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...But the spill is 23 days old since the Deepwater Horizon exploded April 20 and killed 11 workers, and the thickest stuff hasn't shown up on the coast.
...About 35 percent of a spill the size of the one in the Gulf, consisting of the same light Louisiana crude, released in weather conditions and water temperatures similar to those found in the Gulf now would simply evaporate, according to data that The Associated Press entered into the program.
The model also suggests that virtually all of the benzene - a highly toxic flammable organic chemical compound and one of the chief ingredients in oil - would be stripped off and quickly vaporize.
The model was not designed for deepwater spills like the one at the Macondo well in the Mississippi Canyon now threatening the Gulf Coast. But experts said the analysis might give a close approximation of what is most likely happening where the oil plume is hitting the surface nearly 50 miles south of Louisiana. apnews.myway.com...
...the oil from the Deepwater Horizon disaster is pretty hard to pin down...
...there seems to be no consensus on whether it will arrive in black waves, mostly dissipate into the massive Gulf or gradually settle to the ocean floor, where it could seep into the ecosystem for years...
When it comes to deepwater spills, even top experts rely on some guesswork.
...a program the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration uses to predict how oil spills on the surface of water may behave, suggests that more than a third of the oil may already be out of the water...
[but]
...The model was not designed for deepwater spills like [this one]...
...Even with computer models and history as guides, uncertainty reigns...
...NOAA's Office of Response and Restoration, said the agency was uncertain how much oil would sink to the bottom. For now, most of it is near the surface...
...most of the oil is within a foot of the surface...
"Ultimately, you could have a lot of oil on the shoreline. It won't be a black tide coming in, it will be globs coming ashore," he said.
"It's going to be a long, slow summer."
...a risk that the effort to break up the oil with dispersants would simply sweep it to the ocean bottom and contaminate the food chain...
A common refrain among experts and officials is that every oil spill is unique.
...if you dig down in some sandy beaches you can find a layer of Ixtoc oil."
Originally posted by Just Wondering
reply to post by Doc Velocity
So there is NO oil? is it holograms? are they using the same tech they used in 9/11?
Originally posted by Just Wondering
I've read the article you didn't have to include it. thats kind of annoying.
that is the cutest thing I've heard all morning. Thank you for making me chuckle.
Originally posted by Spazzy
if oil evaporates how come i see it in parking spots all over the place?
Originally posted by Aussie_Rock
What is the purpose of this hoax?