Reduction of Dispersed Oil Toxicity through the Synergistic Application of Hydrocarbon Digesting Microbial Solutions

Summary

Continue researching ways to reduce the toxic effects of dispersed oil on economically relevant marine invertebrates of the Gulf of Mexico.  This research effort will continue and expand upon the previous efforts by conducting research on young adult crabs or shrimp.  Research will also be conducted with various dispersants and microbial agents.  The research will show the amount of time oil dispersants stay toxic at lethal and sublethal levels with and without microbial bacteria in synergistic application with the dispersants.   The research is intended to determine if the toxic effects on these beneficial resources can be reduced synergistic application of microbial bacterial dispersants added during and oil spill disaster.