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Pam Campbell

Detailed Description

On April 20, 2010, the Deepwater Horizon Drilling Platform exploded and sank, causing the largest oil spill yet recorded. Samples from the oil spill were collected by Louisiana USGS scientists Greg Swayze and Charlie Demas and sent for analysis in Menlo Park, CA. Researcher Pam Campbell performed many of the tests on the tar ball samples. She is based in Menlo Park, CA.

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Public Domain.