Dispersants (IMAGE)

American Chemical Society

Dispersants

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Underwater oil dispersants applied to the Deepwater Horizon spill mixed with oil spewing out of the damaged wellhead and remained in the deep ocean for months without degrading.

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Jack Cook, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

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