How the Gulf Oil Spill Affects Microscopic Creatures

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How the Gulf Oil Spill Affects Microscopic Creatures

October 8th, 2010, 15:17 GMT| By Tudor Vieru

Under a grant from the US National Science Foundation (NSF), a team of researchers is currently conducting a new investigation into how the Deepwater Horizon oil spill affected tiny creatures that live in intertidal regions on beaches.

The investigation is being conducted about five months after the semi-submersible drilling rig exploded and sank in the waters off Louisiana, killing 11 crew members, and creating the worst environmental disaster in the history of the United States.

In spite of all this, “everywhere I went there was some sign of oil. It was awful,” says study researcher Holly Bik, who is a postdoctoral researcher at the University of New Hampshire.

Scientists from the Auburn University in Alabama and the University of Texas in San Antonio are also involved in the NSF-sponsored effort.

While the effects of the BP disaster on larger animals was already analyzed through several grants, a very small number of investigations was conducted into how the oil spill affected small creatures.


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