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"Rock Layers Trap Exxon Valdez Oil, Study Finds" [1]

"After the spill, the crude oil was expected to biodegrade and wash away from Prince William Sound. But that didn't happen."

The Associated Press had the story January 18, 2010. [2]

Water & Oceans [3]
Alaska and Hawaii [4]
Public [5]
Source: AP [2], 01/18/2010
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[1] https://www.sej.org/headlines/rock-layers-trap-exxon-valdez-oil-study-finds [2] http://www.latimes.com/news/nation-and-world/la-na-exxon-valdez18-2010jan18,0,2370930.story [3] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/water [4] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national/alaska-and-hawaii [5] https://www.sej.org/taxonomy/term/81