What happened to the oil?

As reports came in of another off-shore oil rig explosion in the Gulf of Mexico, this week BP began the process of permanently sealing the leak in its undersea well. Even after 206 million gallons of oil flowed into the Gulf from late April to early August, there were claims that the BP oil had "disappeared" into the sea. But scientists question whether it's really gone.

Guests

• Larry McKinney, PhD: Executive director of the Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies
• Richard Snyder, PhD: Director, Center for Environmental Diagnostics and Bioremediation at the University of West Florida
• Noelle Straub: Reporter for Greenwire who has covered the oil industry.

Resources

• Noelle Straub's recent Greenwire articles
• About Dr. McKinney
• About Dr. Snyder