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2 New Books Summarize Findings from Historic Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill

The Deepwater Horizon oil spill is an industrial disaster that began on April 20, 2010.

The Deepwater Horizon oil spill is an industrial disaster that began on April 20, 2010.

ST. PETERSBURG, FL 鈥 The 国产短视频CMS led on the production of a  powerful two-volume series about the historic Deepwater Horizon oil spill published by Springer: and .

Editors involved from the College of Marine Science include: Steve Murawski, Cameron Ainsworth, Sherryl Gilbert, and David Hollander.

Here are two brief excerpts from a story written by the (GoMRI):

鈥淭he research summarized and recommendations tendered in the pages of these books should be the foundation upon which additional, focused research is supported, and policy changes are debated,鈥 said Dr. Steve Murawski, director and professor at the 国产短视频CMS. 鈥淭hese books take on, in a balanced way, critical and controversial issues in oil facility siting, spill preparedness, response, damage assessment and ecosystem restoration.鈥

C-IMAGE Co-Principal Investigator David Hollander, a chemical oceanographer at the 国产短视频, described the significance of having multi-stakeholder input:

鈥淭he authors provided a broad and balanced perspective of the deep-water oil spills from a diverse set of stakeholders,鈥 Hollander said. 鈥淭he state-of-the-knowledge that has been developed over the 10-years is impressive and, moreover, has enabled government agencies, industry, and academia to be better prepared in the event of future deep-water oil spills.鈥

This Two Volume Book series synthesizes oil spill science since Deepwater Horizon. The books contain 63 chapters collaboratively authored by over 150 researchers (representing academia, oil industry, and government scientists and contractors). Images used with permission from Springer鈥檚 publishing editor for life sciences.

This Two Volume Book series synthesizes oil spill science since Deepwater Horizon. The books contain 63 chapters collaboratively authored by over 150 researchers (representing academia, oil industry, and government scientists and contractors). Images used with permission from Springer鈥檚 publishing editor for life sciences.

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