Researchers Explore the Geometry of Cleaning Up the Gulf Coast

Environmental Engineers are doing research to determine if the shape of a crude oil remnant - be it a flat syrupy sheet or a tar ball - can affect deterioration rates. The researchers also will study how a lack of oxygen can hinder microbe growth, and how carbon leaching from dissipating oil can further fuel these oil-eating microbes.

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