The featured link for Chapter 9 is A Local Oil Spill Revisited , from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. In 1969, an oil spill occurred near this instituion, which is world-famous for its research in oceanography and related fields. This article summarizes the initial research following the spill, and subsequent research into its long-term effects. Suggested Activity Please read the article, examine each of the figures that accompany the text, and answer the following questions.
Petroleum is a complicated mix of compounds.
Twenty years after the spill, researchers found petroleum compounds in one specific part of the affected, but not others. Compare the aftermath of the Exxon Valdez spill with that of the Falmouth spill.