Deep below the Deepwater Horizon oil spill: New molecular model better explains diffusion of spill under water
Posted by ScienceDaily: Oceanography News on 18 July, 2011
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For the first time, scientists gathered oil and gas directly as it escaped from a deep ocean wellhead -- that of the damaged Deepwater Horizon oil rig. What they found allows a better understanding of how pollution is partitioned and transported in the depths of the Gulf of Mexico and permits superior estimation of the environmental impact of escaping oil, allowing for a more precise evaluation of previously estimated repercussions on seafloor life in the future....