beginning of the largest‚most disastrous oil spill in the United States had begun. The oil leak was caused by an explosion that happened at approximately 10:00 p.m‚killing eleven people and injuring seventeen others. Two days later‚ the rig sank and started to leak oil and gas from the well. After about three months of the well (Macondo) leaking oil‚ it finally got capped off on July 15. Within those three months‚ the well had leaked 134 million gallons of oil into the Gulf of Mexico. The leak did not
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E > H > B The Oil Spill‚ due to the mismanaged oil drilling by British Petroleum (BP)‚ in the Gulf of Mexico‚ has turned into one of the worst environmental disasters to happen to an ocean ecosystem of all time. Although many people only notice the effects on the hydrosphere‚ which include the oil going almost a mile deep under the sea‚ destroying the sediment and rock on the ocean floor‚ as well as disrupting coastal patterns‚ many have not realized the drastic effects on the biosphere
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problems that are slowly killing our environment. One of the biggest issues that have affected our environment since the 1900’s and still occurs today is oil spills. The first major oil spill happened during World War II on the East Coast of the United States and spilled about 590‚000 tons of oil. The most recent oil spill happened last year in 2010 in the Gulf of Mexico and about 190‚120‚055 gallons of oil leaked into the Gulf. Oil spills have affected our marine life‚ seafood industry‚ houses‚ health
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Oil is a product used by everyone‚ but sometimes oil is a problem. An oil spill is a leakage from an oceangoing tanker‚ pipelines‚ or other oil sources. Oil spills occur very frequently‚ and cause enormous ecological harm. About eight million barrels of oil are spilled each year. Tankers usually carry about five hundred million barrels of oil. Many oil spills‚ large in land or ocean coverage‚ have had major impacts on the earth and it’s inhabitants. Many animals die and some are injured in some way
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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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Research The spectrums of oil spill issues are diverse and large. They range from environmental issue to economic‚ ecological‚ ethical‚ politics and policies. Among many other oil spills‚ the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico‚ occurred on April 20‚ 2010 was recorded as the greatest environmental disaster in our history (BP leak the world’s worst accidental oil spill‚ 2010). The goal of our research is to seek possible solutions to reduce the risks of offshore oil spills. To attain this goal‚ we
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their domestic consumptions of oil have led to increased prices of gasoline whereby alternative forms of energy production are sought. With this in mind‚ offshore drilling can be a viable option for satiating the need of oil and also to boost the economy of the nation. In this report‚ I am going to discuss how the current Deepwater Horizon rig explosion has led to disastrous oil spill into the Gulf of Mexico causing environmental problems and also discuss how the oil spill if resolved and with safe and
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BP ’s Management Crisis The Frontline report‚ “The Spill”‚ which focused on British Petroleum ’s problematic management culture and its catastrophic effects‚ aired on October 26‚ 2010. Around then‚ the oil giant BP had suffered a crisis with its latest off-shore oil rig‚ the Deepwater Horizon. However‚ this was just the latest in accidents concerning its oil operations. In the years before the Deepwater Horizon accident‚ BP had also suffered major accidents in its oil production fields in Texas
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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. A team
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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 and only by the bottom line‚ usually bypassing safety and employees. BP just got
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