Oceanographers tracking the flow of the Gulf Coast oil spill say they are concerned about the oil suspended in deep waters, not just the “tar balls” expected to wash up on East Coast beaches.
Larry Cahoon, a professor of marine biology at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington, said most oil accidents occur near the ocean’s surface. But the Gulf Coast oil spill is spewing from a rift about 5,000 feet deep.
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