Yale Environment 360: Six Years After BP Spill,
Remaining Oil More Toxic Than Ever To Fish
University of Miami Juvenile mahi-mahi. Six years after the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig spilled nearly three million barrels of crude oil into the Gulf of Mexico, scientists have found that ultraviolet light is transforming the remaining oil into a more toxic substance that hinders the development of heart, eye, and brain function in fish. The research, led by scientists at the University of California, Riverside and the...