Abstract During the 2010 Deepwater Horizon incident, the continuous release of crude oil
from the damaged Macondo 252 wellhead on the ocean floor contaminated surface water …

Oil spills in oceans have substantial influence on marine ecosystems. This study
investigates 21 oil spills in the world. Analyzing Chlorophyll-a (Chl-a) from Moderate …

This review covers selected 2013 articles on the biological effects of pollutants and human
physical disturbances on marine and estuarine plants, anjmals, ecosystems and habitats …

This study aimed to simulate conditions in which dispersant (Dasic NS) might be used to
combat an oil spill in coastal sub-Arctic water of limited depth and water exchange in order …

In recent decades, PAH emissions due to extensive anthropogenic activities have risen
sharply causing considerable pollution of aquatic ecosystems. This pollution represents a …

Oil spills pose a threat to aquatic organisms. However, the physiological effects of crude oil
on cardiac function and on thermal tolerance of juvenile fish are still poorly understood …

Abstract The Gulf of Mexico was home to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, and is also known
to exhibit seasonal declines in oxygen availability. Oil exposure in fish is known to impact …

Dispersant use is a controversial oil spill response technique in coastal areas. Using an
experimental approach, this study evaluated the toxicity of dispersant use upon juveniles of …

Feather fouling is a primary cause of seabird mortality during marine hydrocarbon oil spills.
Understanding how oils interact with feathers is an important step in mitigating this threat …

Histopathologic lesions were observed in the commercially important filter-feeding fish,
Brevoortia patronus (Gulf menhaden), along the Louisiana Gulf Coast. Menhaden collected …