Persistence, Fate, and Effectiveness of Dispersants used during the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
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Keywords

SG150
GOMSGG15004
Off-shore Oil Spills

How to Cite

Wilson, Monica, Larissa Graham, Christine Hale, Emily Maung-Douglass, Stephen Sempier, and LaDon Swann. 2017. “Persistence, Fate, and Effectiveness of Dispersants Used During the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill: GOMSG-G-15-004/SG150, 7/2017”. EDIS 2017 (4). Gainesville, FL. https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-sg150-2017.

Abstract

The Deepwater Horizon (DWH) oil spill was the first spill that occurred in the deep ocean, nearly one mile below the ocean’s surface. The large-scale applications of dispersants used at the surface and wellhead during the Deepwater Horizon oil spill raised many questions and highlighted the importance of understanding their effects on the marine environment. 

This 9-page fact sheet concerns the use of dispersants in response to the Deepwater Horizon (DWH) oil spill, the first spill that occurred in the deep ocean, nearly a mile below the surface. Written by Monica Wilson, Larissa Graham, Christine Hale, Emily Maung-Douglass, Stephen Sempier, and LaDon Swann and published by the Florida Sea Grant College Program, the fact sheet was selected for publication on EDIS by Monica Wilson. Originally published at the National Sea Grant Library: https://eos.ucs.uri.edu/EOS_Linked_Documents/gomsg/EX-GOMRI-1%20-%20Wilson_M_2015.pdf
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/sg150

https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-sg150-2017
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