Texas A&M: Methane Levels in Gulf of Mexico Up to 100,000 X Normal

Uncoverage.net ^ | June 24, 2010 | by Jane Jamison

[combat_boots]

Last week, scientists from a University of Georgia weighed in with their findings on methane gas in the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. Yesterday, more opinions from other experts were published. Texas A&M University has also had a team on the Gulf and also finds exceptionally high methane levels in the water. Reuters: Texas A&M University oceanography professor John Kessler, just back from a 10-day research expedition near the BP Plc oil spill in the gulf, says methane gas levels in some areas are “astonishingly high.”

Kessler’s crew took measurements of both surface and deep water within a 5-mile (8 kilometer) radius of BP’s broken wellhead.

“There is an incredible amount of methane in there,” Kessler told reporters in a telephone briefing.

In some areas, the crew of 12 scientists found concentrations that were 100,000 times higher than normal.

[Deepest South]

more like 80%. I’m here and have been for 30 years. I see more cars in the condo lots during January than now.

[ROCKLOBSTER]

I thought it was the dept of interior that looked at porn.

Interior, EPA, any dept or agency...doing nothing, making way more than they're worth, screwing the taxpayers, that's pornographic enough. I'm going to assume they all are looking at porn all the time...probably gay porn.

I mean, do you see any reason to be overly charitable with these worthless bureaucRATs?

[kenth]

Texas A&M University oceanography professor John Kessler, just back from a 10-day research expedition near the BP Plc oil spill in the gulf, says methane gas levels in some areas are “astonishingly high.”

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You don’t say. Imagine that, the methane levels in some spots where methane is coming up is registering high. Measure the methane levels at any methane source, say a natural gas line that you open and it will register as many times the normal amount.