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Parts of Gulf of Mexico to turn into a dead zone?

Experts fear that diminishing oxygen levels caused by the oil spill from the Deepwater Horizon disaster could create massive dead zones in the Gulf of Mexico.

Oxygen levels reportedly have declined 30 percent near giant plumes of oil under the surface and if unchecked the fear is that marine life will be killed.

University of Georgia researcher Dr. Samantha Joye said that the dispersants being used may be eating up oxygen and could create large dead zones, especially near the sea floor.

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