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Study Identifies Source of Oil Sheens Near Deepwater Horizon Site
Description: A chemical analysis indicates that the source of oil sheens recently found floating at the ocean's surface near the site of the Gulf of Mexico Deepwater Horizon oil spill is pockets of oil trapped within the wreckage of the sunken rig. First reported to the U.S. Coast Guard by multinational oil and gas company BP in September 2012, the oil sheens raised public concern that the Macondo well, which was capped in July 2010, might be leaking. [Source: National Science Foundation]
URL: http://nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=128494&org=NSF&from=news
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Source: National Science Foundation
Publish Date: 7/16/2013
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