Originally Posted by dyna mo

no. they are not different. they are the same. there are no refined hydrocarbons, no refined anything. what would be different is the place a spill occurs being in a location not acclimated to seepage. the gulf of mexico is loaded with seepage and research since the disaster has shown nature's ability in the gulf to address the situation.

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/n...anup-bacteria/

Moreover, the research is also in on the damage done by trying to clean up oil spills like this the way we do, it's been shown that just makes things worse.