Sunlight works against oil clean-up efforts

(American Chemical Society) Oil spills, whether minor leaks or major environmental disasters, are bound to happen. Chemical dispersants are one of the tools that can help mitigate the impact of such spills, but they become less effective as oil weathers in the environment. Now, one group reports in Environmental Science& Technology Letters that sunlight has a much greater impact than previously thought on the effectiveness of these dispersants.
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