Bacteria chows down on remaining oil spill in Gulf

Most of it is underwater anyway. Sediment floating underwater is a natural way for oil to cling onto and then gradually sink to the bottom.
 
Bottesini said:
Why can't they seed the waters with more of these bacteria?
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Problem is when you introduce stuff to a new enviroment the outcome is pretty unpredictable


The lake where I spent summers as a kid.....Lake Conroe....Had a major hydrilla problem. It got to the point you had to worry about your boat breaking down from a destroyed prop.

Solution.....Introduce Asian Grass Carp. And it worked. But at the same time many blame it for killing off the Bass population as well. Some have also claimed problems with the carp similar to those with the carp in the Great Lakes.
 
kokonut said:
Most of it is underwater anyway. Sediment floating underwater is a natural way for oil to cling onto and then gradually sink to the bottom.
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too bad that while Earth can recover from this over hundreds of years, we humans cannot. The ecosystem and fishery businesses are dead.
 
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If there wasn't an oil spill of any kind...what do these bacteria eat? Do they survive years without food or can they produce their own food?
 
TXgolfer said:
Problem is when you introduce stuff to a new enviroment the outcome is pretty unpredictable


The lake where I spent summers as a kid.....Lake Conroe....Had a major hydrilla problem. It got to the point you had to worry about your boat breaking down from a destroyed prop.

Solution.....Introduce Asian Grass Carp. And it worked. But at the same time many blame it for killing off the Bass population as well. Some have also claimed problems with the carp similar to those with the carp in the Great Lakes.
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And then you have an introduced invasive species called Zebra mussel in the Great Lakes clogging up intakes, and overtaking many of the underwater ecosystem in various places. The upside is that because there are so many of these water filtering organisms they actually helped clear up the water.
 
sequoias said:
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If there wasn't an oil spill of any kind...what do these bacteria eat? Do they survive years without food or can they produce their own food?
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oil spill is happening everyday - naturally. The only difference is... this one was a huge spill.
 
sequoias said:
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If there wasn't an oil spill of any kind...what do these bacteria eat? Do they survive years without food or can they produce their own food?
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The seafloor naturally releases oil everyday. Alot. So, this is where bacteria adapted to and use oil as their energy source. There are certain animals species on the seafloor that thrive on the leaking oil.
 
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How does an oil spill happen naturally without man-made accidents?
 
The seafloor is porous, contains cracks where oil from deep below the seasurface find its way to the ocean water. Do a little research. You'd be surprised on just how much oil leaks naturally underwater and on land. Ever hear of Los Angeles "tar pit"?
 
BP opened McOildonalds, fast oil service gulf-wide for oil eating bacterias. Resulting into OBESE bacterias out there in the ocean.
 
kokonut said:
The seafloor naturally releases oil everyday. Alot. So, this is where bacteria adapted to and use oil as their energy source. There are certain animals species on the seafloor that thrive on the leaking oil.
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There you go again. The amount of oil naturally oozing out of the mantle is miniscule compared to the spill. Many scientists claim the Gulf is already dead and the oil is still leaking from the "capped" well.
 
Beowulf said:
There you go again. The amount of oil naturally oozing out of the mantle is miniscule compared to the spill. Many scientists claim the Gulf is already dead and the oil is still leaking from the "capped" well.
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I said every day. Nothing about comparing oil naturally leaking every day to this "spill."

No. The ocean is not dead. LOL.
 
kokonut said:
I said every day. Nothing about comparing oil naturally leaking every day to this "spill."

No. The ocean is not dead. LOL.
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The amount seeping from ocean floors is still miniscule compared to the spill.
I never said ocean. I said Gulf.
 
Beowulf said:
The amount seeping from ocean floors is still miniscule compared to the spill.
I never said ocean. I said Gulf.
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The Gulf of Mexico *IS* a part of the Atlantic Ocean. This "gulf" is not some narrow strait surrounded by land. The "gulf" is just a title. It is still considered to be a part of the Atlantic Ocean.

And, again, no, the Gulf of Mexico is not dead.
 
TXgolfer said:
So, do you believe the Gulf is dead????
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I don't personally know. But when I read accounts of fishermen who witness marine life trying to crawl ashore to get out of the water, it doesn't sound good.
 
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