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Marine Science Seminar (2011)
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Science Seminar: Impacts of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill

April 6-8, 2011
Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium

Presentations

Oilmaggedon & Dead Zones, Nancy Rabalais, LUMCON
Oil in the Gulf of Mexico: Where Does It All Come From!, M. Scott Miles, LSU School of the Coast and Environment
Introduction to the Natural History of the Gulf of Mexico, Edward Chesney, LUMCON
Lessons Learned During the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Melissa Trosclair Daigle, Louisiana Sea Grant
Transport, Fate and Effects, Christopher D'Elia, LSU School of the Coast and Environment
Oil Fate and Transport, Ed Overton, LSU School of the Coast and Environment
Oil Spill Dispersants: Efficacy and Design, Kalliat T. Valsaraj, LSUCain Department of Chemical Engineering
The Fate of Dispersants During the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Elizabeth Kujawinski, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute
Long-term Ecosystem Response to the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill, Andrew Whitehead, LSU Department of Biological Sciences
A Brief Introduction to Seafood Toxicology, Ralph Portier, LSU School of the Coast & Environment
Seafood Safety After the Oil Spill, Daniel Harrington, LSU School of Public Health

May 2, 2011