In early June, after the new disaster had once again raised the question of how long the impact of a spill can last, he returned to Enmedio Reef to see if any Ixtoc I oil remained. It took him ...

We compared the Deepwater Horizon oil spill (2010) against the IXTOC oil spill (1979) which occurred in the Southern Gulf of Mexico. The IXTOC oil moved relatively quickly through the system, while ...