of a thesis at the University of Miami. Thesis supervised by Professor Andrew Baker. No. of pages in text. (46) The Deepwater Horizon (DWH) blowout of 2010 exposed many coastal and marine ecosystems in the Gulf of Mexico (GoM) to the acute and chronic effects of crude oil. To date, no studies have investigated the toxicity of DWH oil on shallow reef-building corals despite the relative proximit...

Dispersants, a class of chemical spill-treating agents used to treat oil spills, are commonly globally as an alternative response measure. Applying dispersants slick, shortly after the spill has occurred, can protect shoreline environments and sea surface-dwelling animals, such some marine bird species, limiting individuals or local populations from consequences coming into contact with large q...

In the course of utilization of moso bamboo, some fractions are not effectively utilized due to the weakness in mechanical properties. Only a part of these residues are recovered for energy production or made into activated carbon; the remainder are discarded resulting in environment pollution (Mui et al., 2008). As the bamboo residue is a kind of polysaccharides-rich lignocellulosic material, ...