Sheahan, D., R. Rycroft, Y. Allen, A. Kenny, C. Mason, and R. Irish
From the Executive Summary: “The main contaminants associated with the oil and gas industry in the North Sea come from produced water and drill cuttings.
Pivel, M. A. G., C. M. D. S. Freitas, and J. L. D. Comba
From the Abstract: “Discharge models allow the prediction of the potential impact associated with drilling activities based on estimates of the initial spatial extent and thickness of accumulations on the sea bed.
Jorissen, F. J., E. Bicchi,G. Duchemin, J. Durrieu, F. Galgani, L. Cazes, M. Gaultier, and M. Camps
From the Abstract: “We studied the benthic foraminiferal faunas in a five-station, 4-km-long sampling transect around a cuttings disposal site at about 670 m depth offshore Angola (W Africa), where drilling activities started 1.5 years before sampling.
Trannum, H. C., A. Setvik, K. Norling, and H. C. Nilsson
From the Abstract: “A field experiment was conducted to investigate how water-based drill cuttings and sediment type influence colonization of soft bottom communities.
Trannum, H. C., H. C. Nilsson, M. T. Schaanning, and S. Øxnevad
From the Abstract: “In this study, we aim at investigating the role of physical disturbance in effects of water-based drill cuttings on benthic ecosystems.
Trefry, J. H., R. P. Trocine, M. McElvaine, R. Rember, and L. Hawkins
From the Abstract: “This paper presents results from a study of concentrations of total mercury (Hg) and methylmercury (MeHg) in seabed sediments near six offshore drilling sites in the Gulf of Mexico.
