Fall 2024 • Issue 23
Oil Spill Science
Published November 2024
This issue takes a look at Oil Spill Science specific to the Great Lakes, emphasizing the unique challenges posed by the region's ice-covered environment and the necessity for robust cross-border collaboration. It highlights how research networks and new consortia are building scientific capacity to improve preparedness and response strategies, while detailing advancements in modeling, regulatory impacts, and the deployment of modern cleanup technologies like high-speed containment systems. The content also underscores the critical role of training and knowledge retention for responders, traces the history of significant spills that shaped current policies, and explores emerging biological solutions involving freshwater microbes to mitigate contamination.
Guest Editors: Kenneth Lee, of Kenneth Lee Research Inc., and Kelsey Prihoda, of the University of Minnesota Sea Grant College Program
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