EXXON VALDEZ OIL SPILL Relevant Facts On March 24‚ 1989‚ there were several ruptured tanks of the Exxon Valdez that allowed approximately 11 million gallons of crude oil to pour into the Gulf of Alaska. As soon as this happened‚ it started what would be described as one of the most dreadful environmental disasters in the history of oil drilling. A few months after‚ there were enormous surges of wind and waves that caused the oil to spread further out into the shorelines of Prince
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Lessons from the Past The recent major oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico‚ from BP’s Deepwater Horizon‚ has brought the use and effectiveness of bioremediation back into the news. Recruiting bacteria and other microbes to break down synthetic waste is an immensely appealing idea. Putting microorganisms to work in this manner is the crux of bioremediation (Alcamo‚ Weeks‚ 2008). The work to clean up the Horizon spill actually started in the 1800’s when night-soil men would go from house to house and
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com/sustainability 2 A letter from our group chief executive / 4 How BP is changing 6 Gulf of Mexico oil spill / 14 How we operate / 22 Energy future 30 Safety / 34 Environment / 38 Society Within hours of the Deepwater Horizon accident‚ BP teams were working to stop the leak. We also acted to minimize the spill’s impact on the environment by containing‚ removing and dispersing oil offshore‚ protecting the shoreline and cleaning up oil that came ashore. And we worked with wildlife groups to develop
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First and foremost‚ British Petroleum oil company as well as” Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill”. It is one of the most terrible disaster that happened to humanity history. This is due the harm that it had in regards to humanity‚ environment and economy. The time line of the Deepwater horizon oil spill it was documented as the foulest oil spill in the US antiquity. On 20th April ‚2010 the blast and the decrease of the Deepwater horizon oil rig at the Gulf of Mexico that has murdered 11 folks and 17 other
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Oil Spill Mitigation Planning and Monetary Recovery Andrew Fossa Saint Petersburg College Administrative Law Kenneth Afienko Abstract FOSSA A (2012) Saint Petersburg College Oil spill mitigation planning and monetary recovery A small Gulf Coast Community in Florida has requested the implementation of a contingency plan in the event of an oil spill that affects the coast line. This paper discusses the regulations‚ and laws that govern an oil spill and who is responsible for monetary and
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of Raw Sugarcane Bagasse as Oil Spill Sorbent In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for Bioresearch January 2014 Researchers: Jacobe‚ Sergio III T. Ranile‚ Jiferson C. Tañara‚ Vincent Paul S. Research Instructor: Mr. Dexter S. Ontoy Chapter I INTRODUCTION The Problem and its Setting One of the main sources of water pollution is crude oil spill. Oil and petroleum products can pollute sources of water such as seas‚ oceans‚ rivers or underground waters. Oil spill over the oceans and seas requires
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company was 2nd largest oil company in the world with over 92‚000 employees. The company had to face a dark time in its history when on April 20‚ 2010 the Deepwater horizon oil spill occurred. Through 3 major cracks oil spilled into the ocean. Affected by the oil spill were five states; Alabama‚ Louisiana‚ Mississippi‚ Texas and Florida. The disaster was if even comparable much worsted then any environmental disaster the US had to face since the result of the millions of gallons of oil spilt into the Gulf
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THE EXXON VALDEZ OIL SPILL Whats an oil spill ? Oil spills happen when people make mistakes or are careless and cause an oil tanker to leak oil into the ocean. There are a few more ways an oil spill can occur. Equipment breaking down may cause an oil spill. If the equipment breaks down‚ the tanker may get stuck on shallow land. When they start to drive the tanker again‚ they can put a hole in the tanker causing it to leak oil. The Exxon Valdez oil spill: On March 24‚ 1989 at 4 minutes past
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Cover Page Introduction ………………………………………………….pg 2 The Exxon Valdez oil spill……………………………………pg 2 Short term effects……………………………………………pg 3 Long term effects……………………………………………pg 3 Canges after the spill………………………………………..pg 4 Legal settlement……………………………………………..pg 4 Reference…………………………………………………….pg 4 Introduction On March 24‚ 1989‚ the tanker Exxon Valdez‚ en route from Valdez‚ Alaska to Los Angeles‚ California‚ ran aground
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According to the U.S. Department of Energy‚ 1.3 million gallons of petroleum are spilled in U.S. waters from vessels and pipelines in a typical year. A major spill could easily double that amount. Oil spills are one of the biggest and overall worst environmental disasters. These spills happen for many reasons. Some of these reasons include: people making mistakes or being careless‚ equipment breaking down‚ natural disasters such as hurricanes‚ deliberate acts by terrorists‚ countries at war‚ vandals
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