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Methane is not a pollutant when it comes to water. Its a gas therefore does not remain in the water unless its under tremendous pressure and very cold water then it will become a hydrate (solid). Still not a pollutant as it will not mix or diffuse into water. The sheen is caused by some crude oil thats present in the line (this well is pushing out mostly water).
Reports thus far for this leak put it about 200 bbls or less than a 1000 gallons. Natural seeps are estimated to produce nearly 42,000,000 gallons a year in the Gulf of Mexico alone which is why there is such a high presence of oil consuming bacteria and microbes. This has been occurring long before we started the "environmental apocalypse" with the invention of the wheel.
So, while this may cause some acute pollutions (minor at best as this amount will spread and dissipate rapidly), it will cause no lasting or permanent damage whatsoever.
Oh, so you would be happy to drink water with a sheen of oil deposit on top of it? Still a pollutant, and it would seem that oil tends to be present in these wells, and I am pretty sure that is a pollutant when mixed with the water. Here is the problem with pretending something that exists doesn't. You run yourself around making excuses and doing verbal gymnastics, and all to deny reality.