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Oil spill studies: A review of ecological effects
John M. Teal,Robert W. Howarth +1 more
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The authors reviewed seven particularly well known and/or studied oil spills that have occurred since the National Academy of Sciences 1975 report, "Petroleum in the Marine Environment" or that occurred prior to that report but about which significant new information has since been acquired.Abstract:
We reviewed seven particularly well known and/or studied oil spills that have occurred since the National Academy of Sciences 1975 report, “Petroleum in the Marine Environment” or that occurred prior to that report but about which significant new information has since been acquired. The spills studied were from the bargeFlorida, and tankersArrow, Argo Merchant, Amoco Cadiz, andTsesis and blowouts from the Bravo and Ixtoc I platforms.read more
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Microbial Extracellular Polymeric Substances (EPSs) in Ocean Systems.
Alan W. Decho,Tony Gutierrez +1 more
TL;DR: An overview of the roles of exopolymer in oceans suggests that EPS contribute to efficient trophic-transfer of environmental contaminants, and may provide a protective refugia for pathogenic cells within marine systems; one that enhances their survival/persistence.
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Assessing the Impacts of Oil-associated Marine Snow Formation and Sedimentation during and after the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
TL;DR: 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 unexpected, protracted sedimentation of oil-associated marine snow (MOS) to the seafloor.
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The “Exxon Valdez” oil spill in Alaska: Acute, indirect and chronic effects on the ecosystem
TL;DR: Following the oil spill in Prince William Sound, Alaska, in 1989, effects were observed across a wide range of habitats and species, and many subtidal infaunal invertebrates increased in abundance, especially oligochaetes and surface deposit-feeding polychaetes.
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Anthropogenic and natural disturbances to marine benthic communities in Antarctica
Hunter S. Lenihan,John S. Oliver +1 more
TL;DR: Although the community patterns around anthropogenic and natural disturbances were similar, particularly the motile and opportunistic species at heavily disturbed and marginal areas, the natural disturbances cover much greater areas of the sea floor around the entire Antarctic continent.
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Anatomy of an oil spill: long-term effects from the grounding of the barge florida off west falmouth, massachusetts
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Oil pollution: persistence and degradation of spilled fuel oil.
Max Blumer,Jeremy Sass +1 more
TL;DR: The boiling range of the spilled oil and the relative abundances of homologous hydrocarbons have been well preserved, suggesting that oil products and crude oils have a considerable environmental persistence.
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Effects of oil on marine organisms: A critical assessment of published data
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TL;DR: In this paper, the effects of oil on marine organisms are categorized as: (1) direct lethal toxicity; (2) sub-lethal disruption of physiological behavioral activities: (3) effects of direct coating: (4) incorporation of hydrocarbons: and (5) alteration of habitat, especially substrate character.