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Study fins oil spills boost levels of arsenic in the ocean
Oil spills can boost levels of arsenic in seawater by suppressing a natural filter mechanism on the sea bed, according to a study published on Friday in a specialist journal. The research was conducted in a laboratory ...
- July 9, 2010
Tar balls seen on Texas coast as cost of US oil spill balloons
Tar balls from the Gulf of Mexico spill have turned up on the Texas coast, expanding the oil slick's impact to all five Gulf states, officials said late Monday, as BP's disaster costs soared above three billion dollars. ...
- July 7, 2010
US president visits with huge oil slick threatening disaster
A giant oil slick closed in on the fragile Louisiana coast on Sunday after attempts to stop it faltered, threatening an environmental and economic disaster as President Barack Obama arrives to visit. With Mr. Obama expected ...
- May 3, 2010