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Congress has been holding hearings about the oil spill into the Gulf
...and today one of the people to testify was a National Geographic scientist. She reiterated what a previous biologist had stated. The dispersants being used are more deadly to the ocean than the oil itself is. She said the dispersants are only for cosmetics but in fact are...as we speak...killing life in the ocean. In some instances...life that we may not be aware of...but is none the less very important to the oceans eco system. She also reiterated what the biologist said...and that is...the dispersant will kill coral and when the coral dies...the life that the coral supports will die.
She said that some species of fish in the Gulf has already been reduced by 80-90% due to over fishing and that this spill...with the combination of dispersants/oil...could possibly kill off the remaining 10-20%...and for those that...may...survive will not be fit for human consumption because one of the ingrediants of the dispersants is arsenic.
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