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Originally Posted by jeffreyp
It's saddening for sure. But on a positive note, oil is a natural substance and even after the disaster in the persian gulf and alaska the wildlife recovered surprisingly. Even today you can't tell there was a disaster in the persian gulf or after the valdez disaster.
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April 14, 2010
British Columbia. Canada
Wildlife Still Exposed To Exxon Valdez Oil 20 Years After Disaster
Prince William Sound Still Experiencing Impacts of Exxon Valdez Spill - Polar News - SciencePoles - Polar sciences and research
Scientists in Alaska have discovered that lingering oil from the 1989 Exxon Valdez spill is still being ingested by wildlife more than 20 years after the disaster. The research, published in Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, uses biomarkers to reveal long-term exposure to oil in harlequin ducks and demonstrates how the consequences of oil spills are measured in decades rather than years.
Volcanic Ash is a natural substance as well