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News Release 10-093
Gulf Oil Spill: NSF Awards Rapid Response Grant to Study Impact of Oil and Methane on Microbes
Scientists investigate oil and methane gas introduced by spill into deep, cold waters of Gulf of Mexico
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Researchers are studying the impact of the oil spill on microbes in Gulf waters and sediments.
Credit: Luke McKay, University of Georgia
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A wake of oil is left behind an oceanographic research vessel ferrying scientists into the Gulf.
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To track the oil's effects, Joye and other scientists collect samples from the Gulf of Mexico.
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Oceanographers brave oily Gulf waters to obtain samples.
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Microbes aren't the only oil-soaked life: jellyfish and others are also affected.
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A huge plume of oil is visible; scientists believe it extends for miles underwater.
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Researchers sample Gulf of Mexico waters near the Deepwater Horizon site.
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