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Even a Little Oil in Oceans Causes Longterm Damage
- "Recognition that chronic exposures of fish eggs to oil concentrations as low as a few parts per billion lead indirectly to higher mortality shows the critical need to better control stormwater runoff of petroleum hydrocarbons and other toxins. In a developed country like the United States, an amount of petroleum equal to the Exxon Valdez oil spill is spilled annually for every 50 million people." - Source: Peterson, C.H., et al. 2003. Long-term ecosystem response to the Exxon Valdez oil spill. Science 302 (5653): 2082-2086.
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