Methods routinely employed in the cleanup of oil spills generally are intended to remove the oil to the level of invisibility, at which point it has been considered by many to be harmless or its effects negligible. This paper presents evidence indicating that soluble constituents of No. 2 fuel oil are toxic to phytoplankton cultured axenically and also exert an effect on natural phytoplankton populations.

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Pediatric Pharmacy Advocacy Group
1973