Retired Coast Guard Adm. Thad Allen, who was in charge of cleaning up BP’s 2010 oil spill, will be the keynote speaker at an international scientific conference for the Gulf of Mexico. His speech today in New Orleans kicks off hundreds of scientific presentations through Wednesday. They range from socioeconomic effects of the spill to developments in dispersant science and technology. On Tuesday, a public forum will take place on the Gulf’s ecosystems and prospects for recovery; attendees will have a chance to ask questions of spill investigators Donald Boesch and Steven Murawski. Moderated by the National Science Foundation’s David Conover, the conference presentations will cover topics including what has happened to the oil, impact on the food chain and effectiveness of the oil spill response. Many of the studies were undertaken with some of the $500 million that BP provided for research. Complete details on the conference and a schedule of events is available here.
Conference focusing on Gulf oil spill begins in N.O.
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