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Oil Means More Arsenic In Seawater

Posted by timothy on from the must-cut-back-on-shrimp dept.

oxi writes "Besides the oil already spilling into the Gulf of Mexico at the rate of up to 60,000 barrels daily, a group of British scientists says one can expect to see elevated levels of arsenic as well. The research, published in the journal Water Research, showed that oil prevents naturally-occurring arsenic from being filtered out of the water by the sediment on the ocean floor."

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  1. Re:A little arsenic.... by Profane+MuthaFucka · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    The oil spill is leaking only a little more than this little blister of pus I have on my groin.

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