Researcher: Bacteria Ate Some Gulf Spill Toxins, but Worst Remain
Half the sediment samples taken near the site of the Deepwater Horizon wellhead in the Gulf of Mexico contain levels of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons that exceed EPA’s water-quality benchmarks for aquatic life.
A Florida State University researcher found that bacteria in the Gulf of Mexico consumed many of the toxic components of the oil released during the Deepwater Horizon spill in the months after the spill, but not the most toxic contaminants.
