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The New York Times (Fri 22 Apr, 2011)
More Questions Than Answers on Dispersants a Year After Gulf Spill
Staff quoted: Carys Mitchelmore
One word could describe U.S. EPA's oversight of BP PLC's decision to pour 1.84 million gallons of oil-dispersing chemicals into the Gulf of Mexico during the Deepwater Horizon oil spill: uncertain.
Southern Maryland News (Wed 9 Mar, 2011)
Local scientist gains national attention
Staff quoted: Carys Mitchelmore, Andrew Heyes
At the age of 5, while growing up in England, she found her feet covered in oil as she stood on a local beach, repulsed by the pollution. It was a defining moment for Carys Mitchelmore, the day she decided to study aquatic toxicology, or the study of how chemical dispersants affect marine life.
Science News (Thu 27 Jan, 2011)
Dispersants persisted after BP spill
Staff quoted: Carys Mitchelmore
Nearly 3 million liters (some 771,000 gallons) of a chemical dispersant ejected into oil and gas from BP's Deepwater Horizon oil spill last spring and summer lingered until at least September, a new study shows. The chemicals moved in concert with plumes of oil deep beneath the Gulf of Mexico's surface.
The Baltimore Sun B'More Green Blog (Fri 5 Nov, 2010)
Scientists find coral damage near Gulf oil leak
Staff quoted: Carys Mitchelmore
Scientists just back from a research cruise in the Gulf of Mexico report finding dead and dying corals in the vicinity of the now-plugged oil well blowout.
The Baltimore Sun B'More Green Blog (Wed 3 Nov, 2010)
Gulf oil spill dispersed, though maybe not for good
Staff quoted: Carys Mitchelmore
The massive use of dispersant chemicals to break up the Deepwater Horizon oil leak may have prevented more serious harm to Louisiana's wildlife and wetlands, but the remedy may actually have caused more subtle long-term harm to less visible but important components of the Gulf of Mexico ecosystem, suggests a University of Maryland researcher.
Wired Magazine (Tue 24 Aug, 2010)
Oil-Gobbling Bug Discovery Raises Gulf Hopes — For Now
Staff quoted: Carys Mitchelmore
A week after a high-profile paper suggested that the vast Deepwater Horizon oil plume could linger for months, another study claims bacteria are breaking the oil down quickly, and that the plume is likely gone.
Wired Magazine (Thu 19 Aug, 2010)
Gulf's Depths Still Clogged With Oil
Staff quoted: Carys Mitchelmore
Oil released during the Deepwater Horizon disaster and suspended deep underwater appears to be breaking down more slowly than expected, suggests a new study. The greatest damage may ultimately be in the deep sea rather than the shorelines, a catastrophe in a black box.
WAMU (NPR) - The Kojo Nnamdi Show (Wed 18 Aug, 2010)
Seafood After the Gulf Oil Spill
Staff quoted: Carys Mitchelmore
Louisiana shrimpers caught more than forty percent of American shrimp before the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Some of them are back at work now that regulators say the shrimp is safe to eat. But many watermen and consumers remain skeptical of those claims. We examine the science and politics of testing seafood after the spill.
The Associated Press (Mon 16 Aug, 2010)
Gulf seafood gets intense safety testing
Staff quoted: Carys Mitchelmore
WASHINGTON — Seafood from the Gulf of Mexico is being put under the microscope like no other kind on the market, with fish, shrimp and other catches ground up to hunt for minute traces of oil — far more reassuring than that sniff test that made all the headlines.
The Washington Post (Sun 1 Aug, 2010)
Documents indicate heavy use of dispersants in gulf oil spill
Staff quoted: Carys Mitchelmore
While the BP well was still gushing, the Obama administration issued an order that limited the spreading of controversial dispersant chemicals on the Gulf of Mexico's surface. Their use, officials said, should be restricted to "rare cases."