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Deepwater Horizon: After the oil

When oil stopped gushing into the Gulf of Mexico, the ecosystems under assault started on a long road to recovery. Amanda Mascarelli meets the researchers assessing their chances.

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Mascarelli, A. Deepwater Horizon: After the oil. Nature 467, 22–24 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1038/467022a

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