Damage to coral may bode ill for Gulf
Cain Burdeau, Associated Press, Nov. 6, 2010

Federal scientists have found damage to deep sea coral and other marine life on the ocean floor several miles from the blown-out BP well. Damage could be considerably greater than officials had acknowledged. Charles Fisher, biologist with Pennsylvania State Univ. who led the expedition aboard a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Research vessel. "He said "There is an abundance of circumstantial data that suggests that what happened is related to the recent oil spill."
Most of the bottom is muddy, but coral areas are oases for marine life.

Will oil bring death to Gulf's rich web of life?
Miami Herald-Tribune, Kate Spinner, Nov. 6, 2010.
Worries voiced by David Hollander, chemical oceanographer, Univ. South Florida. The extent of damage to plankton may not be known for 1-2 years.

Dr. William Rea, Environmental Health Center, Dallas, expert on chemical injury, has been featured in several articles concerning illnesses associated with the oil spill.
A recent one, Nov. 11 on TV, concerns the dispersant used by BP.
"Health impacts include headaches, vomiting, diarrhoea, abdominal pains, chest pains, respiratory system damage, skin sensitisation, hypertension, central nervous system (CNS) depression, neurotoxic effects, cardiac arrhythmia and cardiovascular damage. The chemicals are also teratogenic, mutagenic and carcinogenic."
1.9 million gallons were released. The impact may not be known for some time. Ingestion in food is a major worry.
http://planetthrive.com/2010/11/dr-rea-treating-bp-oil-spill-victims/

From article by Dahr Jamail, Nov. 10, 2010.