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Oil From BP Spill Has Officially Entered the Food Chain

Oil From BP Spill Has Officially Entered the Food Chain

Researchers in Louisiana have found carbon from the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the feathers and digestive tracts of seaside sparrows, proving for the first time that oil from the disastrous 2010 spill has entered the food chain. Seaside sparrows show signs of BP Deepwater Horizon oil. The study, published today in Environmental Research […]

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    Oil From BP Spill Has Officially Entered the Food Chain

    Oil From BP Spill Has Officially Entered the Food Chain

    Researchers in Louisiana have found carbon from the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the feathers and digestive tracts of seaside sparrows, proving for the first time that oil from the disastrous 2010 spill has entered the food chain. Seaside sparrows show signs of BP Deepwater Horizon oil. The study, published today in Environmental Research […]