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To: tejek who wrote (567298)	5/20/2010 6:17:49 PM
From: Brumar89	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1576610

It will disperse over time and be eaten by microbes just like the oil from natural seeps all over the world.

To: tejek who wrote (567298)	5/22/2010 11:51:15 AM
From: combjelly	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1576610

"Is it dispersed over time.......or will it settle to the bottom?" It all depends. They pumped a lot of dispersants in there. That caused the oil to break up into little droplets which may coalesce or may pick up clay particles. If they coalesce, they will tend to come to the surface. If they pick up clay particles, they will sink to the bottom. Now, while tiny droplets, bacteria can more readily act on them and that depletes oxygen. Likewise with the ones that sink. The ones on the surface, well it depends on a lot of factors, the biggest one is concentration. Low levels are not a problem, and, as Rush notes, part of the natural scheme of things. But, unlike what Rush was pushing, scale matters. A lot. The final answer is, no one knows. The amount of oil is pretty large. Much larger than BP has been telling people.