Oil in the Ocean Photooxides Within Hours to Days, New Study Finds

ENN
Mar 15, 2021, 8:39 am141 pts
A new study lead by scientists at the University of Miami (UM) Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science demonstrates that under realistic environmental conditions oil drifting in the ocean after the DWH oil spill photooxidized into persistent compounds within hours to days, instead over long periods…

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