Deepwater Horizon methane lingered longer than thought
Oil spill’s gas not all consumed by microbes, contrary to previous report
SPILL’S AFTEREFFECTS Oil glistens on the Gulf of Mexico in late spring 2010, over a month after the Deepwater Horizon spill began. The photo was taken from a research vessel that scientists used to studied methane consumption by microbes in the ocean. The photo shows an area roughly 3 meters on a side.
LM Nigro
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