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Propane Respiration Jump-Starts Microbial Response to a Deep Oil Spill
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Diving into Deep Water: The Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico was one of the largest oil spills on record. Its setting at the bottom of the sea floor posed an unanticipated risk as substantial amounts of hydrocarbons leaked into the deepwater column. Three separate cruises identified and sampled deep underwater hydrocarbon plumes that existed in May and June, 2010—before the well head was ultimately sealed. Camilli et al. (p. 201 ; published online 19 August) used an automated underwater vehicle to assess the dimensions of a stabilized, diffuse underwater plume of oil that was 22 miles long and estimated the daily quantity of oil released from the well, based on the concentration and dimensions of the plume. Hazen et al. (p. 204 ; published online 26 August) also observed an underwater plume at the same depth and found that hydrocarbon-degrading bacteria were enriched in the plume and were breaking down some parts of the oil. Finally, Valentine et al. (p. 208 ; published online 16 September) found that natural gas, including propane and ethane, were also present in hydrocarbon plumes. These gases were broken down quickly by bacteria, but primed the system for biodegradation of larger hydrocarbons, including those comprising the leaking crude oil. Differences were observed in dissolved oxygen levels in the plumes (a proxy for bacterial respiration), which may reflect differences in the location of sampling or the aging of the plumes.
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The seabed emissions are likely higher than those reported due to oxidation and bacterial degraders in the water column.
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The Red Sea Deep Water is a potent source of atmospheric ethane and propane
Bourtsoukidis, E., Pozzer, A., Sattler, T., Matthaios, V. N., Ernle, L., Edtbauer, A., Fischer, H., Könemann, T., Osipov, S., Paris, J.-D., et al. (2020) · Nature Communications · doi:10.1038/s41467-020-14375-0 · Cited by 59
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- Authors
- Valentine, D. L., Kessler, J. D., Redmond, M. C., Mendes, S. D., Heintz, M. B., Farwell, C., Hu, L., Kinnaman, F. S., Yvon-Lewis, S., Du, M., Chan, E. W., Tigreros, F. G., & Villanueva, C. J.
- Affiliations
- University of California, Santa Barbara (US)
- Texas A&M University (US)
- Department of Oceanography, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843–3146, USA.
- Corresponding author
- Valentine, David L.
- ORCID
- Venue
- Science
- Published
- 2010-10-08
- Volume
- 330
- Issue
- 6001
- Pages
- 208-211
- ISSN
- 0036-8075 (ISSN-L)
- 1095-9203
- OpenAlex
- W2025463010
- Cited by
- 446
- References
- 24
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- FWCI
- 36.21
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Science (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Pollution › Microbial bioremediation and biosurfactants
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Pollution › Oil Spill Detection and Mitigation
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Environmental Chemistry › Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
- Keywords
- Deepwater Horizon oil spill, hydrocarbon-degrading bacteria, dissolved oxygen
- MeSH terms
- Biodegradation, Environmental, Environmental Pollution, Ethane, Hydrocarbons, Methane, Molecular Sequence Data, Oxidation-Reduction, Oxygen, Oxygen Consumption, Petroleum, Propane, Seawater, Water Pollutants, Chemical, Gammaproteobacteria
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