期刊
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
卷 173, 期 -, 页码 224-230出版社
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2012.10.019
关键词
Deepwater Horizon; Hydrocarbon; Dispersant; Plume; Distribution
资金
- Ecological Engineering Research Program at University of the Pacific, CA
- University of California at Berkeley, Energy Biosciences Institute under U.S. Department of Energy [DE-AC02-05CH11231]
- British Petroleum through the Energy Biosciences Institute of Berkeley, CA
The explosion of the Deepwater Horizon oil platform on April 20th, 2010 resulted in the second largest oil spill in history. The distribution and chemical composition of hydrocarbons within a 45 km radius of the blowout was investigated. All available certified hydrocarbon data were acquired from NOAA and BP. The distribution of hydrocarbons was found to be dispersed over a wider area in subsurface waters than previously predicted or reported. A deepwater hydrocarbon plume predicted by models was verified and additional plumes were identified. Because the samples were not collected systematically, there is still some question about the presence and persistence of an 865 m depth plume predicted by models. Water soluble compounds were extracted from the rising oil in deepwater, and were found at potentially toxic levels outside of areas previously reported to contain hydrocarbons. Application of subsurface dispersants was found to increase hydrocarbon concentration in subsurface waters. (C) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
作者
我是这篇论文的作者
点击您的名字以认领此论文并将其添加到您的个人资料中。
推荐
暂无数据