Oil-munching microbes cleaning up Gulf marshes faster than expected

Five years after Deepwater Horizon spill, BP-funded study points to ecological recovery along the coast

OIL SPOILS  In cores of sediment like this one pulled from a Louisiana marsh, researchers found busy microbes gobbling up oil from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill.

Courtesy Battelle

The 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill left the Gulf Coast’s vast and delicate marshlands in desperate need of cleaning.