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OSHA <br />NIEHS Oil Spill Cleanup Training Tool 11% <br />Weathered Crude Oil <br />• Weathered crude or "mousse" is crude petroleum that has lost much of <br />its more volatile components and has mixed with sea water and organic <br />matter. <br />• Weathering is a series of chemical and physical changes that cause spilled oil <br />to break down and become heavier than water. Winds, waves, and currents <br />may result in natural dispersion, breaking a slick into droplets which are <br />then distributed throughout the water. These droplets may also result in the <br />creation of a secondary slick or thin film on the surface of the water. <br />WORKER EDUCATION & TRAINING PROGRAM 39 <br />