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BP Oil Spill 4/20/2010

BP Oil Spill 4/20/2010. “The worst environmental disaster in US history.” (White House). Statistics. Deep water well leak 3 months in time 4.9 million barrels = 205.8 million gallons of oil 665 miles of coastline affected. The Clean Up Techniques. Burning Naturally dispersed

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BP Oil Spill 4/20/2010

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  1. BP Oil Spill 4/20/2010 “The worst environmental disaster in US history.” (White House)

  2. Statistics Deep water well leak 3 months in time 4.9 million barrels = 205.8 million gallons of oil 665 miles of coastline affected

  3. The Clean Up Techniques • Burning • Naturally dispersed • Skimmed by ships • Direct recovery from well • Evaporation and dissolving • Chemical dispersants

  4. Death Toll

  5. 6,104 Sea Birds • 609 turtles • 100 dolphins

  6. Still Under Investigation: 67 Dead Dolphins 35 of them premature or newborn calves

  7. End Result • BP • $20,000,000,000 fund for those affected • $4,300 per barrel lost + other fines = $21,000,000,000

  8. Exxon Valdez March 24,1989

  9. Statistics • 10.8 million gallons • 4.8% of BP oil spill • 1,300 miles of coastline

  10. The Clean Up

  11. The Clean Up Skimmers Dispersants High pressure hot water 10,000 Workers 1,000 Boats 100 Planes and Helicopters

  12. Death Toll

  13. Death Toll • 2,800 sea otters, 300 harbor seals, 900 bald eagles, 1,000 harlequin ducks and 250,000 seabirds died in the days following the disaster.

  14. Death Toll • Pink salmon embryos continued to be harmed and killed by oil that remained on stones and gravel of stream banks through at least 1993. As a result, the southwestern part of Prince William Sound lost 1.9 million or 28 percent of its potential stock of wild pink salmon.

  15. The Cost 2,200,000,000 in fines 1,000,000,000 in payment 300,000,000 to residents and businesses

  16. Questions: • Why is there such a difference in environmental impact in these two different situations? • Do you agree with the White House on the BP oil spill being the worst environmental disaster in history? Explain! • During the clean up process for each spill, did the positives help to outweigh the damage? Explain!

  17. BP vs. Exxon vs. You • Compare the 2 oil spills with the amount of oil that would be added to the oceans if everyone in the US dumped one oil change down the drain.

  18. Statistics US population 316,602,287 Vehicles oil capacity 1.25 gallons Household size 2.63 Vehicles per household 1.9 • If every household in the US dumped one oil change down the drain on the same day, calculate how much oil would be “spilled?” NO calculators!

  19. Compare your answer with that of the two oil spills discussed in class. • Which oil spill would be the most similar to our produced oil spill? • Is this a realistic problem or fiction? Explain! • How can we prevent this from happening?

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