posted on Nov, 17 2011 @ 08:59 AM
reply to post by Schkeptick
Hi,
A quick visit to Google will give you oceans of information.
Here's another link
www.bairdmaritime.com...:renewed-oil-leakage-reported-in-mexican-gulf&catid=76:marine-environme
nt&Itemid=212
As for Professor Overton;
Edward B. Overton is a Professor Emeritus in the Department of
environmental Sciences, School of Coast and the Environment at LSU
He received his B.S.(1965) and Ph.D.(1970) degrees from the University of
Alabama, Tuscaloosa
His research interests include understanding the fates and distributions of
hydrocarbons following an oil spill, the environmental chemistry of
hazardous chemicals, and the detection of environmental pollutants at the
site of sample collection.
Dr. Overton held the Clairborne Chair in Environmental Toxicology and Air
Quality prior to his retirement, and was honored as an LSU Distinguished
Faculty in 2008, and was the 1996 Louisiana Technologist of the Year.
He is married to Susan J. Overton (formerly Susan C. Jones)
They have two children: a son Tommy Overton LSU 2006, and a daughter
Jennifer LSU 2008 (via pdf doc on google)