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Highly degraded and weathered oil residues from leaks and spills from pipelines and tank batteries are present at Site A, Skiatook Lake, Okla. Microbial action, volatilization, and water washing are most likely responsible for the transformation of spilled oil to the asphaltic and weathered oil observed at the site
Highly degraded and weathered oil residues from leaks and spills from pipelines and tank batteries are present at Site A, Skiatook Lake, Okla. Microbial action, volatilization, and water washing are most likely responsible for the transformation of spilled oil to the asphaltic and weathered oil observed at the site -- from the Osage-Skiatook Petroleum Environmental Research Project


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