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BP Starts Spraying Chemicals on Main Oil Leak in Gulf of Mexico
 Associated Press
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May 10, 2010
Gulf of Mexico - A British Petroleum official is telling The Associated Press that the company has received federal approval to continuously spray chemicals underwater on the massive oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico.
BP spokesman Mark Proegler said the company received Environmental Protection Agency approval and began pumping dispersants on the site starting at 4:30 a.m. Monday.
The company plans to continue spraying and taking tests.
The dispersants had never been tried at such depths before this spill and officials have been worried about the effect on the environment.
Officials with BP have been encouraged by the underwater spraying, saying it prevents some of the oil from reaching the surface.
An EPA spokeswoman didn't immediately return a telephone call or email. |
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