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Investigating the effect of oil spills
on the environment and public health.

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Funding Source: Year One Block Grant - Florida Institute of Oceanography

Project Publications & Presentations

Penetration, Accumulation and Degradation of BP DWH Oil in Florida Sandy Beaches

Journal Articles - 5
2019
Bociu, I., Shin, B., Wells, W. B., Kostka, J. E., Konstantinidis, K. T., & Huettel, M. (2019). Decomposition of sediment-oil-agglomerates in a Gulf of Mexico sandy beach. Sci Rep, 9(1).
2018
Huettel, M., Overholt, W. A., Kostka, J. E., Hagan, C., Kaba, J., Wells, W. B., et al. (2018). Degradation of Deepwater Horizon oil buried in a Florida beach influenced by tidal pumping. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 126, 488–500.
2016
Dickey, R., & Huettel, M. (2016). Seafood and Beach Safety in the Aftermath of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. Oceanog, 29(3), 196–203.
2012
Zuijdgeest, A., Huettel, M., & Chin, W. - C. (2012). Dispersants as Used in Response to the MC252-Spill Lead to Higher Mobility of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Oil-Contaminated Gulf of Mexico Sand. PLoS ONE, 7(11), e50549.
2011
Kostka, J. E., Prakash, O., Overholt, W. A., Green, S., Freyer, G., Canion, A., et al. (2011). Hydrocarbon-degrading bacteria and the bacterial community response in Gulf of Mexico beach sands impacted by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 77(22), 7962–7974.
Book Chapter - 1
2019
Kostka, J. E., Overholt, W. A., Rodriguez-R., L. M., Huettel, M., & Konstantinidis, K. (2019). Toward a predictive understanding of the benthic microbial community response to oiling on the northern Gulf of Mexico coast. In S. A. Murawski, C. H. Ainsworth, S. A. Gilbert, D. J. Hollander, C. B. Paris, M. SchlÃ¼ter, et al. (Eds.), Scenarios and Responses to Future Deep Oil Spills: Fighting the Next War (pp. 182–202). Springer International.
Conference Presentations - 2
2011
Huettel, M., & Kostka, J. E. (2011). Deepwater Horizon Oil In Florida Sandy Beaches. In Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation Conference. Daytona Beach, FL, November 6-10, 2011.
Huettel, M., Kostka, J. E., Prakash, M., Overholt, W. A., Green, S., Freyer, G., et al. (2011). Penetration, Accumulation and Degradation of Deepwater Horizon Oil in Florida Sandy Beaches. In Goldschmidt Conference 2011. Praque, Czech Republic, August 14-19, 2011.

This research was made possible by a grant from The Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative.
www.gulfresearchinitiative.org