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Life Sciences => The Environment => Topic started by: thedoc on 15/06/2010 17:48:40

Title: What Impact is the oil spill having on Louisiana's Wetlands?
Post by: thedoc on 15/06/2010 17:48:40
As well as blanket football coverage, it’s been very hard to miss news about the oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico.  Estimates vary widely but it’s thought that millions of gallons of oil have leaked into the ocean.  But what impact will this have on the local environment?  Dr. Robinson Fulweiler is a researcher at Boston University where she studies the wetland ecosystems such as those in Louisiana that are likely to bear the brunt of the oil damage...

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