GLGY 308 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Florida Panhandle, Cardiotoxicity
28 Dec 2019
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Considered to be the largest marine oil spill in history. Location: gulf of mexico near mississippi delta, us. Volume: the us government estimated the total discharge at 4. 9 million barrels (210 million. Fault: mostly bp, but also rig operator transocean and contractor halliburton. Blamed for gross negligence, a series of cost-cutting decisions and an inadequate safety system. Bp was the owner of this project. Extensive damage to marine and wildlife habitats and fishing and tourism industries were reported. In louisiana, 4 900 000 lbs of oily material was removed from the beaches in 2013, over double the amount collected in 2012. Oil continued to be found as far as the florida. Panhandle and tampa bay, where scientists say the oil is embedded in the sand. In april 2013, it was reported that dolphins and other marine mammals continued to die in record numbers with infant dolphins dying at 6x the normal rate.
