Evaluating oil spill effects and restoration potential of Alabama salt marshes using experimental wetlands Thomas Hess and Christopher J. Anderson School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences Auburn University Alabama Water Resource Conference 5 September 2013
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Evaluating oil spill effects and restoration potential of Alabama salt marshes using
experimental wetlands
Thomas Hess and Christopher J. AndersonSchool of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences
Auburn University
Alabama Water Resource Conference5 September 2013
2010 Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
• ~4.5 million barrels of oil spilled in May 2010
• Impacted coastal areas without a history of oil spills from petroleum production
• Some exposure to Alabama salt marshes
2011 Mesocosm Research GoalsResearch Goals:
Determine how Juncus roemerianus marshes responds to dose and weathered condition of oil
2011 Mesocosm Methods• 32 wetland mesocosms were developed
using Juncus sod and designed to mimic tides • 3 dose treatments– Low (6 L /m2)– Medium (12 L /m2)– High (24 L /m2)