xi
7 Biodegradation of Petroleum Hydrocarbons in the Deep Sea . . . . . . 107
Joel E. Kostka, Samantha B. Joye, Will Overholt, Paul Bubenheim,
Steffen Hackbusch, Stephen R. Larter, Andreas Liese,
Sara A. Lincoln, Angeliki Marietou, Rudolf Müller,
Nuttapol Noirungsee, Thomas B. P. Oldenburg, Jagoš R. Radović,
and Juan Viamonte
8 Partitioning of Organics Between Oil and Water Phases
with and Without the Application of Dispersants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Aprami Jaggi, Ryan W. Snowdon, Jagoš R. Radović,
Andrew Stopford, Thomas B. P. Oldenburg, and Steve R. Larter
9 Dynamic Coupling of Near-Field and Far- Field Models . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Ana C. Vaz, Claire B. Paris, Anusha L. Dissanayake,
Scott A. Socolofsky, Jonas Gros, and Michel C. Boufadel
10 Effects of Oil Properties and Slick Thickness on Dispersant
Field Effectiveness and Oil Fate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Marieke Zeinstra-Helfrich and Albertinka J. Murk
11 Far-Field Modeling of a Deep-Sea Blowout: Sensitivity
Studies of Initial Conditions, Biodegradation, Sedimentation,
and Subsurface Dispersant Injection on Surface Slicks
and Oil Plume Concentrations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Natalie Perlin, Claire B. Paris, Igal Berenshtein, Ana C. Vaz,
Robin Faillettaz, Zachary M. Aman, Patrick T. Schwing,
Isabel C. Romero, Michael Schlüter, Andreas Liese,
Nuttapol Noirungsee, and Steffen Hackbusch
Part IV Oil Spill Records in Deep Sea Sediments
12 Marine Oil Snow Sedimentation and Flocculent
Accumulation (MOSSFA) Events: Learning
from the Past to Predict the Future . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Antonietta Quigg, Uta Passow, Kendra L. Daly, Adrian Burd,
David J. Hollander, Patrick T. Schwing, and Kenneth Lee
13 The Sedimentary Record of MOSSFA Events in the Gulf
of Mexico: A Comparison of the Deepwater Horizon (2010)
and Ixtoc 1 (1979) Oil Spills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Patrick T. Schwing, David J. Hollander, Gregg R. Brooks,
Rebekka A. Larson, David W. Hastings, Jeffrey P. Chanton,
Sara A. Lincoln, Jagoš R. Radović, and Alette Langenhoff
Contents
7 Biodegradation of Petroleum Hydrocarbons in the Deep Sea . . . . . . 107
Joel E. Kostka, Samantha B. Joye, Will Overholt, Paul Bubenheim,
Steffen Hackbusch, Stephen R. Larter, Andreas Liese,
Sara A. Lincoln, Angeliki Marietou, Rudolf Müller,
Nuttapol Noirungsee, Thomas B. P. Oldenburg, Jagoš R. Radović,
and Juan Viamonte
8 Partitioning of Organics Between Oil and Water Phases
with and Without the Application of Dispersants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Aprami Jaggi, Ryan W. Snowdon, Jagoš R. Radović,
Andrew Stopford, Thomas B. P. Oldenburg, and Steve R. Larter
9 Dynamic Coupling of Near-Field and Far- Field Models . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Ana C. Vaz, Claire B. Paris, Anusha L. Dissanayake,
Scott A. Socolofsky, Jonas Gros, and Michel C. Boufadel
10 Effects of Oil Properties and Slick Thickness on Dispersant
Field Effectiveness and Oil Fate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Marieke Zeinstra-Helfrich and Albertinka J. Murk
11 Far-Field Modeling of a Deep-Sea Blowout: Sensitivity
Studies of Initial Conditions, Biodegradation, Sedimentation,
and Subsurface Dispersant Injection on Surface Slicks
and Oil Plume Concentrations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Natalie Perlin, Claire B. Paris, Igal Berenshtein, Ana C. Vaz,
Robin Faillettaz, Zachary M. Aman, Patrick T. Schwing,
Isabel C. Romero, Michael Schlüter, Andreas Liese,
Nuttapol Noirungsee, and Steffen Hackbusch
Part IV Oil Spill Records in Deep Sea Sediments
12 Marine Oil Snow Sedimentation and Flocculent
Accumulation (MOSSFA) Events: Learning
from the Past to Predict the Future . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Antonietta Quigg, Uta Passow, Kendra L. Daly, Adrian Burd,
David J. Hollander, Patrick T. Schwing, and Kenneth Lee
13 The Sedimentary Record of MOSSFA Events in the Gulf
of Mexico: A Comparison of the Deepwater Horizon (2010)
and Ixtoc 1 (1979) Oil Spills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Patrick T. Schwing, David J. Hollander, Gregg R. Brooks,
Rebekka A. Larson, David W. Hastings, Jeffrey P. Chanton,
Sara A. Lincoln, Jagoš R. Radović, and Alette Langenhoff
Contents