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One of the first responses was to apply more than 1 million gallons of the oil dispersants corexit 9527a and corexit 9500a to the sea surface, and more than 770 thousand gallons to the subsea on scene coordinator report dwh, 2011. How were phytoplankton affected by the deepwater horizon oil spill. Whereas, the presidential commission appointed to investigate the bp macondo 252 oil spill reached the following key conclusions in its january 2011. In accordance with the oil pollution act, the remaining civil penalties will be paid to the oil spill liability trust fund, which is used to support responses to oil spills.
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