No signs of 'dead zones' near gulf oil spill, scientists say

Oxygen levels have dropped drastically in waters near the blown-out BP well, but not enough to lay waste to all marine life there, biologists' findings suggest.Oxygen levels fell significantly in deep-sea areas of the Gulf of Mexico contaminated by the BP oil spill, researchers said Tuesday, but not enough to create biological "dead zones" that cannot harbor marine life.

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