Deepwater Horizon crude less toxic to bird eggs after weathering at sea
Friday, July 22, 2011 - 13:30
in Earth & Climate
After collecting weathered crude oil from the Gulf of Mexico following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, researchers at The Institute of Environmental and Human Health (TIEHH) at Texas Tech University have reported that only 8 to 9 percent coverage on the shells of fertilized mallard duck eggs resulted in a 50 percent mortality rate.