有污染在海岛的海滩附近漫延几英里,但是其中的大多数散布到海洋浮游生态系统,并且有散布到海底的可能。
Isotope dilution method was adopted in lab for the study of the effect of crude oil contamination on the rate of nitrogen mineralization and nitrification in soil.在实验室中用同位素示踪法,研究了土壤中不同石油污染量对氮矿化及硝化速率的影响。
Robert Twilley and Guerry Holm of Louisiana State University (LSU) are investigating the degree to which two delta wetland characteristics may help mitigate oil contamination.而路易斯安娜州立大学的罗伯特·特利和盖里·皓尔穆则在调查两片三角洲湿地将在多大程度上减轻石油污染。