Effects of oil spill cleanups to be studied at Huntsman Marine Science Centre | CBC News
Researchers at the Huntsman Marine Science Centre in St.
Andrews, N.B., have received funding to study how chemicals used in oil
spill cleanups affect marine species.
Andrews, N.B., have received funding to study how chemicals used in oil
spill cleanups affect marine species.
Lots of science has come out of oil spill cleanups in the Gulf of Mexico, research scientist Benjamin de Jourdan said, but there isn’t much research on how those techniques will work in cold water climates off Canadian coastlines.
“We know we have different species up here, different conditions, different petroleum products,” he said.