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SHTF2010
25th June 2010, 05:25 PM
Methane in Gulf "astonishingly high": U.S. scientist (http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE65L6IA20100622)
Tue Jun 22, 2010

(Reuters) - As much as 1 million times the normal level of methane gas has been found in some regions near the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, enough to potentially deplete oxygen and create a dead zone, U.S. scientists said on Tuesday.

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madfranks
25th June 2010, 07:17 PM
Methane in Gulf "astonishingly high": U.S. scientist (http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE65L6IA20100622)
Tue Jun 22, 2010

(Reuters) - As much as 1 million times the normal level of methane gas has been found in some regions near the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, enough to potentially deplete oxygen and create a dead zone, U.S. scientists said on Tuesday.

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This talk about methane, benzene and hydrogen sulfide is very disturbing to me. I think it's only a matter of time before the main discussion around the gulf oil leak is around the poisoning of the air rather than the water.