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At Least 200,000 Tons of Oil and Gas from Deepwater Horizon Spill Consumed by Gulf Bacteria

Science Daily -- -- Researchers from the University of Rochester and Texas A&M University have found that, over a period of five months following the disastrous 2010 Deepwater Horizon explosion and oil spill, naturally-occurring bacteria that exist in the Gulf of Mexico consumed and removed at least 200,000 tons of oil and natural gas that spewed into the deep Gulf from the ruptured well head.

The researchers analyzed an extensive data set to determine not only how much oil and gas was eaten by bacteria, but also how the characteristics of this feast changed with time.

"A significant amount of the oil and gas that was released was retained within the ocean water more than one-half mile below the sea surface. It appears that the hydrocarbon-eating bacteria did a good job of removing the majority of the mater

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MadTraveler Champion Author Idaho Posts:2,082 Points:572,100 Joined:Nov 2009	Message Posted: Sep 13, 2012 5:36:53 PM Ignore MadTraveler Report Abuse Old
sparky808 Champion Author Honolulu Posts:3,139 Points:624,685 Joined:Sep 2011	Message Posted: Sep 13, 2012 2:35:28 PM Ignore sparky808 Report Abuse Thank you for posting.
tomok Champion Author Portland Posts:33,578 Points:2,372,235 Joined:Aug 2006	Message Posted: Sep 13, 2012 7:11:59 AM Ignore tomok Report Abuse At Least 200,000 Tons of Oil and Gas from Deepwater Horizon Spill Consumed by Gulf Bacteria? Those are some Hungry little Bacteria buggers! There are numerous seeps and springs of underground oil into the worlds oceans all the time, bacteria have evolved to eat and consume that past organic matter. There is a lot more oil to go so get busy guys! Less oil in the water and the fish and shrimp can return to normal and have eyes and fins again, no more weird deformations. Nature can right man’s wrongs and make it all good again! Whatever the size or shape of the vehicle, Produce and ‘Drive’ vehicles with high MPG, are very reliable, have a ‘reasonable’ cost and a good ‘value’ for the money. The price of fuel at the pump is too high! 12/22/2012!
mrjames1818 Champion Author New Jersey Posts:1,681 Points:2,024,820 Joined:Mar 2004	Message Posted: Sep 13, 2012 6:30:19 AM Ignore mrjames1818 Report Abuse Mother Nature tries to heal itself
SparkieMi Champion Author Kalamazoo Posts:3,395 Points:614,770 Joined:Sep 2011	Message Posted: Sep 13, 2012 2:34:30 AM Ignore SparkieMi Report Abuse Great.....
gbsbok Rookie Author Portland Posts:11 Points:75,225 Joined:Aug 2012	Message Posted: Sep 13, 2012 12:15:54 AM Ignore gbsbok Report Abuse Fascinating. Very fascinating.
rahcat Champion Author Grand Rapids Posts:2,676 Points:689,675 Joined:Jan 2010	Message Posted: Sep 13, 2012 12:13:58 AM Ignore rahcat Report Abuse Old News
DblChek Champion Author San Antonio Posts:2,387 Points:625,135 Joined:Jul 2008	Message Posted: Sep 13, 2012 12:11:27 AM Ignore DblChek Report Abuse I wish someone would come up with a bacteria that would consume 200,000 tons of political crap that I see on TV daily.
bcok Champion Author Los Angeles Posts:2,176 Points:1,554,545 Joined:Oct 2005	Message Posted: Sep 13, 2012 12:09:05 AM Ignore bcok Report Abuse It is good to know that recover is partly accomplished by nature.
runningmp Champion Author Corpus Christi Posts:24,775 Points:2,774,880 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Sep 13, 2012 12:04:25 AM Ignore runningmp Report Abuse >>Ahking, maybe not so good. the process removes oxygen from the ocean so may have reduced the populations of other sea creatures...<< So how much Oxygen in the Gulf of Mexico has been removed from the increased use of fertilizer from farmers planting corn to help with the ethanol mandate?
joel27nc Champion Author Raleigh Posts:10,672 Points:1,885,095 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: Sep 13, 2012 12:02:34 AM Ignore joel27nc Report Abuse Not to much consumed.
vibdata Champion Author Massachusetts Posts:4,181 Points:866,235 Joined:Nov 2005	Message Posted: Sep 12, 2012 11:57:34 PM Ignore vibdata Report Abuse ...and those bacteria are ready to melt and envelope any organism that goes swimming from the beaches on the GOM. How nice is THAT?
DrivingFool2 Champion Author Appleton Posts:8,722 Points:1,632,590 Joined:Apr 2005	Message Posted: Sep 12, 2012 11:56:21 PM Ignore DrivingFool2 Report Abuse Science fiction
