Scientist Awed by Size, Density of Undersea Oil Plume in Gulf

By PAUL QUINLAN AND JOSH VOORHEES of Greenwire
Published: June 8, 2010
Vast underwater concentrations of oil sprawling for miles in the Gulf of Mexico from the damaged, crude-belching BP PLC well are unprecedented in "human history" and threaten to wreak havoc on marine life, a team of scientists said today, a finding confirmed for the first time by federal officials.
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