Factoid/2012/12/05
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Dispersant Makes Oil from Spills 52 Times More Toxic
- "There is a synergistic interaction between crude oil and the dispersant that makes it more toxic," said Terry Snell, a study co-author and biologist at Georgia Tech. Using dispersants breaks up the oil into small droplets and makes it less visible, but, "on the other hand, makes it more toxic to the planktonic food chain," Snell told LiveScience. - quote from article at NBCNews.com.
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