Gulf Oil Plume is not Breaking Down Fast, Study Says
in Subject: Science, Biology, Earth Science, Chemistry, Environmental Science, Government
Age Level: K-2
Key Term: Oil Spill, Gulf of Mexico
Story Type: In the News
Topic: Water, Energy, Environmental Health, Project-Based Learning
Age Level: K-2
Key Term: Oil Spill, Gulf of Mexico
Story Type: In the News
Topic: Water, Energy, Environmental Health, Project-Based Learning
New research confirms the existence of a huge plume of dispersed oil deep in the Gulf of Mexico and suggests that it has not broken down rapidly, raising the possibility that it might pose a threat to wildlife for months or even years.
The study, the most ambitious scientific paper to emerge so far from the Deepwater Horizon spill, casts some doubt on recent statements by the federal government that oil in the gulf appears to be dissipating at a brisk clip. However, the lead scientist in the research, Richard Camilli, cautioned that the samples were taken in June and circumstances could have changed in the last two months.
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