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Bookmark or Share- What happened during the Deepwater Horizon oil spill?The volume and duration of this spill were greater than any previous spill in U.S. history: 134 million gallons of oil spilled into the Gulf of Mexico over the course of 87 days. The explosion that caused the spill also killed 11 people and injured 17. In order to address the spill, scientists had to identify exactly where the oil was coming ...
- What happened during the Deepwater Horizon oil spill?Deepwater Horizon: A First Hand Account of the Spill. Lisa DiPinto, Senior Scientist with NOAA's Office of Response and Restoration, shares how NOAA went about the massive task of assessing the damage to the entire northern Gulf of Mexico ecosystem—finding more than 1,300 miles of shoreline were oiled. Senior Scientist Lisa DiPinto from NOAA ...
- Coastal Pollution - NOAA's National Ocean ServiceCoastal Pollution. A football-field sized barge carrying nearly 3,400 super-sacks of marine debris from remote and rugged beaches from Alaska and British Columbia docked at the Waste Management facility in Seattle, Washington (Credit: NOAA). Each year, billions of pounds of trash and other pollutants enter the ocean.
- What can we do about oil spills? - NOAA's National Ocean ServiceBoat owners and operators can reduce the risk of oil spills through proper vessel maintenance and planning ahead for emergencies—like severe weather—by making a disaster preparedness plan. When a hurricane is coming, boat owners should remove vessels from the water if possible, identify safe harbors, and check anchors and lines.
- Who responds to oil spills? - Coastal Pollution TutorialWhen oil spills happen in inland areas, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency leads the assessment, response, and cleanup efforts. The methods and tools that responders choose to remove oil after a spill depends on the circumstances of each event. Responders need to consider the weather, the type and amount of oil spilled, how far away from ...
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