WHOI Scientists Map and Confirm Origin of Large, Underwater Hydrocarbon Plume in Gulf

 

WHOI Scientists Map and Confirm Origin of Large, Underwater Hydrocarbon Plume in Gulf
Wed, 25 Aug 2010 10:49:00 -0500

Scientists at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution have detected a plume of hydrocarbons that is at least 22 miles long and more than 3,000 feet below the surface of the Gulf of Mexico, a residue of the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill.

Full story at http://www.whoi.edu/page.do?pid=7545&tid=282&cid=79926&ct=162
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Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

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