Friday, July 30th, 2010

Oil Spill Update: Cleanup and Long-Term Effects

An oil-stained salt marsh in the Gulf. Photo by Christopher Reddy, WHOI.

There's not much oil lingering on the surface of the Gulf these days -- but where did it go, and what's going to happen to the oil that remains in less obvious parts of the ecosystem? We'll talk with a researcher who studies the fate of organic pollutants, including oil, about the longterm prospects for the Gulf, and with a specialist in marshes and grasslands about the health of the shoreline.

Guests

Denise Reed
Interim Director, Pontchartrain Institute for Environmental Sciences
Professor, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences
University of New Orleans
New Orleans, Louisiana

Christopher Reddy
Associate Scientist
Marine Chemistry & Geochemistry
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Woods Hole, Massachusetts

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Segment produced by:Christopher Intagliata

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