Scientists discover oil fissure in Lake Baikal


	Scientists discover oil fissure in Lake Baikal

tommy2balmy

8-7-2008 3:57 PM

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russia, lake baikal, oil

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Including organisms living in the oil.

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Researchers, who are currently examining the processes through which microbes in the world's deepest lake digest petroleum that naturally enters the water, conducted deep water dives on Monday and Wednesday to locate the oil source. 
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Dr. Mikhail Grachyov, an expert on the molecular evolution of Baikal's animal and plant life, said the source was found at a depth of around 850 meters (2,800 feet) to the south of Barguzin Bay, and that samples of the oil had been taken. 
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"It turns out that a large number of organisms live in this oil. This will require a huge amount of study," he told RIA Novosti. 
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Research into Baikal's oil may provide new insights into the origins of petroleum, he said. 
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