Model depicting where the oil has and will travel (courtesy NOAA)

A few weeks ago, the Bay was inundated with 58,000 gallons of bunker oil. Most Bay Area beaches have been declared safe and that the threat is behind us….Thus far, they have recovered 20,000 gallons…so what happened to rest of that oil?
According to the EPA, oil undergoes 5 natural processes once spilled.

1. Weathering – chemical & physical actions that make the oil heavier than water so it sinks(generally from wave action)
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