Toxicologists Find Deepwater Horizon Crude Less Toxic to Bird Eggs After Weathering at Sea
Wednesday, July 20, 2011 - 14:30
in Earth & Climate
The Texas Tech study found only 8 to 9 percent coverage of oil on the shells of fertilized mallard duck eggs resulted in a 50 percent mortality rate. However, scientists also reported the amount of time the oil remained at sea and exposed to weather had a significant effect on its toxicity to the fertilized duck eggs.