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Barrett808 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-23-10 12:54 PM
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Oxygen levels down in Gulf of Mexico oil plumes, dropping 1 to 2 percent per day
A marine scientist says underwater oil plumes in the Gulf of Mexico are reducing oxygen in some areas, but the drop-off isn't steep enough to endanger marine life just yet.

Samantha Joye of the University of Georgia said Tuesday that water samples show oxygen concentrations within the plumes are dropping 1 percent to 2 percent each day.

She said at that rate, it would take months for levels to become hazardous for fish and other animals.

Oxygen levels down in Gulf of Mexico oil plumes, dropping 1 to 2 percent per day
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JuniperLea Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-23-10 12:59 PM
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1. We should be flooding news agencies across the nation...
With DEMANDS to see photos! DEMANDS for news! We shouldn't have to dig so deep to find out what's going on!

I think it's time to get loud.
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Generic Other Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-23-10 01:01 PM
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2. +100
Seems like the news blackout is beginning to work. BP is getting their money's worth.
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Catherina Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-23-10 01:02 PM
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3. +1000! n/t
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Barrett808 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-23-10 02:04 PM
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4. Some photos from the Alabama Press-Register:
http://topics.al.com/tag/Deepwater%20Horizon/photos.html
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JuniperLea Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-23-10 02:28 PM
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5. Thank you!
Odd that the pictures are staying so local... or maybe not.
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SammyWinstonJack Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-23-10 02:59 PM
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6. K&R
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