“Contaminated”: USF Researcher finds BP’s oil covering entire beach & indicates dispersant in coastal lake — Apologizes to public for listening to officials that this part of Florida was OK

October 15th, 2010 at 05:31 PM
http://www.waltonsun.com/news/researchers-87777-newsherald-tests-ultraviolet.html

A researcher for the University of South Florida Coastal Research Lab recently examined Walton County beaches under UV light and says they are “still contaminated” after the BP oil spill.

Rip Kirby, a graduate student, held a high-powered ultraviolet light over one stretch of beach, and it illuminated patches of what he says are “accumulation of petroleum product and dispersant.” He apologized for not taking samples sooner.

How contaminated is the beach?

“This beach is just as contaminated as the rest, I’m sorry,” Kirby said, adding, “I took the local government officials’ word that these beaches were not impacted and stopped my testing in Destin.”

Is this oil contamination natural or normal in the areas beaches?

Kirby said the samples match the “fingerprint” of the Deepwater Horizon spill and that the team is tallying “concentration levels.”

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http://www.floridaoilspilllaw.com/researcher-finds-oil-dispersant-covering-entire-beach-apologizes-public-believing-officials-oil-hit-part-florida