The Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill commenced on April 20‚ 2010 and continued for next 86 days. It was devastating to the extent that it killed eleven men and seventeen people severely wounded. The total estimate of the crude oil spilled is about 4.9 million barrels. It was controlled later on but the devastating effects that last for a longtime‚ is was the contribution of the deterioration of air and water through pollutions. When the oil evaporation happens it creates very small particles called carcinogens
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The Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill The largest marine oil spill in United States history began on April 20‚ 2010‚ with an explosion at the Deepwater Horizon offshore oilrig in the Gulf of Mexico. Millions of barrels of oil flowed into the water over the next 87 days‚ much of which washed up on shore along the Gulf coast region of the United States and Mexico. The accident was the result of numerous shortcuts undertaken by BP‚ and resulted in both environmental destruction and legal action. The events
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In this paper‚ we will be focusing on the interaction of a simulated oil spill with a microbial system. Focusing on both the most common areas affected by an oil spill‚ there are separate experiments for both terrestrial and marine systems. This study will have two main foci. First will be a time oriented experiment‚ to see how varying quantities of oil will affect the
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Effects of Oil Spills & Fluctuating Gas Prices in the United States of America Strayer University Spring Semester 2010 “Every area in the country is subject to some kind of disaster - flood‚ hurricane‚ earthquake‚ to name a few. Even man-made disasters - oil spill‚ civil unrest‚ fire - can devastate the surrounding neighborhood and economy. Even though an area has never been damaged before‚ there is no guarantee that it will not happen tomorrow.” ~Carol Chastang Oil spills not only affect
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The largest oil spill in the history of United States is the Deepwater Horizon oil spill‚ also known as the BP oil spill. The oil spill initially lasted eighty-seven days‚ and the after-effects are still happening today‚ almost seven years later‚ causing heart disease. The oil spills lasting effects have polluted many water habitats and is beginning to pollute our air. Because of its pollution in our air‚ people are beginning to have heart problems‚ such as heart disease and respiratory issues.
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Alexa Resnick What does the safety legislation implemented after the Exxon Valdez oil spill say about the government’s changing role in protecting against environmental hazards and how have the laws since then become stricter? One of the biggest take-aways from the Exxon Valdez oil spill was that prevention techniques and response capability were not effective enough. The large-scale shipment of oil on supertankers during the 1960s made a serious accident almost unavoidable. During the 1980s‚ safety
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Nancey A Van Dyke Professor Maney Hazard Analysis and Impacts FFP1830 25 May 2010 BP Horizon Oil Spill Back in the ’40s and ’50s I believe that companies stood behind their products. In later decades I don ’t think it was as common and there were a lot of lies‚ double books‚ and skimming going around. In this current age how many companies can you honestly say you would invest in their products for the rest of your life? BP is just one of thousands of companies that work by the bottom line
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hungry and attacking all of the hurten victims and demolishing the rest of the fishes lives. Someone needs to take control of these two disasters before they get to dominant. AND FAST!!! Oil spills are a big part of pollution in water. The oil spill of 2010 in the Gulf of Mexico is noticed as the worst oil spill in American History. Extreme amounts of oil and money was wasted. Within a couple of days of the explosion and sinking of the Deepwater Horizon in the Gulf‚ underwater cameras showed the BP
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into what the dull lady is revealing. She announces that an oil spill has erupted in the Gulf of Mexico and the company “BP” is smothered all over the screen. The child only can only understand one concept: BP was the sole cause of this oil spill. To clarify‚ the child did not learn the real causes for this catastrophic disaster. On April 20‚ 2010‚ the oil rig called Deepwater Horizon exploded‚ causing 3.19 million barrels of oil to spill into the Gulf of Mexico (Smithsonian). The causes: the crew of
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The 2010 BP Oil Spill allowed about 5 million barrels of oil to flow into the Gulf of Mexico before the gush was capped. Unfortunately‚ the explosion killed 11 people and injured several others (Benoit‚ 2011). To claim its ultimate negligence and reduce the pollution of the spill‚ BP created a multi-page website entitled “Gulf of Mexico Restoration” to communicate its message to the public. BP’s “Gulf of Mexico Restoration” website uses these three strategies to repair its reputation: displaying
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