598
Deep-subsea spills
surface releases, 90–91
Deep water drilling, 5
Deepwater Horizon (DWH) blowout
chronometers, for deposition, 239
critical approaches
multidisciplinary approach, 248
rapid response and collection, cores, 246
sampling resolution, 247–248
time-series, 247
duration, 238
FTICR-MS applications, 254 (see also
Fourier-transform ion cyclotron
resonance-mass spectrometry
(FTICR-MS))
origin, 236
preservation potential, in sedimentary
record, 245
sedimentary impacts, 238
sedimentary response, 241
sedimentologically complex, 236
time series approach, 239
Deepwater Horizon (DWH) oil spill, 5–9, 14,
15, 17–22, 87, 90–93, 95, 96, 100,
126, 417, 419, 427, 481, 498, 521,
537, 587, 588
Atlantis ecosystem modelling, 537
biodiversity, 589
chemical dispersants, 303
cumulative release, 222
description, 202
dispersant application, 302
dispersants, 356
ecological impacts (see Ecological
impacts, DWH oil spill)
effects, 552
expense, 588
experiments, 585
Gammaproteobacteria, 304
human communities (see Human
communities)
marine mammals (see Marine mammals)
marine snow, 207
mass accumulation rates, 223
megafauna (see Megafauna, GOM)
microbial response, 204
model-related efforts, 590
MOSSFA Workshop, 206
offshore oil and gas development, 345
post-DWH layer to pre-DWH, 224
research, 585, 586, 590
sea turtles (see Sea turtles)
site, 207
Deep-water oil and gas spill, 8
Deepwater oil spill, 141
Deepwater oil well blowout, 140
Deepwater plume, 110, 111
Deepwater release, 141
Degassing, 75, 80
Degradation, oil and gasses
aromatic hydrocarbons, 97
asphaltenes, 98
concentration, 97
densities, PHC, 98, 99
ecological goal, 99
GoM, 97
hopanes, 98
live oil, 97
photooxidation, 99
plumes, 96
S/V, 97
TPH, 97
Deionized water, 71
Deposited oil, 114
Diatomite, 200
Dichloromethane, 129
Diffusivity, 38, 39
Dimensionless numbers, 52, 53
Dispersants
advantages and limitations, 60
application, 130–131, 156, 162–164, 302
biodegradation, 109
chemical, 48, 92, 127, 164
(see also Chemical dispersion)
dosages, 161, 163
droplet sizes, 163
impact and effectiveness, 127
microbial community and
biodegradation, 112
NET effect, 157
oil-water interfacial tension,
163, 164
oil-water system, 133
spill response method, 135
spraying, 161
Dispersant-to-oil ratio (DOR), 48
Dispersed oil, 109, 307
Dispersibility factor, 158
Dissolved gases, 56, 57, 75
Dissolved organic matter (DOM)
with FTICR-MS, 259
groups of compounds, 259
Dose-response calculations, 538
DOSS (dioctyl sodium sulfosuccinate)
signature, 135
Double bond equivalent (DBE), 28, 29, 31,
256, 261–263
Drop formation processes, 46
Index
Deep-subsea spills
surface releases, 90–91
Deep water drilling, 5
Deepwater Horizon (DWH) blowout
chronometers, for deposition, 239
critical approaches
multidisciplinary approach, 248
rapid response and collection, cores, 246
sampling resolution, 247–248
time-series, 247
duration, 238
FTICR-MS applications, 254 (see also
Fourier-transform ion cyclotron
resonance-mass spectrometry
(FTICR-MS))
origin, 236
preservation potential, in sedimentary
record, 245
sedimentary impacts, 238
sedimentary response, 241
sedimentologically complex, 236
time series approach, 239
Deepwater Horizon (DWH) oil spill, 5–9, 14,
15, 17–22, 87, 90–93, 95, 96, 100,
126, 417, 419, 427, 481, 498, 521,
537, 587, 588
Atlantis ecosystem modelling, 537
biodiversity, 589
chemical dispersants, 303
cumulative release, 222
description, 202
dispersant application, 302
dispersants, 356
ecological impacts (see Ecological
impacts, DWH oil spill)
effects, 552
expense, 588
experiments, 585
Gammaproteobacteria, 304
human communities (see Human
communities)
marine mammals (see Marine mammals)
marine snow, 207
mass accumulation rates, 223
megafauna (see Megafauna, GOM)
microbial response, 204
model-related efforts, 590
MOSSFA Workshop, 206
offshore oil and gas development, 345
post-DWH layer to pre-DWH, 224
research, 585, 586, 590
sea turtles (see Sea turtles)
site, 207
Deep-water oil and gas spill, 8
Deepwater oil spill, 141
Deepwater oil well blowout, 140
Deepwater plume, 110, 111
Deepwater release, 141
Degassing, 75, 80
Degradation, oil and gasses
aromatic hydrocarbons, 97
asphaltenes, 98
concentration, 97
densities, PHC, 98, 99
ecological goal, 99
GoM, 97
hopanes, 98
live oil, 97
photooxidation, 99
plumes, 96
S/V, 97
TPH, 97
Deionized water, 71
Deposited oil, 114
Diatomite, 200
Dichloromethane, 129
Diffusivity, 38, 39
Dimensionless numbers, 52, 53
Dispersants
advantages and limitations, 60
application, 130–131, 156, 162–164, 302
biodegradation, 109
chemical, 48, 92, 127, 164
(see also Chemical dispersion)
dosages, 161, 163
droplet sizes, 163
impact and effectiveness, 127
microbial community and
biodegradation, 112
NET effect, 157
oil-water interfacial tension,
163, 164
oil-water system, 133
spill response method, 135
spraying, 161
Dispersant-to-oil ratio (DOR), 48
Dispersed oil, 109, 307
Dispersibility factor, 158
Dissolved gases, 56, 57, 75
Dissolved organic matter (DOM)
with FTICR-MS, 259
groups of compounds, 259
Dose-response calculations, 538
DOSS (dioctyl sodium sulfosuccinate)
signature, 135
Double bond equivalent (DBE), 28, 29, 31,
256, 261–263
Drop formation processes, 46
Index