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The concentrated detergent used to disperse the oil spilled in the Gulf of Mexico
last year may be hazardous. Its chief hazard seems to be making rocks too slippery for
crustaceans to cling to. BP claims that the dispersant is little more than a concentrated
dish washing detergent. I suspect that is true. With that said, such large amounts
of detergent and oil could have altered the gulf waters so as to enable bacteria and fungus
to displace the normal microscopic life found in the gulf.
Whatever the exact mechanism for the changes adjacent to the spill area, it most certainly disrupted
the ecology of the gulf at least locally.
The Gulf of Mexico fishing grounds have not yet recovered from the BP oil spill.
The concentrated detergent used to disperse the oil spilled in the Gulf of Mexico
last year may be hazardous. Its chief hazard seems to be making rocks too slippery for
crustaceans to cling to. BP claims that the dispersant is little more than a concentrated
dish washing detergent. I suspect that is true. With that said, such large amounts
of detergent and oil could have altered the gulf waters so as to enable bacteria and fungus
to displace the normal microscopic life found in the gulf.
Whatever the exact mechanism for the changes adjacent to the spill area, it most certainly disrupted
the ecology of the gulf at least locally.
The Gulf of Mexico fishing grounds have not yet recovered from the BP oil spill.
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