WUSF Chronicles First 100 Days Of Gulf Coast Oil Spill

University of South Florida oceanographers David Hollander and Robert Weisberg; Bill Hogarth, dean of USF’s College of Marine Science; and professor Edward Van Vleet are featured in a recent report chronicling the first 100 days of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf Coast. The article, available in text and audio format from WUSF Public Broadcasting, divulges the efforts of oceanographers from around Florida to accurately convey the severity of this event to the public. In the early days of the spill, the University of South Florida used its ocean-going research vessel — the Weatherbird — to answer three critical questions regarding the spill: how much oil was leaking from the well, where was it traveling and the effect of chemical dispersants used to reduce the amount of oil floating to the surface. Read and listen to the complete story.