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The BP Oil Spill Summary
The BP Oil Spill SummaryIn The Gulf of Mexico
The Scope of DisasterThe BP Deepwater Horizon rig drilling into the Macondo oil field a mile deep in the Gulf of Mexico exploded and sank. Eleven workers on the rig were killed. The collapse of the rig and drill pipe unleashed the largest marine oil spill in history, 4.9 million barrels (207 million gallons), only about 50 miles southeast of the Mississippi River Delta.
Initial Explosion
Pressurized Oil Flowed For Months
Unprecedented Wildlife Destruction
The Blame Game
Oil Spill May Exceed Estimates-Radio Story- NPR
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=126809525
Cleanup: Burning Oil in Gulf
Surfectant dispersants (soap) was added to surface oil, which made it disappear from the surface
Surfectant (dispersant) Application
Active Oil Platforms in Gulf
Lasting Habitat and Economic Destruction
Other oil spills:
Definitely not!
The End
The End
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