Dispersant used to clean Deepwater Horizon spill more toxic to corals than the oil
Thursday, April 9, 2015 - 17:20
in Earth & Climate
A coral specimen exposed to oil and dispersant displays declining health over time. The picture on the furthest right is a healthy control sample. The dispersant used to remediate the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is more toxic to cold-water corals than the spilled oil, according to a study conducted at Temple University. The study comes on the eve of the spill's fifth anniversary, April 20th.