No signs of 'dead zone' in Gulf, feds say

By Christen Fikar

This article talks about how the oil spill is believed to be taking oxygen away from the Gulf of Mexico. They talk about how microbes in the Gulf are using oxygen to dissolve underwater oil. They have tested numerous places in the Gulf to test for oil, which they believe is not harmful to the organisms in the Gulf. The explosion occured in mid April and was not capped until July. The oil spill is causing economic problems and it is said that oil is now being found at the bottom of the gulf's floor. This relates to the course because it discusses the problems with how oil can affect living organisms and the waters of the Gulf of Mexico. It also relates to the course by affecting the animals in the Gulf. If they are affected we will not find out till years to come and it could affect the evolution of these animals. I think the oil industry should be more careful with off-shore drilling. I think that they should keep testing the Gulf of Mexico to make sure it is clean and healthy. This is one of the worst spills to occur in the history of the United States and hopefully it does not affect our environment greatly.