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Released: 14-Dec-2010 9:00 AM EST
CSB to Hold Public Hearing Tomorrow, December 15, as Part of the CSB Deepwater Horizon Investigation
U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB)

CSB Board Will Hear Testimony on how Offshore Drilling is Managed and Regulated in Other Countries

Released: 8-Dec-2010 3:15 PM EST
Texas Tech Researcher to Appear on Canadian Deepwater Horizon Documentary
Texas Tech University

A Texas Tech University researcher will discuss the environmental impact of the Deepwater Horizon disaster for “BLOWOUT: IS CANADA NEXT?”.

Released: 3-Dec-2010 1:00 PM EST
WHOI Website Will Take Viewers Deep into the Gulf
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Utilizing the human-occupied submersible Alvin and the autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) Sentry, researchers are about to investigate—and view first-hand—the possible effects of the oil spill at the bottom of the Gulf. And, from Dec. 6-14, the mission will be relayed to the public as it happens on the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution’s (WHOI) Dive and Discover website (http://divediscover.whoi.edu).

Released: 17-Nov-2010 12:05 PM EST
Lessons From Deepwater
University of California San Diego

In the 24-hour news cycle era, the Deepwater Horizon oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico already feels like an event from yesteryear, an event that had its 15 minutes of news domination during the summer of 2010 then made room for the next big story once the wellhead was capped.

Released: 16-Nov-2010 12:45 PM EST
Listening for Ocean Spills and their Ecological Effects
American Institute of Physics (AIP)

Scientists who study acoustics (the "science of sound") have over the years developed a variety of techniques to probe the hidden depths of oceans. This week, many of these acoustic researchers will come together to discuss how these technologies were used to monitor April's Deepwater Horizon oil spill, to present new data on the gusher's ecological impacts, and to highlight new techniques under development that could improve our ability to detect oil in ocean water.

Released: 25-Oct-2010 8:20 AM EDT
Virginia Tech Studies Impact of Gulf Oil Spill on Plovers
Virginia Tech

Breeding populations of piping plovers , shorebirds that have been listed as threatened since 1986, exist in three distinct locations — the Atlantic Coast, the American and Canadian Great Plains, and the Great Lakes — but birds from all three populations use the Gulf shore as overwintering habitat.

Released: 22-Oct-2010 1:25 PM EDT
Real-Time Emergency Response: Oil Spill Responders Share Information Through Regional Pilot Programs
Homeland Security's Science And Technology Directorate

The April 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico reminded emergency managers just how critical it is to share up-to-date information in a disaster. When the oil washed up on beaches and threatened lives and property, many agencies had to coordinate rapidly to contain the threat.

Released: 22-Sep-2010 1:10 PM EDT
‘Citizen Scientists’ Could Help in Response to Environmental Disasters
Virginia Tech

Jules White, with the Virginia Tech College of Engineering, seeks to create a massive data collection system that would rely on information captured by “citizen scientists” who would use devices such as smart phones to take photographic evidence from the site of disaster areas. Once collected at a single source, scientists and other responders could quickly sift through data, and decide how best to react.

Released: 21-Sep-2010 2:55 PM EDT
Less Toxic, More Efficient Dispersant is Scientist’s Goal
University at Buffalo

After the failure of the Deepwater Horizon oil well last spring, nearly 2 million gallons of dispersant were released into the Gulf of Mexico. The long-term effect of the dispersant on ecosystems, wildlife and humans remains to be seen.

Released: 16-Sep-2010 11:30 AM EDT
Oil Spill 101: What Have We Learned?
Saint Joseph's University

Though the recent oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico caused by the BP/Deep Water Horizon oilrig explosion is no longer leading headlines, this fall, the disaster will be a major topic of conversation and study in environmental science classrooms around the country.

Released: 7-Sep-2010 11:00 AM EDT
NIH to Launch Gulf Oil Spill Health Study; BP Will Provide Additional Funds for Research
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)

The National Institutes of Health will launch a multi-year study this fall to look at the potential health effects from the oil spill in the Gulf region.

Released: 2-Sep-2010 2:25 PM EDT
Nova Southeastern University Expert Available on Oil Rig Safety
Nova Southeastern University

Cecilia Rokusek, Ed.D, R.D., project manager for NSU’s Center for Bioterrorism and All-Hazards Preparedness, which recently received a $1.6 million N.I.H. grant to help train oil industry workers and others in related industries to better prepare for and respond to oil spills and hazardous materials events.

Released: 31-Aug-2010 4:15 PM EDT
NSU Receives $1.6 Million Grant to Train Oil Rig Workers to Prepare for Spills
Nova Southeastern University

Nova Southeastern University (NSU) recently received a $1.6 million federal grant to help train oil industry workers and others in related industries to better prepare for and respond to oil spills and hazardous materials events.

Released: 26-Aug-2010 10:35 AM EDT
Tiny Gulf Sea Creature Could Shed Light on Oil Spill’s Impact
University of Alabama

A molecular biologist will bring dozens of tiny, transparent animals that live in Gulf Coast waters back to his campus laboratory as part of an effort to better understand the oil spill’s long-term impact on the coastal environment and creatures living there.

Released: 23-Aug-2010 4:00 PM EDT
NSU Scientists Receive BP Money to Research Oil Spill’s Impact
Nova Southeastern University

Nova Southeastern University (NSU) is using part of a $10 million block grant from BP to conduct research on the Gulf Oil Spill’s impact on the marine ecosystem, officials announced this week.

Released: 20-Aug-2010 1:00 PM EDT
FAU Projects Selected to Receive BP Funding for Oil Spill Research
Florida Atlantic University

Florida Atlantic University research projects have been selected by the Florida Institute of Oceanography Council to receive BP funding to examine the impact of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill on the Gulf of Mexico.

Released: 18-Aug-2010 2:15 PM EDT
Researchers Explore the Geometry of Cleaning Up the Gulf Coast
Virginia Tech

Environmental Engineers are doing research to determine if the shape of a crude oil remnant – be it a flat syrupy sheet or a tar ball – can affect deterioration rates. The researchers also will study how a lack of oxygen can hinder microbe growth, and how carbon leaching from dissipating oil can further fuel these oil-eating microbes.

Released: 16-Aug-2010 1:35 PM EDT
No Evidence of Petroleum Hydrocarbons in 'Good Morning America' Samples
Texas Tech University

More science needed say researchers after testing for oil in seafood from Bastian Bay, La.

Released: 4-Aug-2010 4:05 PM EDT
Texas Tech Researcher to Senate: More Science Needed to Understand Oil Dispersants
Texas Tech University

The unprecedented use of dispersants on the oil spill has created a massive ecotoxicological experiment of which the full impact is yet to be determined, a Texas Tech University researcher testified Wednesday.



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