1.3 million gallons of oil are spilled into U.S. waters from vessels and pipelines in a typical year. A major oil spill could easily double that amount (Thompson, "The Science and History of Oil Spills"). These oil spills not only destroy thousands of miles of oceans, they also cause billions of dollars worth of destruction to an economy. Oil spills occur when there is an accidental or intentional release of oil during any point in the oil production process. Oil spills are most common when a pipeline
From a personal perspective, two costs that BP might incur from the oil spill in the Gulf Coast region would be as follows: First, additional funding for research to universities for marine & wildlife in the region and the impact on the environment. The incident has had a major impact on the Gulf region and beyond. “According to the website dosomething.com “16,000 total miles of coastline have been affected, including the coasts of Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida”. Since one
absorbing oil. In order to find this out, the following questions have been researched, how do you clean an oil spill? Why does hair soak up oil? How is the hair used? Does type/color matter? How effective is it? I will have 10 trails, using the same amount of hair and oil each time, the oil will also be mixed with water to duplicate a more accurate oil spill environment. How do you clean an oil spill? There are many different ways to clean an oil spill, because no two oil spills are the same
History • The Prestige, an oil tanker, was sinking in 2002 caused a large oil spill. • The spill polluted thousands of kilometres of coastline and more than one thousand beaches on the Spanish and French coast. • The Prestige was carrying more than 77,000 tons of oil cargo from Latvia to Gibraltar. • one of its twelve tanks burst during a storm off Galicia, in north western Spain. • The captain requested that the ship be led toward a port of refuge where it could transfer its cargo to another
Oil spills are very common, they occur on a daily bases in extremely large amounts since it is often large tankers that cause the spilling. They are hazardous to the marine environments, killing off almost everything from plant to animal. It is in fact difficult and occasionally dangerous to even clean-up an oil spill. Oil spill is liquid petroleum hydrocarbon being released into the environment. It is a form of pollution that can occur when crude oil being released from tankers, offshore platforms
Individual Essay Assessment The oil spill had serious consequences for the ecosystem, it was found that the octant of Gulf (the area of the oil spill from Deepwater Horizon) contained 8332 species of plants and animals. In the main taxonomy of animals at all depths of disaster , there are 1461 mollusks, 604 polychaetes,1,503 crustaceans, 1,270 fish, sea turtles, 218 species of birds and 29 species of marine mammals (Gulf of Mexico biodiversity Applications Deep Horizon oil spill MM Thomas C. Shirley , John
Oil Spill Response Abstract This paper describes equipment and techniques for responding to oil spills. Various techniques for the containment, cleanup and recovery of oil spills are examined; advantages and disadvantages of each are considered. Along with providing insight for oil spill response, this paper discusses environmental factors which can contribute to the success or failure of a cleanup operation. Introduction: " Oil is the life blood of our modern industrial society. It
To control the oil, they used floating bombs to break the chemical and surface oil down. Many scientists and researchers collected data by looking into details about the Gulf region. There was a big impact on the Gulf coast, marine life, and human communities that some researchers and scientist are still trying to figure out. It is very difficult to clean oil out of the ocean, especially when it’s 3.19 million barrels. There were two different types of oils that were spread in the ocean. What affects
The Sea Empress oil spill and the BP oil spill have had major damages to their environment. In both cases, different species have been killed and endangered because of the now polluted waters. Industries, such as the fishing industries, have been closed down because of the oil flowing through the water. However, the cleanup process for both spills were drastically different, and it lead to a completely different result. For the Sea Empress spill, people were dedicated to the cleaning up straight
Review Paper: Oil Spill Dispersants Abstract Oil dispersants are one of the methods used to clean up oil spill. They are capable of rapidly removing large amount of certain oil types from the sea surface by transferring it into the water column. They enhance oil degradation in the environment. Oil dispersant is a chemical mixture of surfactants and solvents that helps break up oil into small droplets following an oil spill. Because dispersants help to degrade oil and make it to sink into the water
