Oil Spill 1 (IMAGE) Aarhus University Caption Past oil disasters have shown that only 15 to 25 percent of the oil can be effectively removed from the marine environments. Credit Photo: Janne Fritt-Rasmussen Usage Restrictions May be used in relation to this news release. License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.