Tag: "marine pollution"

Marine debris accumulation locations in the North Pacific Ocean. Image credit: NOAA Marine Debris Program.

SEA: New Expedition to Study the “Great Pacific Garbage Patch”

Sea Education Association (SEA)’s tall ship departed yesterday on a 37 day research expedition to study the effects of plastic marine debris from the “Great Pacific Garbage Patch.”

Oct 04, 2012 | 0 comments View Post
Plastic confetti alongside baby blue velellas in the North Pacific Gyre - Credit: Karin Malmstrom/Marine Photobank

Turning the North Pacific Gyre Plastic into Useful Materials

Mary Crowley, co-funder of Project Kasei and one of the members of the team that studies the Great Pacific Garbage Patch and sailed along the SEAPLEX expedition – see our report about the expedition – last August, is dreaming of converting the little pieces of plastic, that are being ingested by marine life, into fuel or building materials while cleaning the ocean.

Nov 02, 2009 | 0 comments View Post
Dr. Michel Boufadel checking out the blowout well upon removal after a successful test was conducted - © Temple University

Field Reports: Bilal Khan from Temple University Study on Exxon Valdez Oil Pollution (4)

Field Reports about the latest study on the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill are the unvarnished, unedited journal entries of marine researchers in the field. They are intended to give readers a unique, inside look at the day-to-day nature of field work, an essential part of all marine science.

Sep 21, 2009 | 0 comments View Post
Exxon Valdez Study Team, June 2009 - © Temple University

Field Report: Bilal Khan From Temple University Study on Exxon Valdez Oil Pollution (3)

Field Reports are the unvarnished, unedited journal entries of marine researchers in the field. They are intended to give readers a unique, inside look at the day-to-day nature of field work, an essential part of all marine science.

Aug 25, 2009 | 0 comments View Post
Field Reports: Bilal Khan From Temple University Study on Exxon Valdez Oil Pollution (2)

Field Reports: Bilal Khan From Temple University Study on Exxon Valdez Oil Pollution (2)

Field Reports are the unvarnished, unedited journal entries of marine researchers in the field. They are intended to give readers a unique, inside look at the day-to-day nature of field work, an essential part of all marine science.

Aug 10, 2009 | 0 comments View Post
Temple Oil Pollution Study Group June 2009

Field Reports: Bilal Khan From Temple University Study on Exxon Valdez Oil Pollution (1)

Editor’s Note: A new feature here on Marine Science Today begins with this Field Report from Bilal Khan, a master’s candidate working with Prof. Michael Boufadel and his study team trying to figure out why oil pullution from the Exxon Valdez spill persists in Prince William Sound

Aug 10, 2009 | 0 comments View Post
Prince William Sound, Alaska - Wikipedia

Exxon Valdez: Understanding The On-Going Pollution Problem and Providing Solutions

A second and final research trip to Prince William Sound, Alaska, will conclude a study to help understand why there is still oil from the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill remaining in certain areas.

Aug 10, 2009 | 1 comment View Post