On December 12th, 1999, the oil tanker Erika sank off the southern coast of Brittany (France), releasing 20000-30000tons of heavy oil in the open sea. Among the affected coastal habitats were important nurseries for numerous flatfish species and particularly for the common sole, Solea solea. To investigate the potential impact of the spill on this economically significant resource, we employed ...

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State of the art satellite and airborne marine oil spill remote sensing: Application to the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill" (2012). Publications, a b s t r a c t a r t i c l e i n f o The vast and persistent Deepwater Horizon (DWH) spill challenged response capabilities, which required accurate , quantitative oil assessment at synoptic and operational scales. Although experienced observers are ...

The Adriatic Sea is a semi-enclosed sea of the European side of the Mediterranean, covering 138 595 km2 and containing 35 000 km3 of sea water (LUŠIĆ & KOS, 2006). It exchanges its waters with the greater Mediterranean through the Otranto Strait at an approximate rate of 3.3 years (FRANIĆ, 2005), although turnover time varies from 1-5 years when determined with A set of spaceborne synthetic ape...

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVE Exposure to environmental contaminants may result in reduced reproductive success and long-lasting population declines in vertebrates. Emerging data from laboratory studies on model species suggest that certain life-stages, such as development, should be of special concern. However, detailed investigations of long-term consequences of developmental exposure to environmental...

Halomonas species are recognized for producing exopolysaccharides (EPS) exhibiting amphiphilic properties that allow these macromolecules to interface with hydrophobic substrates, such as hydrocarbons. There remains a paucity of knowledge, however, on the potential of Halomonas EPS to influence the biodegradation of hydrocarbons. In this study, the well-characterized amphiphilic EPS produced by...

Catastrophic oil spills [1], such as the recent Deepwater BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico [2], have demonstrated the importance of developing responsive and effective oil spill response planning strategies for the oil industry and the government. Although a few models have been developed for oil-spill response planning, response operations and the oil weathering process are usually considere...

BACKGROUND Although public concern has focused on the environmental impact of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, the public health impact on a broad range of coastal communities is minimally known. OBJECTIVE We sought to determine the acute level of distress (depression, anxiety), mechanisms of adjustment (coping, resilience), and perceived risk in a community indirectly impacted by the oil spi...

Oil spills in the Niger Delta area can be detected and monitored using this novel technique. Landsat 5 8 images were used to assess various vegetation stress, such as Normalized Difference Vegetation Index, Soil Adjusted Atmospheric Resistant Green Near Infrared Short-wave Infrared, from spill site 2019, non-spill (1992 pre-oil spill) 2020 post-oil events, respectively. There is a substantial d...