Gulf oil spill study's surprising find: bacteria ate methane in three months

A new report is offering a potentially remarkable answer to one of the questions that vexed scientists during the Deepwater Horizon blowout last year.
As oil and methane were pouring into the Gulf of Mexico from April to July, scientists sought to understand how quickly bacteria in deep Gulf waters would consume the gas. Initial, rough estimates suggested that bacteria might take years.
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Source: The Christian Science Monitor