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>> here's a sedimentary record from an area 1,500 meters water depth adjacent to the deepwater horizon. >> reporter: using uv light on the sediment, the microscopic oil stands out easily. >> you can see it all spread out all over. there is no reflections. this is all speckled and when you turn off the light completely it looks like the southern sky. >> it looks like a constellation of stars. >> looks like a constellation of stars. >> reporter: most troubling to david hollander is evidence that the submerged oil is making its way through a region of the gulf of mexico known as the desoto canyon...

The danger. noaa officials have not responded to the latest scientific findings. the ten-day mission in the gulf of mexico was a rocky voyage, scientists were battered with 12-foot seas and strong storms. taking them within 25 miles of the deepwater horizon spill site. all along the way they found microscopic droplets of oil on the ocean floor. >> here is a sediment ary. >> reporter: using uv light on the sediment it stands out easily. >> you can see them spread out. no reflections. this is all speckled. when turn off the light completely, it look like the southern sky. >> reporter: constellat...

To these latest scientific findings. the ten-day mission was a rocky voyage. the scientists were battered with 12-foot seas and strong storms taking them within 25 miles of the deepwater horizon spill site. all along the way, they found microscopic droplets of oil on the ocean floor. >> right here is a send m-- >> reporter: using uv light on the sediment, the microscopic oil stands out easily. >> you can see them spread out all over. this is all speckled. when you turn off the light completely, it looks like the southern sky. >> reporter: looks like a constellation of stars there. but most tro...

About uv light. if your kids are going to wear clothes, keep them dry. if they get wet, they still need the sunblock. >> do you need to put the sunblock on underneath the clothes? >> sure. make sure you apply 15 minutes before you go outdoors and if you wear the outer garment and it stays dry, you're very well protected. if they're in and out of the water, make sure they take a break every half hour or so. if you don't use the sunblock, a wet t-shirt is like wearing nothing at all. >> how early do we need to be starting this with kids? infants, you worry about putting certain lotions on them, ...

Gregg: you might want to step away from the tanning bed... there is a study out which suggests that may be such a thing as a tan-aholic. folks who get hooked on tanning like people do on drugs or alcohol, apparently the uv light is shown to put people in a good mood. perhaps, by releasing pleasure chemicals. in the brain. some people may even require an intervention, and more research is needed to confirm the findings. and indoor tanning has been linked to an increased risk for skin cancer and the latest study published in the archives of dermatology. didn't you know? martha: you know what is ...