University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science in Solomons
By Jeff Swofford on May 17, 2010
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This week I break down the basics of dispersants used in oil spills.
Of course, a ton of this stuff has been used recently in the attempted clean up of the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
