Oil dispersants worsen BP disaster (3:42)

Nearly two million gallons of oil dispersants were used in the Gulf oil spill in an effort to relief the disaster. However, these dispersants are poisonous and have damaging effects on marine life, as studies from the site of the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill shows.

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Published: March 27, 2011, 11 am
Revised: March 27, 2011, 11 am
Author(s): Maggie Wang
Content Source: Eyewitness News

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Environmental impacts of oil spills

Oil Spill Response

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