David Levin

Ixtoc blowout

Forgotten satellite data is helping researchers reconstruct the effects of a 1979 oil spill

Environment

From old satellite data, two optical oceanographers have created a new digital map of the Gulf of Mexico, which may allow researchers to better understand the long-term effects of the 1979 Ixtoc oil spill.

Oil slick Gulf of Mexico

Studying a 1979 oil spill may help scientists predict long-term effects of Deepwater Horizon

Environment

The State of the Gulf, Then and Now

Deepwater Horizon oil spill

Oil-chewing bacteria may be the future for quickly cleaning toxic oil spills

Environment
Deepwater Horizon oil spill

Oil-chewing bacteria may be the future for quickly cleaning toxic oil spills

Environment

Microbes, Dispersants, and Oil in the Gulf

Engineers are still using techniques from the 1970s to disperse oil. Now scientists are studying how dispersants affect the microbes.Engineers are still using techniques from the 1970s to disperse oil. Now scientists are studying how dispersants affect the microbes.

New Research Probes BP Oil Disaster

5 million barrels of oil spewed into the Gulf of Mexico when BP's Macondo well exploded in 2010, and some oil remained suspended in the water. New research in Hamburg, Germany is examining why the oil behaved in such an unexpected way.

The World

Lasting Impacts of Gulf Oil Spill

The marine environment in the Gulf of Mexico is still suffering three years after nearly 5 million barrels of crude oil gushed from the blown out Macondo well. Scientists from the Center for Integrated Modeling and Analysis of the Gulf Ecosystem, C-IMAGE, are studying the effects on the tiny life forms at the base of the food chain.

The World

Deepwater Disaster Three Years On

Just three years ago, the Deep Water Horizon oil spill poured 200 million gallons of oil into the Gulf of Mexico. Now, a team of chemists, engineers, and biologists is attempting to assess the damage to the Gulf ecosystem.