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Thursday, 19 August 2010

FSU professor challenges oil spill estimates before Congress

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Florida State University oceanography professor Ian MacDonald during testimony before Congress on Thursday challenged federal estimates of the amount of oil spilled by BP into the Gulf of Mexico.A federal science team earlier this month estimated that 205 million gallons of oil gushed from the BP's Macondo well between April 20 and July 15. The team said 26 percent remained in the environment
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