Environmental effects of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill: a review

J Beyer, HC Trannum, T Bakke, PV Hodson… - Marine pollution …, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract The Deepwater Horizon oil spill constituted an ecosystem-level injury in the
northern Gulf of Mexico. Much oil spread at 1100–1300 m depth, contaminating and …

Environmental impacts of the deep-water oil and gas industry: a review to guide management strategies

EE Cordes, DOB Jones, TA Schlacher… - Frontiers in …, 2016 - frontiersin.org
The industrialization of the deep sea is expanding worldwide. Increasing oil and gas
exploration activities in the absence of sufficient baseline data in deep-sea ecosystems has …

Long-Term Ecological Impacts from Oil Spills: Comparison of Exxon Valdez, Hebei Spirit, and Deepwater Horizon

MG Barron, DN Vivian, RA Heintz… - Environmental Science & …, 2020 - ACS Publications
The long-term ecological impacts of the Exxon Valdez oil spill (EVOS) are compared to two
extensively studied and more recent large spills: Deepwater Horizon (DWH) and the Hebei …

[HTML][HTML] Assessing the impacts of oil-associated marine snow formation and sedimentation during and after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill

KL Daly, U Passow, J Chanton, D Hollander - Anthropocene, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract The Deepwater Horizon oil spill was the largest in US history, unprecedented for
the depth and volume of oil released, the amount of dispersants applied, and the …

Formation of rapidly-sinking, oil-associated marine snow

U Passow - Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in …, 2016 - Elsevier
Significant amounts of oil accumulated at the sea surface and in a subsurface plume during
the Deepwater Horizon (DwH) spill in the Gulf of Mexico (GoM) in 2010. A substantial …

Footprint of Deepwater Horizon blowout impact to deep-water coral communities

CR Fisher, PY Hsing, CL Kaiser… - Proceedings of the …, 2014 - National Acad Sciences
On April 20, 2010, the Deepwater Horizon (DWH) blowout occurred, releasing more oil than
any accidental spill in history. Oil release continued for 87 d and much of the oil and gas …

The first decade of scientific insights from the Deepwater Horizon oil release

EB Kujawinski, CM Reddy, RP Rodgers… - Nature Reviews Earth & …, 2020 - nature.com
Abstract The 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster remains the largest single accidental release
of oil and gas into the ocean. During the 87-day release, scientists used oceanographic …

The Gulf of Mexico ecosystem, six years after the Macondo oil well blowout

SB Joye, A Bracco, TM Özgökmen, JP Chanton… - Deep Sea Research …, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract The Gulf of Mexico ecosystem is a hotspot for biological diversity and supports a
number of industries, from tourism to fishery production to oil and gas exploration, that serve …

Impact of oil spills on marine life in the Gulf of Mexico: effects on plankton, nekton, and deep-sea benthos

EJ Buskey, HK White, AJ Esbaugh - Oceanography, 2016 - JSTOR
ABSTRACT The Deepwater Horizon (DWH) oil spill was the largest accidental release of
crude oil into the sea in history, and represents the most extensive use of chemical …

Long-term impact of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill on deep-sea corals detected after seven years of monitoring

F Girard, CR Fisher - Biological Conservation, 2018 - Elsevier
Cold-water corals form high biodiversity habitats in the deep sea. They are generally long-
lived, slow-growing, and thus particularly vulnerable to anthropogenic impact. We used high …