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 …

Offshore oil spills are of tremendous concern due to their potential impact on economic and
ecological systems. A number of major oil spills triggered worldwide consciousness of oil …

Response actions to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill included the injection of∼ 771,000
gallons (2,900,000 L) of chemical dispersant into the flow of oil near the seafloor. Prior to this …

During the Deepwater Horizon oil well blowout in the Gulf of Mexico, the application of 7
million liters of chemical dispersants aimed to stimulate microbial crude oil degradation by …

Abstract The 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill has spurred significant amounts of
researches on fate, transport, and environmental impacts of oil and oil dispersants. This …

This article provides an overview of the impacts of climate change stressors (temperature,
ocean acidification, sea-level rise, and hypoxia) on estuarine and marine biota (algae …

Current policy and management for marine water quality in the Great Barrier Reef (GBR) in
north-eastern Australia primarily focusses on sediment, nutrients and pesticides derived …

Dispersants provide a reliable large-scale response to catastrophic oil spills that can be
used when the preferable option of recapturing the oil cannot be achieved. By allowing even …

Dispersants are important tools for stimulating the biodegradation of large oil spills. They are
essentially a bioremediation tool–aiming to stimulate the natural process of aerobic oil …

Acute catastrophic events can cause significant damage to marine environments in a short
time period and may have devastating long-term impacts. In April 2010 the BP-operated …