New Study Shows Oil On Seafloor

A study conducted by researchers at the University of South Florida shows that the dispersants are creating oil plumes that are settling on the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico. There’s been speculation for weeks over the government’s assessment that more than 75 percent of the oil had disappeared, but the new study shows the oil that “evaporated” may in fact be moving to the east under the water.

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Author: Rick Outzen

Rick Outzen is the publisher/owner of Pensacola Inweekly. He has been profiled in The New York Times and featured in several True Crime documentaries. Rick also is the author of the award-winning Walker Holmes thrillers. His latest nonfiction book is “Right Idea, Right Time: The Fight for Pensacola’s Maritime Park.”