The Oil Spill’s Effects on Life Underwater

in Multimedia Journalism, Oil Spill by david — April 28, 2010 at | 0 comments

The Oil Spill’s Effects on Life Underwater

Spill’s Effects Underwater

Efforts are under way to keep the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico from reaching birds, mammals and critical shoreline habitats, but some marine biologists worry about the effects of the oil slick and the use of chemical dispersants on life underwater. “Dispersants tend to be toxic in and of themselves but may be the lesser of two evils,” said Jacqueline Savitz, a senior scientist at Oceana, a nonprofit environmental group.

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