Additional coral damage from Deepwater Horizon spill comes to light

[kelemvor]

Where Did All the Oil Go? | The UCSB Current

“Based on the evidence, our findings suggest that these deposits come from Macondo oil that was first suspended in the deep ocean and then settled to the sea floor without ever reaching the ocean surface,” said Valentine, a professor of earth science and biology at UCSB. “The pattern is like a shadow of the tiny oil droplets that were initially trapped at ocean depths around 3,500 feet and pushed around by the deep currents. Some combination of chemistry, biology and physics ultimately caused those droplets to rain down another 1,000 feet to rest on the sea floor

The article is based on a study published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (abstract).

 

[PatW]

Those results do not surprise me. I get awfully suspicious when people claim a speedy environmental recovery.

 

[Wookie]

Wellp, looks like the dispersants worked as ordered.