Deepwater Horizon (IMAGE)

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Deepwater Horizon

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A new study finds that dispersants used at the Deepwater Horizon site dramatically improved the air quality for responders and presumably reduced the number of days when the air quality was too poor and responders had to don respirators and/or had to suspend cleanup efforts.

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Dan Torres, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

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