NEW ORLEANS–(ENEWSPF)–October 29, 2010. Final lab results, from government and independent labs, came back Thursday showing that samples taken of reported oil in West Bay, La., were absent of any crude oil, confirming initial findings that the discolored water was the result of an algal bloom.
The large, orange blooms of algae in the nutrient-rich West Bay waters closely resembled the emulsified oil seen several months ago before BP’s Macondo well was capped.
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