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Oil residue sample with its labeled sample container.

Oil residue sample with its labeled sample container.
Oil residue sample with its labeled sample container.
Oil residue sample with its labeled sample container.
Oil residue sample with its labeled sample container.
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(30°21′45″N, 89°5′4″W)
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Oil residue sample with its labeled sample container.
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07/10/2013
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WHOI marine chemist Chris Reddy and colleagues have been collecting samples of oil washed up on beaches during the Deepwater Horizon oil spill ever since the spill began, and archiving them. They are also analyzing samples to see how the oil is chemically altered by the environment over time, a process known as weathering. They collect samples of oil-covered sand, called sand paddies, as well as samples scraped off rocks. During sampling expeditions they cover a lot of ground, typically starting in the area around Pensacola, Fla., and working their way westward, across Mobile Bay to Dauphin Island, Ala., and finally to Louisiana.
Info from Bob Nelson:
Collecting samples of oil that washed up on the beach during the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Reddy's lab has been collecting samples since the oil spill began and they are storing them as part of our "weathered oil" repository for the Deepwater Horizon collection. They collect oil covered sand (they call them sand paddies) as well as samples that they scrape off rocks. They cover a lot of ground during these trips, typically starting in the Pensacola area (Perdido Beach) and working their way westward stopping at Gulf Shores, and Fort Morgan Beach. From there they take a ferry across Mobile Bay to Dauphin Island, AL and collect more samples.They end up in New Orleans, LA at the end of day 2. Day 3, they head down to Grand Isle, Elmers Island and Port Fourchon (all in Louisiana), collect more samples and then drive back to New Orleans.
Photo courtesy of Chris Reddy
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