Article history: Received 11 March 2010 Received in revised form 22 July 2010 Accepted 19 August 2010 Available online 26 August 2010

Article history: Received 26 January 2010 Received in revised form 17 July 2010 Accepted 28 July 2010 Available online 10 August 2010

Baseline measurements were made of the amount and weight of beached marine debris on Sand Island, Midway Atoll, June 2008-July 2010. On 23 surveys, 32,696 total debris objects (identifiable items and pieces) were collected; total weight was 740.4 kg. Seventy-two percent of the total was pieces; 91% of the pieces were made of plastic materials. Pieces were composed primarily of polyethylene and ...

Article history: Received 27 February 2010 Received in revised form 30 July 2010 Accepted 10 August 2010 Available online 25 August 2010

Article history: Received 1 March 2010 Received in revised form 20 July 2010 Accepted 28 July 2010 Available online 10 August 2010

Article history: Received 2 March 2010 Received in revised form 23 July 2010 Accepted 28 July 2010 Available online 10 August 2010

Based on oil fate modeling of the Deepwater Horizon spill through August 2010, during June and July ~89% surfaced, ~5% entered (by dissolving or as microdroplets) deep plume (>900 m), ~6% dissolved biodegraded between 900 m 40 m. Subsea dispersant application reduced surfacing by ~7% evaporation volatiles ~26%. By 2011, total oil, ~41% evaporated, ~15% was ashore in nearshore (<10 m) sediments,...

Article history: Received 7 December 2009 Received in revised form 16 July 2010 Accepted 1 August 2010 Available online 26 August 2010

Article history: Received 23 October 2009 Received in revised form 20 July 2010 Accepted 4 August 2010 Available online 10 August 2010

Article history: Received 5 June 2009 Received in revised form 25 July 2010 Accepted 4 August 2010 Available online 10 August 2010