Toxicologists Find Deepwater Horizon Crude Less Toxic to Bird Eggs After Weathering
at Sea
July 21, 2011
By: Newswise
Newswise Newswise — 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.
Newswise — 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.
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