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Phrases with «chemical dispersants»

"Chemical dispersants" refer to substances that are used to break apart or disperse oil or chemical spills in water. They help spread the oil or chemicals into smaller droplets, making it easier for natural processes to break them down or reduce their impact on the environment. Full definition

Sentences with «chemical dispersants»

  • Meanwhile, WHOI oceanographer Elizabeth Kujawinski has been studying the 800,000 gallons of chemical dispersant used to break down subsurface oil. (discovermagazine.com)
  • 1.1 million gallons - The amount of toxic chemical dispersant Corexit that's been dumped into the gulf to break up the oil. (treehugger.com)
  • Hazen and his colleagues attribute that quick work to the large contingent of such volatile hydrocarbons that are readily biodegradeable in the Louisiana light sweet crude spilled as well as the breaking up of the oil into small particles by chemical dispersants. (scientificamerican.com)
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