Huge Deep Water Oil Plumes Threaten Long-Term Environmental and Health Harm

University of South Florida oceanographer Yonggang Liu and colleagues have reported huge deep water oil plumes from the BP oil spill drifting across the Gulf of Mexico that are likely to create kill zones and impact the food chain (especially larger fish) for years to come. Despite protestations by BP that most of the leaked oil is on the surface, Steven Murawski of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is confirming the presence of the plumes and the validity of the Liu’s data.

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