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I hope you can because in the nak eye it is unbelievable. truly rackable. that right there is oil underneath the surface of the sand. it glows in the dark but just how toxic is this sand. >> is it a problem for us to be in contact with this petroleum product thats now mixed in with the sand? the answer to that question is -- i dont know. >> why hasnt somebody tested that? >> same question ive been asking for about six weeks. >> reporter: so we decided to get it tested with the help of the scient...

This is just like you said. layers in the grand canyon. it is so distinct. you see that on camera? i hope you can. to the naked eye, it is unbelievable. truly remarkable. that right there is oil underneath the surface of the sand. it glows in the dark but just how toxic is this sand? >> is it a problem for us to be in contact this petroleum product now mixed with the sand? the answer to that question is -- i dont know. >> reporter: why hasnt somebody tested that? >> same question i have been ask...

Asking for about six weeks. >> reporter: so we decided to get it tested with the help of the scientists from the university of west florida. getting a good average requires taking samples in different spots, at different depths. all right. lets take her back to the lab. there, dr. fred heilman uses a solution to extract the sand, concentrate it and analyze it as a liquid. >> you can just take a look at these samples and you can begin to see the difference in there as far as the oil content. >> i...

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>> with bps ruptured well capped for 12 days now, clean-up crews say they cant even find enough crude to skim off of the surface. the animation there shows how the slicks are breaking up. at its height the size of the spill was the size of maryland. now its smaller than delaware. >> but the devastation is enormous. 600 miles of gulf coast shoreline have been stained. $22 billion in potential revenue lost. over 2,600 helpless animals rescued in the face of an oily death. but according t...