ENEE 501 – POLLUTION PREVENTION AND CONTROL FOR THE ENERGY INDUSTRY
HARJOT BHANDAL
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
ABTRACT 3
INTRODUCTION 3
BACKGROUND 3
ANALYSIS 5
CAUSE OF THE EXPLOSION 5
ENVORNMENTAL EFFECTS 6
ECONOMIC EFFECT 7
CONCLUSION 8
REFERENCES 9
ABSTRACT
On the 20th of April 2010, a tragic event occurred just off the coast of the Gulf of Mexico. British Petroleum’s Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded resulting in millions of gallons of crude oil to be spilled into the ocean. Previously the Exxon Valdez spill was considered the largest U.S. oil spill but was surpassed by the Deepwater Horizon spill within just a few days of the explosion. Due to poor …show more content…
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