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Sun J, Khelifa A, Zheng X, Wang Z, So LL, Wong S, Yang C, Fieldhouse B (2010) A laboratory
study on the kinetics of the formation of oil-suspended particulate matter aggregates using the
NIST-1941b sediment. Mar Pollut Bull 60:1701–1707
Sun J, Zheng XL (2009) A review of oil-suspended particulate matter aggregation natural process
of cleansing spilled oil in the aquatic environment. J Environ Monit 11:1801–1809
Teal JM, Howarth RW (1984) Oil spill studies: a review of ecological effects. Environ Manag
8:27–44
Tsujita T (1953) A preliminary study on naturally occurring suspended organic matter in waters
adjacent to Japan. (in Japanese, with a summary in English). J Oceanogr Soc Jpn 8:1–14
Valentine DL, Fisher GB, Bagby SC, Nelson RK, Reddy CM, Sylva SP, Woo MA (2014) Fallout
plume of submerged oil from Deepwater Horizon. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 111:15906–
15911. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1414873111
Verdugo P, Alldredge AL, Azam F, Kirchman DL, Passow U, Santschi PH (2004) The oceanic gel
phase: a bridge in the DOM–POM continuum. Mar Chem 92:67–85
Volk T, Hoffert MI (1985) Ocean carbon pumps: analysis of relative strengths and efficiencies
in ocean-driven atmospheric CO2 changes. In: Sundquist ET, Broecker WS (eds) The carbon cycle and atmospheric CO: natural variations archean to present. American Geophysical
Union, Washington, DC, pp 99–110
Volkman JK, Tanoue E (2002) Chemical and biological studies of particulate organic matter in the
ocean. J Oceanogr 58:265–279
Vonk SM, Hollander DJ, Murk ATJ (2015) Was the extreme and wide-spread marine oil-snow
sedimentation and flocculent accumulation (MOSSFA) event during the Deepwater Horizon
blow-out unique? Mar Pollut Bull 100:5–12
Wang W, Zheng Y, Lee K (2013) Chemical dispersion of oil with mineral fines in a low temperature environment. Mar Pollut Bull 72:205–212
Wang W, Zheng Y, Li Z, Lee K (2011) PIV investigation of oil–mineral interaction for an oil spill
application. Chem Eng J 170:241–249
Washburn TW, Reuscher MG, Montagna PA, Cooksey C, Hyland JL (2017) Macrobenthic community structure in the deep Gulf of Mexico one year after the Deepwater Horizon blowout.
Deep Sea Res Part 1 Oceanogr Res Pap 127:21–30. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dsr.2017.06.001
Weise AM, Nalewajko C, Lee K (1999) Oil-mineral fine interactions facilitate oil biodegradation
in seawater. Environ Technol 20:811–824
Wincele DE, Wrenn BA, Venosa AD (2004) Sedimentation of oil-mineral aggregates for remediation of vegetable oil spills. J Environ Eng 130:50–58
Wirth M, Passow U, Jeschek J, Hand I, Schulz-Bull DE (2018) Partitioning of oil compounds into
marine oil snow: insights into prevailing mechanisms and dispersant effects. Marine Chemistry
206:62. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marchem.2018.09.007
Wood PA, Lunel T, Daniel F, Swannell R, Lee K, Stoffyn-Egli P (1998) Influence of oil and mineral characteristics on oil-mineral interaction. In: Artic and marine oil spill program technical
seminar. Ministry of Supply and Services, Canada, pp 51–78
Xavier M, Passow U, Migon C, Burd AB, Legendre L (2017) Transparent exopolymer particles:
effects on carbon cycling in the ocean. Prog Oceanogr 151:13–37
Yan B, Passow U, Chanton J, Nöthig E-M, Asper V, Sweet J, Pitiranggon M, Diercks A, Pak D
(2016) Sustained deposition of contaminants from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Proc Natl
Acad Sci U S A:E3332–E3340. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1513156113
Yang T, Nigro LM, Gutierrez T, D’ambrosio L, Joye SB, Highsmith R, Teske A (2016a) Pulsed
blooms and persistent oil-degrading bacterial populations in the water column during and after
the Deepwater Horizon blowout. Deep-Sea Res II Top Stud Oceanogr 129:282–291
Yang T, Speare K, McKay L, MacGregor BJ, Joye SB, Teske A (2016b) Distinct bacterial communities in surficial seafloor sediments following the 2010 Deepwater Horizon blowout. Front
Microbiol 7:1384. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2016.01384. eCollection 2016
Zetsche E-M, Ploug H (2015) Particles in aquatic environments: from invisible exopolymers to
sinking aggregates. Mar Chem 175:1–4
12 Marine Oil Snow Sedimentation and Flocculent Accumulation (MOSSFA) Events…
