Beachgoers urged to stay out of Ala coastal waters

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Source: AP

Beachgoers urged to stay out of Ala coastal waters
By JAY REEVES - Associated Press Writer


GULF SHORES, Ala. -- State health officials warned beachgoers to stay out of Alabama's coastal waters Friday as reddish brown gobs of oil washed ashore for the first time, prompting a ban on fishing as well.

The announcement by State Health Officer Dr. Donald Williamson, along with the scent of oil hanging in the air along the shore, cast a pall over the summer tourist season.

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The oil globs that hit Alabama beaches were accompanied by a dense, dark foam that gathered in pools and remained for hours. It was brownish in color and felt oily. Scientists aren't sure what the foam is, but it seems to be linked to the spill, said Monty Graham, a researcher with the Dauphin Island Sea Lab.

"It always seems to proceed oil coming ashore in all the various places by a couple of days. It's like an outer halo of activity," he said.

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Read more: http://www.sunherald.com/2010/06/04/2232745/oil-coming-ashore-at-gulf-shores.html

[Angry Dragon]

1. Ask bp what it is...........they know everything

[woodsprite]

2. Doesn't Corexit have a 'detergent' type base. Maybe it's something to do with that. n/t

[Ian David]

3. Conservatives shouldn't let a bunch of nanny-state Libtards tell them which beaches they can use.

CARBON IS LIFE!

[HCE SuiGeneris]

4. Where are their booms? BP, wanna field this one?