Study Finds Massive Flux of Gas, In Addition to Liquid Oil, at BP Well Blowout in Gulf
Sunday, February 13, 2011 - 13:30
in Earth & Climate
A new, University of Georgia-led study co-authored by Florida State University oceanographer Ian MacDonald is the first to examine comprehensively the magnitude of hydrocarbon gases released during the Deepwater Horizon Gulf of Mexico oil discharge. The study has found that up to 500,000 tons of gaseous hydrocarbons were emitted into the deep ocean.