Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill (IMAGE)

University of Texas at Austin

Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill

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This image shows the surface oil slick from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Research, including this latest study, has identified which bacteria were most important in breaking down the oil.

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Andreas Teske, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill.

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