, the"toxic extent" of the spill could have been up to 30 percent greater than what previous satellite data has suggested, leaving a footprint which stretched from Florida's Gulf Coast, to the shores of Texas and the Florida Keys.
Their analysis revealed that large areas of the Gulf or Mexico beyond the assumed boundary of the spill area determined by satellites were exposed to"invisible" oil that was toxic to marine organisms. Support ships are seen near the Deepwater Horizon spill site on July 3, 2010 in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Louisiana."Thanks to this study we now know that toxic concentrations of oil can extend beyond the satellite footprint, and can persist in the water after the spill is no longer visible," the authors said.
"We recommend this method as complementary to satellite estimates," Berenshtein Paris said in a statement."Currently, satellites provide the most rapid and accurate indication of the locations of the oil slicks. But the oil spill also extends in the water column where currents are decoupled from the upper circulation."
Mega tons of oil seeps into the ocean every day from natural fissures in the ocean.
Like everyone didn’t know already ? The Gulf is done ! BP paid for silence !
The buoyancy and tidal effect causes a chain reaction destroying oceanic and coastal ecosystems, plant, animal, and inorganic.
Think Trump gives a hoot. I don't give a hoot, go ahead and pollute
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