California oil spill: How much oil leaked from ruptured underwater pipeline still unknown
India TV NewsNearly a week since oil first appeared in the waters off Southern California, how much oil leaked from a ruptured underwater pipeline is still unknown—though experts say the amount should be easy to calculate. “They know how much they lost, I am certain of that.” Local officials, who feared an environmental catastrophe at first, have more recently voiced hope that the total spillage will be less than initially feared when a putrid smell swept the coast south of Los Angeles last weekend and blobs of crude began washing ashore. But many say the miles-wide area of oily sheen on the water’s surface off the Orange County coast doesn’t reveal the spill’s size as crude oil may remain beneath. “Most of the stuff is below the surface and looking at the sheen doesn’t tell you how deep this stuff is.” Sarah Bedolfe, a marine scientist with ocean advocacy group Oceana, said those responsible for oil spills are on the hook for damages, so early spill estimates tend to be lower than final amounts.
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