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Tag: Oil spills

Book Review Pollution

Oil Spill Snorkels: Eating oil, breathing electrons, saving the world?

Oil spills are not great for the environment, but some bacteria thrive on eating oil. Scientists have been researching ways…
June 6, 2017June 5, 2017 Laura Zinke
Biogeochemistry

The Dirty Blizzard: how oil from the Deepwater Horizon spill reached the seafloor

Oil floats on water, yet oil spills are still devastating for marine life living on the seafloor. How does it…
June 9, 2016June 10, 2016 Michael Philben
Biogeochemistry

Oil spill first responders: how tiny algae cultivate oil-degrading bacteria

After an oil spill, millions of oil-degrading bacteria are on the scene almost immediately. But how do they survive in…
November 27, 2015 Michael Philben

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