Oil might remain in the sediment of a marsh for 1989 . Oyster reefs are immediately in danger and population recovery may be stunted by lingering oil . Eleven percent of oil can be recovered from water . All the scientists CNN spoke to said that the long-term impacts of the spill depend on how much oil reaches the coast . Currents may take oil around southern tip of Alabama into the Caribbean , Atlantic .
Oil might remain in the sediment of a marsh for 1989 . Oyster reefs are immediately in danger and population recovery may be stunted by lingering oil . Eleven percent of oil can be recovered from water . Currents may take oil around southern tip of Alabama into the Caribbean , Atlantic .