BP:Containment Cap to Be Tested, Enviro Devastation Spreads

[katty]

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http://abcnews.go.com/WN/bp-oil-spill-containment-cap-tested-environmental-devastation/story?id=11156564

As BP begins to test the new cap that the company hopes will finally contain its gushing leak in the Gulf of Mexico, crude oil continued to roll into sensitive coastal areas today, an assault on the environment that will last long after the leak is finally under control.

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More PhotosNew images taken beneath the surface of the Gulf show plumes of oil, choking the sun from penetrating the surface and starving plants of a crucial element for life. Above the water's surface, experts say that sludge will continue to move onto shorelines for months and maybe even longer.

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"The concern is that the oil will go and enter the sediment," said Moby Salangi, a scientist researching the effects of the spill in the marshes of Mississippi.

[damntexdem]

1. Even if the cap works and lasts, the destruction will go on for a long time.

This is a megadisaster, not something that will be cured simply nor quickly.

[katty]

2. this is mega mega