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NCCOS Studies Effects of Dispersants and Weathered Oil
Description: To study the impacts of dispersed oil on estuarine organisms and ecosystems, scientists used tidal estuarine simulation units (called mesocosms) to mimic the conditions in an estuary affected by weathered crude oil. In the mesocosms, artificially weathered crude oil, with and without dispersants, was applied during three consecutive high tide events. [Source: National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science]
URL: http://coastalscience.noaa.gov/news/coastal-pollution/nccos-studies-effects-dispersants-weathered-oil/
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Source: National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science
Publish Date: 7/30/2015
Reading Level: Basic
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