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 …

Oil spill accidents have urged scientists across the world to develop an immediate cleanup
technology because the spilled oil significantly affects the ecological and environmental …

Seagrasses, a functional group of marine flowering plants rooted in the world's coastal
oceans, support marine food webs and provide essential habitat for many coastal species …

Addressing transboundary environmental problems, such as pollution, and climate change,
hinge on strategies that often require both mandatory and voluntary participation of affected …

Hydrophobic and oleophilic absorbent materials have received wide attention in recent
years for potential applications in pollutant removal from accidental spills of oil or organic …

Whale sharks, Rhincodon typus, aggregate by the hundreds in a summer feeding area off
the northeastern Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico, where the Gulf of Mexico meets the Caribbean …

Oil spill modeling is fundamental for planning and preparing for, as well as responding to
and mitigating, actual spill events. As a result, significant research effort has been directed …

Abstract The 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil release posed the challenges of two types of spill:
a familiar spill characterized by buoyant oil, fouling and killing organisms at the sea surface …

Offshore oil and gas resources play a crucial role in supplementing the energy needs of
human society. The crisscrossing subsea pipeline network, which serves as vital …

Abstract Background The Deepwater Horizon disaster was the largest marine oil spill in
history, and total vertical exposure of oil to the water column suggests it could impact an …