Chronic effects of drilling fluids exposure to fouling community composition on a semi-submersible exploratory drilling vessel,

Abstract

The fouling community attached to the substructure of a semi-submersible drilling platform located in southern California was examined. From the Abstract: “Each of the four pontoons maintained a significantly different community structure. The two mud exposed pontoons more closely resembled each other than those relatively uninfluenced by mud. The pontoon directly beneath the mud discharge displayed the greatest community difference.”