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A C-130 Hercules from the Air Force Reserve Command deploys dispersant into the Gulf of Mexico May 5, 2010, as part of the Deepwater Horizon/BP oil spill response effort.
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Building a Better Dispersant

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One-meter-tall plastic drifters are released into the Gulf of Mexico in 2012. Over 300 of these drifters were released and their location information was sent to researchers every five minutes through GPS satellite.
Article

CARTHE Drifters: Where does oil go when it is spilled?

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A view out of the tiny window of the Johnson-Sea-Link submersible.
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How Methane Fueled a Food Web after the Gulf Oil Spill

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Illustration of an offshore oil rig.
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What Are Fossil Fuels?

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corals of many colors in the deep sea
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Deep Gulf Restoration After a Monumental Oil Spill

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Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage
Lesson Plan

Bay Drift: Tracking Ocean Pollution

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Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage
Lesson Plan

Oil Spill Cleanup Challenge

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Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage
Lesson Plan

Modeling the Gulf of Mexico

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An oil drilling platform in oil-free water two years after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
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Gulf Oil Spill

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Two silver fish with big eyes facing one another
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Oil's Legacy in the Open Sea

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Jellyfish produce mucus, especially when stressed, which can interact with oil and break it down. This moon jellyfish is sloughing off mucus that has mixed with droplets of oil.
Article

How Jellyfish Break Down Oil After a Spill

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A thin layer of oil on the water's surface, reflecting rainbow colors
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Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill Milestones

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