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Along a narrow road down an abandoned railroad grade about 20 miles northwest of Bemidji, a world-class outdoor laboratory lies among the pine trees. In part, it marks the spot where on Aug. 20, 1979, a Lakehead Company pipeline seam split, spewing about 440,000 gallons of crude oil. It was one of the largest pipeline spills in Minnesota. Today, the site is one of the most-studied crude oil spills in the world, and after three decades of research, it still produces important findings.
Posted on: Wed, 04 Jun 2014 13:38:29 +0000

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