RAPID: Assessing the impact of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill on the West Florida Shelf and Slope

RAPID：评估深水地平线漏油事件对西佛罗里达陆架和斜坡的影响

• 批准号: 1049586
• 负责人: David Hollander
• 金额: $ 9.97万
• 依托单位: University of South Florida
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2010
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2010-09-01 至 2012-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1049586&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: RAPID; Assessing; impact; Deepwater; Horizon

This is a RAPID response to the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. The PIs will assess the impact of Deepwater Horizon oil and dispersants on sediments and benthic communities of the West Florida Shelf and Slope. In particular, assessing sub-surface oil and dispersants will gauge the effects on benthic habitat critical to nearby fisheries and marine protected areas. They will acquire a MC-800 multicorer system to sample the sediments along three depth transects, one where subsurface oil is suspected and two transects where the areas are not yet affected by the spill. Samples will be collected on an 8-day cruise aboard R/V Wetherbird II. Core samples will be dated by radioisotopes and chemically analyzed for oil and dispersants.Broader impacts: Assessing the impact of the oil spill from Deepwater Horizon and the subsequent use of dispersants on the West Florida slope and shelf is an important component of the regions disaster assessment program. The study will also provide a pre-impact baseline for future monitoring. A graduate student will be involved in outreach at the 9th grade level by conducting hands-on exercises to assess the impacts of oil spill. Results will also be used in marine science courses.

这是对深水地平线石油泄漏的快速反应。PI将评估深水地平线石油和分散剂对西佛罗里达大陆架和斜坡的沉积物和底栖生物群落的影响。特别是，评估地下石油和分散剂将衡量对附近渔业和海洋保护区至关重要的海底生境的影响。他们将获得一个MC-800多芯取样器系统，沿沿着三个深度断面对沉积物进行取样，其中一个断面怀疑有地下石油，两个断面的地区尚未受到泄漏的影响。样本将在R/V Wetherbird II上为期8天的巡航中收集。更广泛的影响：评估深水地平线石油泄漏的影响以及随后在西佛罗里达斜坡和大陆架上使用分散剂的影响是该地区灾害评估计划的一个重要组成部分。这项研究还将为今后的监测提供一个撞击前基线。一名研究生将参加九年级的外联活动，进行评估漏油影响的实践练习。研究结果还将用于海洋科学课程。