Publikationsdatum:
2021-05-19
Beschreibung:
The Deepwater Horizon accident and oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico from the Macondo well
began on April 20, 2010. Oil flowed into the Gulf for 87 days until the well was capped on July
15, 2010, and declared sealed on September 19, 2010. The United States (USA) Government
initially estimated that a total oil discharge into the Gulf of 4.9 million barrels (210 million U.S.
gallons) resulted from the spill; however, the estimate was challenged in litigation, reduced to
3.19 million barrels by a trial court, and remains in dispute. A massive cleanup, restoration, and
research program followed and continues to the present, mostly funded by BP Exploration &
Production Inc. (BP).
Beschreibung:
Published
Schlagwort(e):
Deepwater Horizon Oil Rig
;
Pollution effects
;
Fish
;
Fisheries
;
Oil spills
;
Marine mammals
;
Birds
;
Turtles
;
Diseases
Repository-Name:
AquaDocs
Materialart:
Book/Monograph/Conference Proceedings
,
Refereed
Format:
lxv, pp.869-1757
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