Geoscience: Environmental Issues
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New report examines the safety of using dispersants in oil spill clean ups      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Scientists have issued a series of findings and recommendations on the safety of using dispersal agents in oil spill clean-up efforts.

Geoscience: Environmental Issues
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Unique oil-eating bacteria found in world's deepest ocean trench, Mariana Trench      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Research that reveals what lies at the bottom of the deepest part of the ocean -- the Mariana Trench. Until now, scientists knew more about Mars than the deepest part of the ocean. But an expedition to collect samples of the microbial population at the deepest part of the Mariana Trench (some 11,000 meters down) has revealed a new 'oil-eating' bacteria.