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08/05/2018
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By Edsel Cook
Sunlight triggers chemical reactions that make the Deepwater Horizon oil spill unlikely to degrade
Eight years have passed since the Deepwater Horizon disaster of 2010. But oil continues to persist in the waters of the Gulf of Mexico. A study warned that this water pollution is caused by chemical reactions in the oil due to exposure to sunlight, an article on Science News reported. The disaster was the biggest marine oil spill […]
05/02/2018
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By Edsel Cook
Drums of hydrochloric acid were found dumped in the ocean, at a location with sensitive biodiversity
On the lookout for killer whales in the famous Bremer Canyon area of Western Australia, marine wildlife researcher Rebecca Wellard stumbled across an appalling sight: A trio of plastic drums used for hydrochloric acid storage, bobbing in the bio-diverse waters of the marine reserve, reported The West Australian. The drums were still intact when Wellard […]
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