That plume might affect oil spill cleanup workers who were out on the water.

这些漂浮物可能会影响到海面上清除漏油的工人。

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The BP spill offered an "accidental experiment" that showed particular bacteria with an all-methane diet multiplied quickly as the methane spread with the underwater plume from the broken well.

BP石油公司的漏洞提供了一个“意外的实验”，这起“实验”表明当甲烷从海底破损的油井释放出来时，某些特殊的细胞完全是以甲烷为生的。

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Officials continue to study the impact of the growing spill, including the possible effects of a detected deepwater plume several miles southwest of the spill.

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