In the wake of the Deepwater Horizon (DWH) oil spill, a number of government agencies,
academic institutions, consultants, and nonprofit organizations conducted lab-and field …

Oil fate and exposure modeling addresses the complexities of oil composition, weathering,
partitioning in the environment, and the distributions and behaviors of aquatic biota to …

Each year ecotoxicological problems become increasingly complex and encompass
broader spatial and temporal scales. Our practical understanding must evolve accordingly to …

Whether the result of an oil well blowout, vessel collision or grounding, leaking pipeline, or
other incident at sea, each marine oil spill will present unique circumstances and …

Major oil spills are catastrophic events that immensely affect the environment and society,
yet determining their spatial extent is a highly complex task. During the Deepwater Horizon …

Oil spill model simulations of a deepwater blowout in the Gulf of Mexico De Soto Canyon,
assuming no intervention and various response options (ie, subsea dispersant injection …

Photo-induced toxicity of petroleum products and polycyclic aromatic compounds (PACs) is
the enhanced toxicity caused by their interaction with ultraviolet radiation and occurs by two …

Oil pollution remains a significant local threat to shallow tropical coral reef environments, but
the environmental conditions typical of coral reefs are rarely considered in oil toxicity testing …

Ecological risk assessments (ERAs) of polycyclic aromatic compounds (PACs), as single
congeners or in mixtures, present technical challenges that raise concerns about their …

Abstract Estuaries in coastal South Texas feature naturally extreme salinity fluctuations that
are increasing in magnitude due to anthropogenic activities, with salinities exceeding 70 …