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Shes underscoring that they have been preapproved and as far as they know, the intent is to break up the oil into droplets and that the microbes in the water will help eat the oil. thats the latest update. still no definitive solutions. the oil is still spilling. but well continue to monitor this press conference and other developments taking place there. at least this press conference taking place out of robert, louisiana. well bring more as soon as we know more. we will take a short break righ...

Scary stuff i. know theyll use chemicals and there has been criticism that they dont really know what the chemical also do, but theyre using it and whats the latest on that? >> reporter: early on they were using chemicals that would break up the oil. on the surface they were applied. that is historically how theyve been used. thats the accepted practice. now for the first time, these chemicals are being used under water and that has a lot of people very, very nervous. what these chemicals essent...

Dispersant has never been used before, underneath the surface of the water. it has never been used in this kind of quantity. government officials saying theyre going to be monitoring this and watching this very closely. but that fear remains what long-term effects this might be having on the environment. this is a toxic material, it is not as toxic as the oil theyre using it against, but it is still could have consequences. we just dont know what this is going to bring in the future. >> david ma...

>> this is ed lavandera with cnn. question about the dispersants. how much was in store already that you guys have been able to use and have you put out an order for more? i guess im getting to the issue of there are many people who believe that there are less toxic, environmentally friendlier, cheaper ways of doing this. there is some concern that orders have gone out for more dispersants and i guess people are wondering why you havent bought those and stuck with i guess -- >> yeah. let me star...

As weve been reporting massive underway to stop millions of gallons of oil from leaking into the gulf of mexico after last months rig explosion. it is a manmade problem threatening to destroy the gulf, ecosystem and wildlife population there. oil leaks are not always manmade. experts say tens of millions of crude seep into the worlds oceans every year. is a natural phenomenon. unlike in manmade spills it happens gradually, the ecosystems are able to adapt. laura engalls investigates. >> reporter...

When oil seeps from the floor, its eaten up by floating bacteria in the sea. scientists say its natural occurrence that has been going on for many thousands of years. its called natural oil seepage. oil that comes off the sea floor in little droplets. it amounts to the same volume of oil as a massive tanker spill. >> they are continuous. they are always flowing. >> reporter: of the 76 million gallons that enter north american waters each year, 47 million gallons seep naturally. it breaks down th...

Occurrence that has been going on for many thousands of years. it is called "natural oil seepage," oil that comes off the floor in little droplets. over the course of the year it amounts to the same volume of oil as a massive tanker spill, even as big as the exxon valdez. >> they are occurring all the time, theyre continuous and always flowing. >> reporter: of the 76 million gallons of oil that enter north american ocean waters each year, 47 million gallons seep naturally. it breaks down this wa...

As weve been reporting massive underway to stop millions of gallons of oil from leaking into the gulf of mexico after last months rig explosion. it is a manmade problem threatening to destroy the gulf, ecosystem and wildlife population there. oil leaks are not always manmade. experts say tens of millions of crude seep into the worlds oceans every year. is a natural phenomenon. unlike in manmade spills it happens gradually, the ecosystems are able to adapt. laura engalls investigates. >> reporter...

Depths even remotely like this. a mile under water. how the structure will behave in such cold dense water is anyones guess. the dome was built by wild well control, a contractor that for 35 years has specialized in these kinds of oil spill disasters, because crises happen so often in the oil and gas industry that they can sustain a whole disaster sub industry for decades. also a second oil burn was successful yesterday. a small amount of the oil slick was rounded up with fireproof booms and set...