Category: Chemicals / Toxic Substances, Environment, Gulf Coast Oil Spill Expert Articles Unseen Oil Continues to Damage the Environment. BP Corporate Recklessness in Stark Contrast to "Reasonable Person" Criteria TASA ID: 897 Just because you can't see the crude oil from the BP Oil Spill of 2010, doesn't mean it is not continuing to damage the environment and kill marine organisms. Crude oil can occur as free product when the local concentration of the crude oil exceeds solubility of the compound in water. Read more