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Can you think of any benefit to using an oil dispersant in the real world? If so, what?

Can you think of any negative consequences of using a dispersant? If so, what?

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Step-by-step explanation:

1. Using oil dispersants has the following benefit -

  • Helps in dispersing the oil over a large surface rather than being spilled onto a smaller area, hence effectively reducing the oil concentration from any particular surface.

2. Negative consequences of using a dispersant is -

  • The negative consequences of using a dispersant is that, while dispersion of oil, dispersants tends to adversely effect the organisms and planktons of a larger area.
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