# The Gulf oil is being eaten up by microbes?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-gulf-oil-is-being-eaten-up-by-microbes/548421>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [July 29, 2010, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-gulf-oil-is-being-eaten-up-by-microbes/548421 "2010-07-29T04:26:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![a35362](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@a35362](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a35362)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2010, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-gulf-oil-is-being-eaten-up-by-microbes/548421/1 "2010-07-29T04:26:08Z")

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…so, like, quit worrying about the oil spill, I guess.

[Mighty oil-eating microbes help clean up the Gulf](http://news.yahoo.com/s/ynews_excl/ynews_excl_sc3270)

So, is this it? We can stop worrying? Give it a few months and it will all go away by itself?

Did anybody mention this before? First I’ve heard of it. I am confused.

😕

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**Author:** ![penultima\_thule](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/penultima_thule/32/3833_2.png) [@penultima\_thule](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/penultima_thule)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2010, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-gulf-oil-is-being-eaten-up-by-microbes/548421/2 "2010-07-29T04:50:00Z")

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