tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3493437990574291998.post8014556399039075668..comments2023-10-15T05:04:21.811-04:00Comments on The Mind of Dr. Pion: A big day in historyDoctor Pionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12513786840852469648noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3493437990574291998.post-48057418297208058442010-07-21T23:15:12.944-04:002010-07-21T23:15:12.944-04:00Cleanup (which means the natural degradation of th...Cleanup (which means the natural degradation of the oil, not removal of it) will take years and may take decades. <br /><br />I suspect that a large fraction of the oil got treated with those dispersant solvents and will slowly work its way up from the deep cold layers of the Gulf. There is still oil left from the Exxon Valdez. Now it is really cold in Alaska, but it is also cold at the bottom of the Gulf. They said it is 40 deg F at the well head. <br /><br />And does anyone know if those dispersants will keep bacteria from breaking down those oil droplets? That is a question for the chemists and biologists ...Doctor Pionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12513786840852469648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3493437990574291998.post-72648186862115912272010-07-21T19:59:40.275-04:002010-07-21T19:59:40.275-04:00Is it really done though?
Even if the cap works, ...Is it really done though?<br /><br />Even if the cap works, how long will the clean up take?Unbalanced Reactionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13407339711183651108noreply@blogger.com