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More study needed on chemical dispersants

May 18, 2015 by Rob Hislop Leave a Comment

A new commentary in Nature Reviews Microbiology by Samantha Joye of the University of Georgia and her colleagues argues for further in-depth assessments of the impacts of dispersants on microorganisms to guide their use in response to future oil spills. Chemical dispersants are widely used in emergency responses to oil spills in marine environments as […]

Filed Under: Alberta, Canada, Environment, International Tagged With: Deepwater Horizon spill, dispersant, ecosystem, microbial degradation, oil spill, toxicity, water

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