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Chemicals did not help disperse BP’s oil spill, hurt oil-degrading micro-organisms – study:
Chemical dispersants applied from a plane onto the Gulf of Mexico spill removed oil from the water’s surface but did not help fully degrade it, a new study claims. Scientists also found the dispersants hurt useful bacteria that were helping the clean-up.
Source: www.rt.com
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