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Crude oil sits on the surface of the water that has leaked from the Deepwater Horizon wellhead in the Gulf of Mexico
Thursday, Apr. 29, 2010

Open quoteThat takes a practiced eye. Like being able to look at a garden hose and judge how many gallons a minute are being discharged.Close quote

  • DOUG HELTON,
  • a fisheries biologist who coordinates oil-spill responses for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, on determining the rate of the oil leaks in the Gulf of Mexico
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