Most scientists say the Gulf oil spill at sea is.
Washington, Aug 17 .- Two new scientific studies differ from the U.S. government's assertion that the majority of oil that the well failed Macondo expelled the Gulf of Mexico has been eliminated from the sea.
One study at the University of Georgia, argues that three quarters of the oil still flows beneath the surface of the Gulf and may pose a, mortal gold, threat to the ecosystem.
The U.S. government said earlier this month that half the oil that had flowed into the sea had been removed by controlled burning or directly recovered from the water and another 25 percent had evaporated or dissolved.
But Charles Hopkinson, who led the research at the University of Georgia, said in a telephone news conference that up to 79, ffxiv gil, percent of the 4.9 million barrels of oil estimated to remain spilled into the sea in the Gulf.
"The idea that 75 percent of the oil has disappeared and is no longer a concern for the environment is absolutely incorrect," Hopkinson explained.
Another study by the University of South Florida detected traces of oil in experiments conducted in the northeastern, mortal gold, Gulf says represents a critical threat to important marine organisms.
The scientists detected deposits of crude oil in Canon DeSoto, where nutrient-rich waters help maintain important fish species in the western region of Florida.
The spill in the Gulf began on April 20 following the explosion and sinking of an oil platform operated by BP.
The accident caused the oil well known as Macondo throw oil into the waters of the Gulf for 87 days.