Cover Page Introduction ………………………………………………….pg 2 The Exxon Valdez oil spill……………………………………pg 2 Short term effects……………………………………………pg 3 Long term effects……………………………………………pg 3 Canges after the spill………………………………………..pg 4 Legal settlement……………………………………………..pg 4 Reference…………………………………………………….pg 4 Introduction On March 24‚ 1989‚ the tanker Exxon Valdez‚ en route from Valdez‚ Alaska to Los Angeles‚ California‚ ran aground
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the estimated amount of oil that would be used every year to meet the energy demand.(Leahy and Colwell 1990) Since this prediction‚ the amount actually used each year has grown considerably. Due to this increased use‚ there have been an equal amount of environmental response from increased hydrocarbon concentration. A majority of these responses are focused on marine systems‚ terrestrial systems‚ and a variety of environmental conditions which are affected. These affects are not only linked to the
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Engineering Ethics Case Analysis and Action Proposal Oil Spills Students: Fatima Al Khouri 100020247 Hind Al Muhairi 1000020268 Instructor: Dr. Jorge Submission Date: Wednesday October 17th‚ 2012 ------------------------------------------------- Case Summary Peter has been working for with the Bigness Oil Company’s local affiliate and established a trusting relationship with Jesse‚ manager of the local facility. Jesse was pleased with
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Getting Device: In the Wake of the BP Gulf of Mexico oil spill calamity‚ another potential environmental disaster is already in the making. B. Thesis Statement: Around the Athabasca Lake region the cancer rate is becoming alarming: 30 percent above the Albertain provincial average. The culprit is suspected to the toxic reservoirs where the effluence from the oil industry’s operation is collected. C. Preview of Main Points: The massive-scale extraction of "black oil‚" underway for years now‚ seeks
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Bioremediation Methods for Oil Spills Contents I. Introduction II. History of Bioremediation 1. ‘Courtship’ Period (Pre-1989) 2. ‘Honeymoon’ Period (1989-1991) 3. ‘Establishment’ Period (since 1992) III. The Biological and Chemical Processes of Bioremediation 1. Biodegradation a. Biological Process b. Degrading Species c. Chemical Process d. Need for Bioremediation 2. Bioremediation a. Seeding with Microbial Cultures b. Environmental Modification
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The decision whether to close the Lima‚ OH plant has not been easy to make. There have been many arguments as to why and why not the plant should remain open or be closed. As the VP of Finance for BP‚ I have kept an open mind and looked at the advantages and disadvantages of closing the plant. I will now discuss some of these arguments in the following paragraphs. The first argument as to why the plant should remain open is the 30% increase in productivity. Lima‚ Ohio has a population of 48‚000
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oil spill: Oil spills happen when people make mistakes or are careless and cause an oil tanker to leak oil into the ocean. There are a few more ways an oil spill can occur. Equipment breaking down may cause an oil spill. If the equipment breaks down‚ the tanker may get stuck on shallow land. When they start to drive the tanker again‚ they can put a hole in the tanker causing it to leak oil. When countries are at war‚ one country may decide to dump gallons of oil into the other country’s oceans
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political chemistry of oil spills and why this is an incredibly important‚ long‚ oily‚ hot summer‚ and why we need to keep ourselves from getting distracted. But before I talk about the political chemistry‚ I actually need to talk about the chemistry of oil. This is a photograph from when I visited Prudhoe Bay in Alaska in 2002 to watch the Minerals Management Service testing their ability to burn oil spills in ice. And what you see here is‚ you see a little bit of crude oil‚ you see some ice cubes
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THE EXXON VALDEZ OIL SPILL Whats an oil spill ? Oil spills happen when people make mistakes or are careless and cause an oil tanker to leak oil into the ocean. There are a few more ways an oil spill can occur. Equipment breaking down may cause an oil spill. If the equipment breaks down‚ the tanker may get stuck on shallow land. When they start to drive the tanker again‚ they can put a hole in the tanker causing it to leak oil. The Exxon Valdez oil spill: On March 24‚ 1989 at 4 minutes past
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Exxon Valdez Oil Spill ABSTRACT In March of 1989‚ the Exxon Valdez oil tanker ran aground on Bligh Reef in Prince William Sound‚ Alaska. An eighteen foot wide hole was ripped into the hull‚ and 10.9 million gallons of crude oil spilled into the ocean. In the following weeks‚ many things transpired. This paper will discuss the cleanup‚ the damage‚ and the results of the biggest oil spill in United States history. On March 24‚ 1989‚ in Prince William Sound Alaska‚ the Exxon Valdez was moving
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