Chemicals used in oil spill cleanup made Gulf disaster worse

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By Katie HerzogNov 12, 2015, 3:24 pm100 pts
An estimated 4.9 million barrels of oil spilled into the Gulf of Mexico during the Deepwater Horizon disaster. Afterward, disaster response officials decided to drop chemical dispersants from airplanes over the site. Their hope was that these dispersants would break up the oil, making it easier for bacteria to…

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