Do you know what it's like to be a penguin in an oil spill? In both stories it tells how penguins are going threw an oil spill and they have to be taken from their home and treated. Penguins in Africa and Penguins in Phillip island have many similarities and differences such as oil spills and sweaters . Penguins in Africa and Phillips island have many similarities such as they're both going threw a harsh oil spill that is affecting their home and there health. An example is “As you come
The oil spill has effected so many people and many animals. We will see how the oil spill was caused and how it could be stopped. We will also look into how it affected the animals in the ocean and how they got all the oil off of them. Some more that we will see is what were some of the big oil spill that happened in the world. Because of the oil that affected the fish, we will see how it affected the people who could not eat it and the restraints who need the fish. I will give you what I think
This is an overview of what you’ll see when coming upon an oil spill as this horrific sight will make you wonder, “How did this happen?” Today I will tell you why oil spills are so dangerous as they have short term and long term effects that hurt everyone and I will urge you to maximize your efforts in eliminating this problem that is not only hurting the animals but also the environment, our home. For my first point, the oil spills aren’t just harming wildlife, but they’re killing them as
Oil Spill Recovery Can you imagine a world where clean water does not exist anymore? Can you imagine going to your kitchen and seeing black water instead of clear coming out of the faucet? Would you still go to the park if the rivers, lakes, and oceans would turn the color of oil and pollution? Would you still take your kids to see the fish and other living species if they were no longer living and floating belly up? How much would you pay to get the clean rivers, lakes, and oceans back? How
Danger: Oil Spill Today, many marine animals are in danger because of man’s greed for oil. Many people believe that oil spills should be monitored and that the oil company or person that are responsible for the oil spill, must pay a fine to clean it up. Even more Americans believe that oil spills could be reduced if we put limits on the number of drilling platforms and enforce stronger laws and punishments. Oil spills are a cause of accidents on oil drilling platforms, and these spills affect
In 2010, there was a huge oil spill near the Gulf of Mexico that we now know as the BP Oil Spill today. The Spill sent about 170 million barrels of crude oil into the Gulf of Mexico. The spill killed 11 men aboard the deep-water Horizon. The BP Oil Spill impacted the environment very negatively. There were different types of environmental impact as a result of the Oil Spill, but the two that grabbed my attention the most are the Polluted Air and the Contaminated Food Chain. The first impact
Define Problem: Oil spills is contamination of the environment, especially marine area due to oil spillage from various kind of sources. The world production of crude oil increases from 59 million barrels at year 1980 to 79 million barrels at year 2015. Massive production of crude oil will need massive transportation and of course associated with risk of oil spills. Nearly 100 million gallons of oil spill into the ocean and other waterways per year. The graph below shows the oil spills incident is
The British Petroleum Oil Spill and Lack of Response Last year, news spread of an oil spill off the Gulf Coast. These events occur periodically and usually register much media attention. As British Petroleum (BP) executives could not shut off the crude oil or prevent the damage it caused, people took notice. Millions of dollars in tourism, commerce and sales were lost. Thousands of wildlife acres and ecosystems were also compromised. There were more questions than answers. What BP did to alleviate
Exxon Valdez oil spill (in 1989) and the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, or BP oil spill, (in 2010) were both devastating oil spills that shocked the nation. The Exxon Valdez oil spill occurred due to a tanker grounding. The BP oil spill was caused by an explosion on the Deepwater Horizon oil platform. These two oil spills were both disasters and had greater effects in certain categories. In this essay, I will be comparing the cause of both oil spills, the damage/effect of both oil spills, and the cleanup
1.Introduction and Aims The BP oil spill began on 20 April 2010 in the Gulf of Mexico on the BP-operated Macondo Prospect. On April 20, 2010, 126 workers on the mobile offshore drilling unit Deepwater Horizon were in the process of temporarily closing the exploratory Macondo oil well. That evening, an explosion abroad the drilling unit set off a chain of events that eventually led to the sinking of the Deepwater Horizon. Eleven crewmembers lost their lives and others were seriously injured, as fire