BY: Avery Turner
The oil rig exploded in the Gulf of Mexico, killing 11 workers. Oil was
leaking into the ocean for months. BP capped the well in mid-July,
halting the flow of oil into the Gulf. The well was then successfully
plugged on September 19.
http://www.treehugger.com/corporate-responsibility/bp-gulf-oil-spill-cheat-sheet-a-timeline-of-unfortunateevents.html
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Cost and
effect of the
Oil Spill.
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An explosion on April 20, 2010 led to the
largest accidental oil spill in history.
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The oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico malfunctioned. Both its
manual and emergency blowout preventers failed to deploy.
An oil rig blowout has the potential to occur when some
combination of mud, oil, natural gas, and water erupt from
the well and ignite at the surface, exploding.
Animals
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Poisoning and Internal Damage- the animal can
ingest oil and it makes the animal sick.
Oil can stick to birds feathers and makes them lose
the insulation which can cause the bird to die of
hypothermia.
Oil can also weigh down a birds feathers making it
where the cannot fight predators.
It can disturb fish and turtle eggs as well
People
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Many studies suggest that short-term exposure can cause
nausea, headache, dizziness, and eye and throat irritation.
People where the oil ruined the beaches have much higher risk
of post-traumatic stress disorder, depression and anxiety which
means higher rates of heart attacks, high blood pressure,
diabetes, respiratory disorders and other physical illnesses.
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Business that have fish, shrimp, crabs and oysters
are affected buy the oil spill because most of the
animals were effected. In turn, the people are
effected because if they own a business that
involves the sea creatures harmed they may go out
of business.
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The most famous oil spill was in 1989. Exxon Valdez released
around 11 million gallons
The spill in the Gulf of Mexico was the worst oil spill in the
U.S. history, the costs to clean it was over 1 billion dollars.
Gambling websites are placing odds on what species will be
first to become extinct as a result of the oil spill.
The Gulf Coast is prime hurricane country, and if a storm
comes the oil could lead to a more powerful hurricane
because it would raise the temperature of the surrounding
water.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/29/us/29spill.html?pagewanted=all
http://marinelife.about.com/od/conservation/tp/effectsofoilspills.htm
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=128008826
http://abcnews.go.com/Health/Asthma/gulf-oil-spill-potential-health-effectspeople-louisiana/story?id=10849577
http://www.care2.com/causes/10-most-horrifying-facts-about-the-gulf-oillspill.html