Tiny foraminifera shells can help assess recovery after oil spill
Wednesday, September 15, 2010 - 18:35
in Earth & Climate
(PhysOrg.com) -- Millimeter-size marine organisms called foraminifera have been used to monitor pollutants in marshes and oceans, and could help to assess recovery in the Gulf of Mexico following the three-month long Deepwater Horizon oil spill.