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Scientists weigh implications of Gulf oil spill
BoersmaRabalaisReddyReedImage: oil_spill.jpgAs the Gulf of Mexico oil spill unfolds, several Leopold Leadership Fellows are helping elucidate the implications. Chris Reddy (2006) has called the spill...
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Gulf oil spill: science for the long-term cleanup
ReddyReedImage: US_Navy_small_0615_reed_reddy.jpgTo minimize damage to the Louisiana coast, the Gulf oil spill cleanup must be closely tailored to local conditions and monitored long-term using the...
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Dispersants understood to be safe on sea surface
ReddyImage: dispersant_plane.jpgScientists understand that dispersants used to help clean up the Gulf oil spill are safe for use on the ocean surface, but effects on deep sea life are unknown, Chris...
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Scientists call for pause on building Gulf berms
ReedImage: berm.jpgScientists are questioning a plan to build berms of sand along the Louisiana coast to shield it from the Gulf oil slick. They worry the berms could disrupt the movement of sediment...
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Time needed to understand extent of Gulf spill
ReddyImage: plume.jpgScientists from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution found a 21-mile-long oil plume in June from the Gulf oil spill and described it in a study co-authored by Chris Reddy (2006)....
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Call to refocus research after Gulf oil spill
HeppellImage: boat.jpgScientists can't measure recovery from last year's oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico because they lack baseline data on marine life there. That's why Selina Heppell (2006) and...
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For Gulf fishers, new impacts from growing dead zone
RabalaisImage: Gulf_of_Mexico_1993_-_Spanish_Mackeral2.jpgA team of scientists including Nancy Rabalais (1999) predicts that this year's dead zone in the Gulf of Mexico will be the largest ever,...
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New Panama Canal: Hope for the Gulf Coast
ReedImage: R0000252_-_Flickr_-_NOAA_Photo_Library.jpgIn discussions about saving the Louisiana coast from sinking into the rising Gulf, Denise Reed (2006) highlighted an eye-opening idea -- the...
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Rabalais
First Name: Nancy Title: Executive Director and Professor Organization: Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium Organization - City: Cocodrie Organization - State: LA Organization - Country: USA...
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