17 August
Time : Oil from spill could still pose major threat

A US government report claims that 74% of the oil that spilled into the Gulf of Mexico following the Deepwater Horizon explosion last April has now gone, through cleaning and natural evaporation or dispersion. However, researchers from the University of Georgia draw a different and more worrying conclusion for the marine environment.  Their report estimates that as much as 80% of the oil is still present underwater.

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