What Really Happens During an Oil Spill #shorts

"Have you ever wondered what happens to the oil when it spills into a body of water? 🛢️

Bhuvnesh Bharti, an associate professor at Louisiana State University Department of Chemical Engineering, reveals a common fate of oil that gets spilled into a body of water.
According to Bhuvnesh, the oil is IMMEDIATELY attacked by bacteria and broken down. 🧫

Then, the oil will start to sink into the bottom of the water body in the form of marine snow which has a negative impact on the marine life and seafloor, as the oxygenated forms of oil compounds are more toxic to organisms than its non-oxygenated forms. ☣️

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