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Abstract Details
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Activity Number:
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251
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Topic Contributed
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Date/Time:
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Monday, August 1, 2011 : 2:00 PM to 3:50 PM
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Section on Statistical Graphics
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| Abstract - #302921 |
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Title:
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The Days After Deepwater Horizon Spill: A Graphical Summary of a Catastrophe
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Author(s):
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Walter Hickey*+ and Bimal Parakkal
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Companies:
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College of William and Mary and College of William and Mary
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Address:
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CSU 4378, Williamsburg, VA, ,
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Abstract:
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The data available through NOAA, the EPA, and the US Fish and Wildlife Service regarding the Deepwater Horizon oil spill of 2010 covers a broad spread, examining impact on wildlife, fishery contamination, and temperature and salinity results for a range of depths and regions. By identifying areas where there is a dissonance between temperature and salinity percentiles we may identify regions of interest. By analyzing these regions of interest over several datasets, we may develop a conclusion regarding the role that temperature and salinity play in identifying oil contamination. By comparing current fishery contamination with baseline toxicity we identify the impact of the spill on organisms and the extent of contamination. Likewise, by analyzing the rate and conditions of avian and reptilian morbidity and mortality across the gulf we find additional answers regarding the extent and impact of the spill.
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