Tag Archive | oil spill

NIH launches oil spill study to follow cleanup workers and volunteers

A new study that will look at possible health effects of the Gulf of Mexico’s Deepwater Horizon oil spill on

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The most FAQs about microbes and oil spills

The American Academy of Microbiology has created a dataset of the most frequently asked questions

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500K tons of hydrocarbons released during Gulf of Mexico oil discharge

Up to 500,000 tons of gaseous hydrocarbons were emitted into the deep ocean, according to a new

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Bacteria ate up methane from Gulf spill, say scientists

Bacteria consumed the methane released from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico within about four months, say

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BP ignored warning signs in Gulf oil well blowout, suggests report

A new report on the oil spill in Gulf of Mexico suggests the lack of a suitable approach for managing

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Islands flanking Mississippi ‘might vanish’ due to oil spill, sea level rise

Researchers have warned that the islands flanking the Mississippi river might entirely disappear in the

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Soon, solar-power ‘Seaswarm’ robots to clean up oil spills in 30 days

Scientists may soon bring in a swarm of solar-powered robots to clean up Gulf oil-type spills in a record

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‘Oil-munching bacteria’ may clean hard-to-reach oil pockets of Gulf spill

Tel Aviv University researchers have used naturally occurring ‘oil-munching bacteria’ grown in labs to clean

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Gulf spill can affect children emotionally, says expert

Children may come under emotional stress due to the Gulf oil spill, according to an expert.

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Now radiation can track cancer, oil spills and terrorism

A study has found that a new radiation mechanism could more directly target cancer, and may someday

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