New study reveals aerosol plumes downwind of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill

Scientists from the University of Miami (UM) Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science were part of a national research team to find two plumes of oil-based pollutants downwind of the BP Deep Water Horizon oil spill. In a study published in this week's issue of the journal Science, the research team offers new insight into the mechanism by which the crude oil travelled from the sea surface to the atmosphere...

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