Abstract The 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico demonstrated that oil in the water column may be transported from surface waters to the sediments via marine snow. Interactions between oil droplets and mineral particles have been intensively studied since the middle of the twentieth century, but interactions between oil and organic particles, such as phytoplankton, fecal pellets, and other organic detritus, have had less attention, and the formation of bacterial-oil aggregations has been unrecognized until now. Much has been learned about marine oil snow (MOS) sedimentation and flocculent accumulation (MOSSFA) since the Deepwater Horizon blowout. This review brings together this new understanding and highlights important areas where further investigation is needed.

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海洋油雪和 MOSSFA 背后的科学：过去、现在和未来

摘要 2010 年墨西哥湾深水地平线漏油事件表明，水体中的石油可能通过海雪从地表水输送到沉积物。自 20 世纪中叶以来，人们对油滴与矿物颗粒之间的相互作用进行了深入研究，但对油与有机颗粒（如浮游植物、粪便颗粒和其他有机碎屑）之间的相互作用的关注较少，细菌-直到现在，人们还没有认识到石油聚集体。自从深水地平线井喷以来，人们对海洋油雪 (MOS) 的沉积和絮凝物积累 (MOSSFA) 有了很多了解。本次审查汇集了这一新认识，并突出了需要进一步调查的重要领域。