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No escape for the oil slick cheats

July 14, 2005

Australia - Finding the tanker responsible for an oil spill can be surprisingly difficult, but new software could soon make the task easier

To identify the culprit, environmental protection officers usually test the chemical composition of a slick and compare it with samples taken from the tanks of suspect ships.

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