Sun J, Khelifa A, Zheng X, Wang Z, So LL, Wong S, Yang C, Fieldhouse B (2010) A laboratory
study on the kinetics of the formation of oil-suspended particulate matter aggregates using the
NIST-1941b sediment. Mar Pollut Bull 60:1701–1707
Sun J, Zheng XL (2009) A review of oil-suspended particulate matter aggregation natural process
of cleansing spilled oil in the aquatic environment. J Environ Monit 11:1801–1809
Teal JM, Howarth RW (1984) Oil spill studies: a review of ecological effects. Environ Manag
8:27–44
Tsujita T (1953) A preliminary study on naturally occurring suspended organic matter in waters
adjacent to Japan. (in Japanese, with a summary in English). J Oceanogr Soc Jpn 8:1–14
Valentine DL, Fisher GB, Bagby SC, Nelson RK, Reddy CM, Sylva SP, Woo MA (2014) Fallout
plume of submerged oil from Deepwater Horizon. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 111:15906–
15911. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1414873111
Verdugo P, Alldredge AL, Azam F, Kirchman DL, Passow U, Santschi PH (2004) The oceanic gel
phase: a bridge in the DOM–POM continuum. Mar Chem 92:67–85
Volk T, Hoffert MI (1985) Ocean carbon pumps: analysis of relative strengths and efficiencies
in ocean-driven atmospheric CO2 changes. In: Sundquist ET, Broecker WS (eds) The carbon cycle and atmospheric CO: natural variations archean to present. American Geophysical
Union, Washington, DC, pp 99–110
Volkman JK, Tanoue E (2002) Chemical and biological studies of particulate organic matter in the
ocean. J Oceanogr 58:265–279
Vonk SM, Hollander DJ, Murk ATJ (2015) Was the extreme and wide-spread marine oil-snow
sedimentation and flocculent accumulation (MOSSFA) event during the Deepwater Horizon
blow-out unique? Mar Pollut Bull 100:5–12
Wang W, Zheng Y, Lee K (2013) Chemical dispersion of oil with mineral fines in a low temperature environment. Mar Pollut Bull 72:205–212
Wang W, Zheng Y, Li Z, Lee K (2011) PIV investigation of oil–mineral interaction for an oil spill
application. Chem Eng J 170:241–249
Washburn TW, Reuscher MG, Montagna PA, Cooksey C, Hyland JL (2017) Macrobenthic community structure in the deep Gulf of Mexico one year after the Deepwater Horizon blowout.
Deep Sea Res Part 1 Oceanogr Res Pap 127:21–30. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dsr.2017.06.001
Weise AM, Nalewajko C, Lee K (1999) Oil-mineral fine interactions facilitate oil biodegradation
in seawater. Environ Technol 20:811–824
Wincele DE, Wrenn BA, Venosa AD (2004) Sedimentation of oil-mineral aggregates for remediation of vegetable oil spills. J Environ Eng 130:50–58
Wirth M, Passow U, Jeschek J, Hand I, Schulz-Bull DE (2018) Partitioning of oil compounds into
marine oil snow: insights into prevailing mechanisms and dispersant effects. Marine Chemistry
206:62. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marchem.2018.09.007
Wood PA, Lunel T, Daniel F, Swannell R, Lee K, Stoffyn-Egli P (1998) Influence of oil and mineral characteristics on oil-mineral interaction. In: Artic and marine oil spill program technical
seminar. Ministry of Supply and Services, Canada, pp 51–78
Xavier M, Passow U, Migon C, Burd AB, Legendre L (2017) Transparent exopolymer particles:
effects on carbon cycling in the ocean. Prog Oceanogr 151:13–37
Yan B, Passow U, Chanton J, Nöthig E-M, Asper V, Sweet J, Pitiranggon M, Diercks A, Pak D
(2016) Sustained deposition of contaminants from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Proc Natl
Acad Sci U S A:E3332–E3340. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1513156113
Yang T, Nigro LM, Gutierrez T, D’ambrosio L, Joye SB, Highsmith R, Teske A (2016a) Pulsed
blooms and persistent oil-degrading bacterial populations in the water column during and after
the Deepwater Horizon blowout. Deep-Sea Res II Top Stud Oceanogr 129:282–291
Yang T, Speare K, McKay L, MacGregor BJ, Joye SB, Teske A (2016b) Distinct bacterial communities in surficial seafloor sediments following the 2010 Deepwater Horizon blowout. Front
Microbiol 7:1384. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2016.01384. eCollection 2016
Zetsche E-M, Ploug H (2015) Particles in aquatic environments: from invisible exopolymers to
sinking aggregates. Mar Chem 175:1–4
12 Marine Oil Snow Sedimentation and Flocculent Accumulation (MOSSFA) Events…