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Originally Posted by rmay635703
The beaches are cleaned up but the ocean itself wasn't cleaned up. Those who fish the gulf have had much more meager catches, ever since the oil spill.
One environmental group is pursuing further action because there are 100's of miles of dead tar balled ocean floor (the stuff is alive above, but the floor itself is still dead in many areas)
The levels of lead, arsenic, mercury and other goodies has been elevated since the spill and will likely stay elevated for a decade or more in the region. The larger fish and bottom feeders are most affected by this and show the highest levels of contamination.
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My point was mainly about having a go at another member over their description of the event, but this posting seems to summarise the longer lasting effects better.
Another 'benefit' was that this happened so far out at sea, but that is countered a little by the fact we have to go that far to get the oil we need now.
My one quibble with this ? BP are getting it in the neck here - and I think some of this is deserved and some is a little political - for example the record fine handed to it over an older event PW linked to. ALL oil companies are polluters to some degree, and they are also engaged in corrupt and unethical practices with a lot of the nastiest people on the planet. This one (BP) is getting a kicking, at the same time Exxon, Shell and all the others are getting a free pass.
EDIT - I do not tap this as the 'B' stands for British. BP is no more British than Obama.