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I didn't say you were ignorant about numbers, I said you didn't like them.

In the "Ten Biggest Oil Spills" post that I directed Eri to (and anyone else reading this thread), I quoted the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission, a United Nations scientific group. They reported the remarkable recovery of the Persian Gulf ecosystem about a year or so after the worst oceanic oil spill in human history. I confirmed that fact for myself in a NOAA link. I consider that a more significant data point where the future of the Gulf is concerned than your jellyfish, anecdotes, and rants.

This isn't just about dispersion or dilution. Some fractions of crude oil evaporate. The sun breaks down components at the surface. Other parts biodegrade, some more rapidly than others. Where dispersion (and dispersants) are important is that widely spread small amounts will degrade more rapidly with less environmental damage than concentrated slicks.

You can take the information or leave it. You're not the only person I'm talking to.

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