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News Release 17-083
New view of dispersants used after Deepwater Horizon oil spill
Study offers insights into dispersants' human health benefits
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Gas flare-off from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill, seen from a distance.
Credit: Camrin McIntyre, WHOI
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In 2010, scientists studying the oil spill aboard a research vessel wore respirators.
Credit: Daniel Torres, WHOI
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Use of Deepwater Horizon oil spill dispersants may have aided human health.
Credit: Wikimedia Commons
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At the time of the Deepwater Horizon disaster, oil was streaked across parts of the Gulf of Mexico.
Credit: NOAA
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Satellite image showing a Deepwater Horizon oil slick spreading in the Gulf of Mexico.
Credit: NASA
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The Gulf of Mexico's loop current carried oil beyond the site of the disaster.
Credit: NASA
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