Oil from BP spill may be sitting on seafloor
Years after disaster, oil still lingers over large area
![Deepwater Horizon](https://i0.wp.com/www.sciencenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/bm_4581299554_9d221de140_o_free.jpg?fit=860%2C460&ssl=1)
BOTTOM LINE Some of the oil released from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster may have settled on the seafloor rather than floating to the surface.
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