Scientists convene to study impact of Gulf of Mexico oil spill

January 22, 2013

More than 1,000 scientists and public officials gathered Monday in the U.S. state of Louisiana to review the short and long-term effects of the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
 
The Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference, the largest of its kind, is looking into the effects of pollution resulting from the spill and its effects on natural systems in the gulf and along the shoreline, and on the people who live and work there, according to news website NOLA.com.

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