Remember Deepwater Horizon? (if not see wikipedia Largest oil spills)
It’s all good now, isn’t it?
Where did all the spilled oil go?
A team of scientists is trying to find out, and if you love horror stories, you can read their blog where they post their findings: http://gulfblog.uga.edu/
excerpt:
“… Sulfide chimneys at a brine seep? That’s pretty unusual …”
“… but most of the surface features were mineral crusts, which is strange. …”
“… we expected to retrieve something similar but much to our surprise, the mud recovered from the more shallow (2000 vs. 2200m) central basin was red …”
“… As we headed towards the bottom, we passed through several different interfaces with thick brine fog; …”
“… Over about 150m of depth, the salinity increases from that of normal seawater (about 35 PSU) to over 250 PSU. …”
UGA Department of Marine Science Gulf Oil Blog
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