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An aircraft releases chemical dispersant on 5 May 2010 over oil floating on the surface of the Gulf of Mexico
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¿Por Qué la Luz Solar es Importante para los Derrames de Petróleo en el Mar?

by Collin P. Ward, C. M. Reddy and E. B. Overton 6 October 202018 May 2022

Una década de investigación desde el desastre de Deepwater Horizon ha revelado cómo la luz solar—su importancia subestimada durante mucho tiempo en la ciencia de derrames de petróleo—altera sustancialmente el petróleo que flota en la superficie del mar.

Smoke and flames rise up from a well pad in proximity to houses
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More Gas Wells Linked to More Symptoms in Pennsylvania Residents

by P. Waldron 30 September 202025 March 2022

Natural gas production has been booming in southwestern Pennsylvania, but it may also yield multiple health complaints, especially for residents surrounded by oil and gas facilities.

Underwater photograph of a tank experiment designed to observe how diesel oil behaves when leaking from a pipe
Posted inEditors' Vox

The Underwater Behavior of Oil and Gas Jets and Plumes

by M. C. Boufadel and S. A. Socolofsky 1 September 202031 July 2023

Exploring how the multiscale interaction between underwater oil and gas plumes and the environment impacts plume composition and trajectory.

Two oil-drilling platforms off the Long Beach, Calif., coast
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Los Costos Ecológicos de Remover las Plataformas Petroleras Mar Adentro en California

Katherine Kornei, Science Writer by Katherine Kornei 26 August 202014 March 2023

Las plataformas de perforación de petróleo- y gas-mar adentro son hábitats ricos para peces. Eliminarlas por completo resultaría en una pérdida del 95% de biomasa de peces, revela una nueva investigación.

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Understanding Earthquakes Caused by Hydraulic Fracturing

by Ryan Schultz 7 August 20208 November 2021

A better understanding of how earthquakes are caused by hydraulic fracturing is an important part of building better practices to manage and mitigate their risks.

An aircraft releases chemical dispersant on 5 May 2010 over oil floating on the surface of the Gulf of Mexico
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Why Sunlight Matters for Marine Oil Spills

by Collin P. Ward, C. M. Reddy and E. B. Overton 28 April 202018 May 2022

A decade of research since the Deepwater Horizon disaster has revealed how sunlight—its importance long understated in oil spill science—substantially alters petroleum floating at the sea surface.

Drilling rig and Dauphin Island Bridge in Mobile Bay, Alabama
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Thirty Years, $500 Million, and a Scientific Mission in the Gulf

by Heather Goss 27 March 202022 November 2021

Gulf Research Program executive director Lauren Alexander Augustine discusses the impact science can have on communities when given money and time.

Aerial photo of a ship in an oil slick
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Leveraging Satellite Sensors for Oil Spill Detection

Sarah Derouin, Science Writer by Sarah Derouin 26 March 202018 May 2022

By using multiple remote sensors, scientists can quickly estimate the nature and thickness of oil spills—important factors for containment efforts.

Candidatus Macondimonas diazotrophica visible both inside and around the edges of oil droplets
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Deepwater Horizon and the Rise of the Omics

by J. Kostka, S. B. Joye and Rita R. Colwell 25 March 202018 May 2022

Microbial genomics techniques came of age following the Deepwater Horizon spill, offering researchers unparalleled insights into how ecosystems respond to such environmental disasters.

Oil from the Deepwater Horizon disaster floats in the Gulf of Mexico in April 2010.
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Modeling Under Pressure

Mark Betancourt, Freelance Journalist by Mark Betancourt 25 March 202019 August 2022

At a critical moment in the effort to end one of the world’s worst oil spills, one scientist holed up in his office and pulled an all-nighter to calculate the well’s aquifer support.

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