Lasting Impacts of Gulf Oil Spill

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Three years after the BP oil well disaster, scientists are struggling to understand the effects on the Gulf ecosystem. From Mind Open Media, David Levin (le-VINN) reports on the oil’s impact on the tiny creatures that form the base of the food chain.

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