The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) released a dataset from the Deepwater Horizon Spill that includes more than two million chemical analyses of sediment, tissue, water and oil, as well as toxicity results. NOAA stated the dataset “wraps up a three year process that began with the gathering of water samples and measurements by ships in the Gulf of Mexico during and after the oil release in 2010.” The dataset is the result of collaboration between federal agencies, state environmental management agencies, BP, and its contractors. The collection will remain available through NOAA’s archive systems for at least 75 years. A companion dataset is also available that details the ocean temperature and salinity data, currents, preliminary chemical results and other properties collected.

Sources: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration