakage from October 2010 to June 2013. Samples collected from the northern Gulf of Mexico and the Orca Basin were in agreement with previous published …
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Design of a flexible containment system for deep ocean oil spills
BP needed almost 3 months to cap the Deepwater Horizon spill; improved response techniques are needed for the future. This work presents the design and deployment plan for a new type of containment system that captures the vast majority of hydrocarbons exiting the wellhead. The structure is …
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Advancing the theory and applications of Lagrangian Coherent Structures methods for oceanic surface flows
… the spread of marine plastic pollution, the Deepwater Horizon oil spill and the Fukushima nuclear contamination. Understanding and predicting flow transport, however, remains a scientific challenge, because it operates on multiple length- and time-scales that are set by the underlying …
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Diagnostic techniques for detecting exposure and anemia in birds exposed to crude oil
… oil exposure in the immediate aftermath of the Deepwater Horizon spill on American oystercatchers (Haematopus palliatus), black skimmers (Rynchops niger), brown pelicans (Pelecanus occidentalis), clapper rails (Rallus crepitans), and seaside sparrows (Ammodramus maritimus) through both visual …
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BP's Use of Twitter as a Crisis Communication Tool During the Gulf Oil Spill Crisis Response Phase
On April 20, 2010, British Petroleum's Deepwater Horizon drilling rig located in the Gulf of Mexico exploded, creating the largest oil spill in U.S. history. BP launched a major public relations response that targeted its online audience through strategic use of its corporate website, Twitter feed, …
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The Effect of Spill Contaminants on Marine Biofilms and Microbially-Induced Corrosion of Carbon Steel
… crude oil and chemical dispersant from the Deepwater Horizon (DWH) spill may have impacted the preservation of deep-sea historic shipwrecks and their microbiomes if they are located in areas where oil and dispersant were deposited on the seafloor. Oil potentially accelerates corrosion of …
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