Coral damage linked to Deepwater Horizon spill
Matt Smith, CNN
Updated 8:59 PM EDT,
Mon March 26, 2012
Researchers found coral at the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico covered with "black scum" and gooey brown mixture of materials.
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
Coral beds 7 miles from the well suffered heavy damage, researchers say
"It tells us it's likely this oil hit a lot of other areas of the seafloor," one scientist says
The findings of the late-2010 expedition are being published this week
Nearly 5 million barrels of crude are believed to have poured into the Gulf in the 2010 spill
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http://www.cnn.com/2012/03/26/us/gulf-oil-coral/index.html?hpt=hp_c2
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