Scientists discover ‘blizzard' silting oil on bottom of Gulf, Sarasota Herald Tribune by Kate Spinner, May 26, 2011:
A mixture of oil and dead organic particles may still be falling to the deep bottom of the northern Gulf of Mexico, potentially harming the base of a food web that supports all kinds of sea life, from giant whales and blue-fin tuna to grouper and snapper.
In water thousands of feet deep, scientists have discovered a "dirty blizzard" that deposited more than three inches oil mixed with decayed plant and animal material near the site of the BP Deepwater Horizon blowout last year.
A quarter to half of the oil that spewed from the blown wellhead - between 186 million to 227 million gallons - is still unaccounted for and thought to be lingering in the deep sea, said Benjamin Flower, a geological oceanographer with the University of South Florida. [...]
Cancer-causing chemicals from the crude, such as benzene and toluene, may still be lingering in the ecosystem because they do not degrade easily.
Ask TV and newspapers to give the truth a shot. Shut the beaches to swimming and diving, and close the gulf waters to fishing, especially commercially.
Peace out!
It will never end : /
I am to submit a report on this niche your post has been very very helpfull
"may" still be sitting on the bottom of the Gulf ? -The chemicals MAY be "lingering?"
-They are or they aren't. With 240 million+ gallons give or take a few million, my bet is they ARE, not "may" be POISONING the Gulf.
Lingering sounds is timid and weak.
Nice blog. I got a lot of good data. I’ve been following this technology for awhile. It’s interesting how it keeps changing, yet some of the core components remain the same. Have you seen much change since Google made their latest acquisition in the domain?
hmmm..I think the USA President should open up new off shore oil platforms...and quickly...doesn't that sound like such a great idea!
If you're not a diver, but want to know the truth, commission a couple of divers privately to dive down about one hundred feet. Hit several spots along the FL/AL Coast. They will come up and say that they do not want to go back down into that black death. It's hovering around as plumes; it's lying around on the bottom as a sleeping dragon; it's wandering around like a lion after its prey. Time is on its side. The public has a short memory. "Don't the beaches look good, Honey?" "Yes, Dear. Alright, kids! Wait 20 minutes after eating, then, you can go swimming."
Better wait 20 years, then, test the waters to see if its safe!
Peace out!
http://members.beforeitsnews.com/story/686/762/Sediment_Plume_in_Gulf_of_Mexico_-_Big_Dead_Zone_Ahead.html
http://www.examiner.com/human-rights-in-national/radiation-sickness-the-gulf-finally-recognized
I want to say thank you a whole lot for the job you have made in writing this article. I am hoping the same effective job by you down the road also.
Maybe everyone needs to be taking brain vitamins because this 'dirty blizzard ' phemoena has been a constant in our lives since this disaster happened.
John FL
I may be of the first wave preparing the way for others. Like they say down on the Gulf Coast, .i know that works..love and peace to all of you and be blessed.
It is BP's responsibility to clean the mess up. Enough asking just the community and scientists to figure out a way to solve this oil spill problem.