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New oil-eating microbe cleaning up spill site in Gulf of Mexico [1]

Washington: A newly discovered type of oil-eating microbe is suddenly flourishing in the Gulf of Mexico.
Scientists discovered the new microbe while studying the underwater dispersion of millions of gallons of oil spilled into the Gulf following the explosion of BP

Publication Date: 
26/08/2010
Times Of India (New Delhi) [2]
Tags:
Oil Pollution [3], Gulf Of Mexico [4], Hazardous Waste [5], British Petroleum (BP) [6]

Technology Partners: MimirTech

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[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/times-india-new-delhi
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/oil-pollution
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/gulf-mexico
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/hazardous-waste
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/british-petroleum-bp