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General Discussion => Science & Nature => Topic started by: Clive on August 26, 2010, 18:17

Title: Deep-sea oil plume goes missing
Post by: Clive on August 26, 2010, 18:17

In May, researchers began reporting that the massive jets of crude emanating from BP’s damaged Deepwater Horizon well were creating deep, diffuse plumes of oil in the Gulf of Mexico. Since then, chemical oceanographers have been probing the plumes for indirect clues about how quickly native bacteria might be gobbling up the oil.


Microbial ecologist Terry Hazen of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in California now thinks he has a surprising answer: very quickly.

YUMMY....OIL (http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/62530/title/Deep-sea_oil_plume_goes_missing)

Title: Re: Deep-sea oil plume goes missing
Post by: Rik on August 26, 2010, 18:28

I like my food fried. ;D

Title: Re: Deep-sea oil plume goes missing
Post by: sam on August 27, 2010, 00:51

better watch out before that bacteria puts pay to the british chip shop

Title: Re: Deep-sea oil plume goes missing
Post by: Simon on August 27, 2010, 01:30

:aarrgh:

Title: Re: Deep-sea oil plume goes missing
Post by: Clive on August 27, 2010, 13:07

 :hee-hee: