they plugged it
the oil got all cleaned up
it hasn't
the last oil spill was the oil spill in the Gulf Of Mexico
The Gulf Oil Spill, also known as the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, effectively ended in September 2010 when the well was successfully capped. However, the broader impacts of the spill continued to be felt for years, as cleanup efforts and environmental recovery took much longer. The official capping of the well marked the end of the oil flow into the Gulf of Mexico.
The nonpolar end of the detergent molecule attracts the oil molecules spreading them out as the detergent spreads across the water.
June 18, 2010
The 'Deepwater Horizon oil spill', also called the 'BP Oil Spill', the 'Gulf of Mexico oil spill' or the 'Macondo blowout'... ---- Wikipedia
Deepwater Horizen oil spill.
No, there was an oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
The Gulf War oil spill occurred on January 23, 1991, and was the largest oil spill to date. It was the largest purposely created oil spill in history.
Many differences: 1) Exxon Valdez was a tanker accident, therefore the quantity of oil was known. The spill size in the Gulf of Mexico is unknown as oil is still spilling from the wellbore. 2) Wave action was probably more effective in breaking up the oil spill. 3) Oil booms were not available to contain the Exxon-Valdez spill. 4) Other measures to disperse the spill were not available. Surfactants and bio-remediation were used late in the clean up operation. 5) The Exxon Valdez appears to be a more viscous oil than the Gulf spill. No attempt to burn the oil was considered. The Exxon oil was more prone to form emulsions. 6) Due to water temperatures, the Exxon oil was unlikely to evaporate th high end alkanes. In the Gulf spill (and also the Kuwait spill) high temperatures will allow the high end alkanes to evaporate.
the Exxon Valdez spill happened before the BP oil spill. and the they are the same because they are both an oil spill