Gulf spill's effects 'may not be seen for a decade', BBC, February 20, 2011:
The 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill "devastated" life on and near the seafloor, a marine scientist has said.
Studies using a submersible found a layer, as much as 10cm thick in places, of dead animals and oil, said Samantha Joye of the University of Georgia. ...
Future Outlook:
Professor Joye told the American Association for the Advancement of Science conference in Washington that it may be a decade before the full effects on the Gulf are apparent. ...
Knocking these animals out of the food chain will, in time, affect species relevant to fisheries. ...
[This] will inevitably have longer-term effects on species nearer the surface - including the ones we eat.
Read the report here.
Let a hurricane or a good earthquake come along and you will see a disturbance of these chemicals and dead animals. Welcome to the World's Most Beautiful Beaches! Right!