OGW Champion Author London Posts:5,436 Points:1,556,195 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Sep 12, 2012 11:50:27 PM Ignore OGW Report Abuse How many miles to the gallon do bacteria get?
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benjy Champion Author Chicago Posts:8,703 Points:1,814,135 Joined:Nov 2003	Message Posted: Sep 12, 2012 11:47:13 PM Ignore benjy Report Abuse nature at it's best...
carpenter4u Champion Author Virginia Posts:2,476 Points:638,020 Joined:Jul 2011	Message Posted: Sep 12, 2012 11:46:32 PM Ignore carpenter4u Report Abuse They are fat and happy bacteria
tidalwave3 Champion Author Tallahassee Posts:1,365 Points:1,488,745 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: Sep 12, 2012 11:46:11 PM Ignore tidalwave3 Report Abuse Well said Ferdman17
DaisysMomNC All-Star Author North Carolina Posts:959 Points:200,850 Joined:Jan 2012	Message Posted: Sep 12, 2012 11:45:15 PM Ignore DaisysMomNC Report Abuse That's good
mstearno Champion Author Dayton Posts:8,174 Points:1,755,920 Joined:Jan 2008	Message Posted: Sep 12, 2012 11:44:13 PM Ignore mstearno Report Abuse God always provides a way
whaboush Champion Author Richmond Posts:1,233 Points:750,910 Joined:Nov 2010	Message Posted: Sep 12, 2012 11:41:38 PM Ignore whaboush Report Abuse That's amazing!
saleboss Champion Author Phoenix Posts:3,954 Points:1,184,550 Joined:Feb 2006	Message Posted: Sep 12, 2012 11:40:15 PM Ignore saleboss Report Abuse Let's not rely on the bacteria to keep the Gulf clean!
defiancegasman Champion Author Ohio Posts:7,099 Points:1,327,520 Joined:May 2006	Message Posted: Sep 12, 2012 11:36:27 PM Ignore defiancegasman Report Abuse Yea, so no they WILL NOT worry about spills anymore because NATURE will fix it.
mrbee Champion Author Little Rock Posts:3,889 Points:2,493,155 Joined:Oct 2005	Message Posted: Sep 12, 2012 11:34:17 PM Ignore mrbee Report Abuse ok
goodbuy Champion Author Michigan Posts:7,806 Points:1,449,205 Joined:May 2005	Message Posted: Sep 12, 2012 11:34:16 PM Ignore goodbuy Report Abuse Send them to Washington and let them eat.
SparkieMi Champion Author Kalamazoo Posts:3,395 Points:614,770 Joined:Sep 2011	Message Posted: Sep 12, 2012 11:31:50 PM Ignore SparkieMi Report Abuse Good job by the hydrocarbon-eating bacteria...
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SpankyMI Champion Author Kalamazoo Posts:2,826 Points:783,640 Joined:Jan 2011	Message Posted: Sep 12, 2012 11:27:03 PM Ignore SpankyMI Report Abuse Tastes like chicken?
Bleeder Champion Author Virginia Posts:8,038 Points:1,717,725 Joined:Jan 2008	Message Posted: Sep 12, 2012 11:25:14 PM Ignore Bleeder Report Abuse Too bad on so many levels.
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KY_Homeboy Veteran Author Kentucky Posts:313 Points:366,330 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Sep 12, 2012 11:23:54 PM Ignore KY_Homeboy Report Abuse Amazing - nature has a way to protect itself from us humans
Barfood Champion Author St. Louis Posts:3,368 Points:1,036,675 Joined:Jun 2009	Message Posted: Sep 12, 2012 11:20:43 PM Ignore Barfood Report Abuse I hate to think what happens when these bacteria puke out the oil they sucked up!
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Ahking Champion Author Orange County Posts:3,599 Points:621,360 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Sep 12, 2012 11:16:54 PM Ignore Ahking Report Abuse maybe not so good. the process removes oxygen from the ocean so may have reduced the populations of other sea creatures. It also releases co2 into the air. more global warming. so don't be so happy.
teafortwo Champion Author Washington Posts:22,370 Points:1,410,965 Joined:Feb 2009	Message Posted: Sep 12, 2012 11:16:44 PM Ignore teafortwo Report Abuse Yummy. It is not just bacteria that are gobbling up the toxic oil. The Gulf Of Mexico is prime fishing and breeding grounds. Not only are sea creatures consuming the oil & dispersants, they are actually swimming in it :0\| Google Bioaccumulation & Biomagnification to learn how pollutants accumulate and become more concentrated as they move up the food chain.
bonzoonfmb Champion Author Florida Posts:1,817 Points:664,160 Joined:Feb 2010	Message Posted: Sep 12, 2012 11:16:06 PM Ignore bonzoonfmb Report Abuse We should round up all these free-loading bacteria and burn them for fuel.
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Ferdman17 Champion Author Albany Posts:1,420 Points:401,035 Joined:Feb 2012	Message Posted: Sep 12, 2012 11:07:25 PM Ignore Ferdman17 Report Abuse To some degree the earth has always found a way to take care of itself. I'm glad to see that in this case
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