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How many square feet is the oil spill?
5 square feer
What are 5 negatives that can happen if an oil spill happens?
It won't be easy to clean up. It won't be easy to apportion blame. It won't be easy to pay for it. It won't be easy to predict the next spill. It won't be easy to get elected president next time.
How does the GULf of Mexico and the Exxon Valdez oil spill differ?
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.
How much oil spilled from oil spills in 2010?
*Note: these numbers are only estimated as of July 30.A list of 2010 oil spills with corresponding tonnages of spilt oil follows:Yellow River oil spill: 130 tonnesPort Arthur oil spill: 1,500 tonnesGreat Barrier Reef oil spill: 3-4 tonnesBP Gulf Of Mexico oil spill: 300,000 - 600,000 tonnesExxonMobil oil spill: 4,000 - 100,000 tonnesMT Bulunga Kelana 3 2,000 - 2,500 tonnesTrans-Alaska Pipeline spill 400 - 1,200 tonnesRed Butte Creek oil spill 65 - 107 tonnesRed Sea oil spill unknownXingang Port oil spill 1,500 - 90,000 tonnesTalmadge Creek oil spill 2,800 - 3,250 tonnesBarataria Bay oil spill unknownMumbai Oil Spill 400 tonnes.Estimated Total: 310,000 to 800,000 tonnes,2 million - 5 million barrels,350 million to 840 million litres, OR90 million to 220 million gallons of crude oil.
What are 5 ways that they are fixing the oil spill on the Gulf of Mexico?
It is hard to "fix" an oil spill. Probably, the most important is to stop the well by flowing, by drilling relief wells. In addition, containment booms try to keep the oil from spreading and they are only partially successful in this effort. The oil spill keeps getting larger, and they can't deploy the booms rapidly to hold back the spill. Controlled burns of the oil also reduces the volume of oil. The recent installment of the LMRP (lower marine riser package) which captures the oil as it is escaping the well, and flows it up a marine riser, is working very well at present. They are using dispersants, injected subsea and also sprayed from planes on the surface of the oil spill to break up the oil. That's five right there- 1) relief wells, 2) booms 3) burns 4) LMRP and 5) dispersants.
How many places did the oil spill in the gulf of Mexico impact?
Current maps showing the oil spill area are shown in the related link. The spill is an ongoing event as the blown out well continues to flow oil. The NOAA continues to expand the area where fishing is prohibited due to the contamination of water (~ 5% of the gulf) - see related link.
What is the worlds largest oil spill?
The worst oil spill ever happend in march 15, 1910 in Kern County, California when a man named Julius Fried bought a patch of land hoping to strike it rich with oil. Months passed and the drill hit 2,200 feet (670 meters) below the surface, and the well erupted and gushed uncontrollably for 18 months spewing 9 million barrels of oil. About 5 million barrels were captured and sold.
Why is it difficult to clear an oil spill?
It's difficult because oil is a very thick substance and there was a lot of it it was like 5 feet of pure oil and also oil likes to suck things in.
What was the largest oil spill ever recorded?
The top 5 oil spills were:The Gulf War Oil Spill - Persian Gulf - 136,000 to 1,500,000 tonnesBP Gulf Of Mexico (Deepwater Horizon) Oil spill - (currently ongoing)The Ixtoc I oil well - Gulf of Mexico - 470,000 tonnesThe Atlantic Empress/Aegean Captain - Trinidad - 287,000 tonnesFergana Valley - Uzbekistan - 285,000 tonnesNowrus oil field - Persian Guld - 260,000 tonnesUnconfirmed oil volume:Saudi Arabia lost about 140 million barrels of oil until within the last month when an oil rig valve busted open and they have been unable to shut it off. It is alleged that the spill is going to cover thousands of square miles.
How long does it take get oil out the sea?
It depends on the depth of the oil ' pocket; ' it will take any where from 3 months or longer. In the case of an oil spill, in most cases the oil will disperse in the water, it is nearly impossible to collect all of it. The collection method is also important, this can drastically reduce the amount of time it take to collect the oil. Most oil spill cleanups last about 2 months depending on the scale; yet the effect of the oil spill on plants and animals can last much longer 1 - 5+ years.
How do people clean up oil from the sea after an oil spillage?
it ussalt takes about 5 years to make it completely clean of oil... and they clean out the water by water pump ship that clean out the water. as for the dead fish they have other boats net them out of the water...
When was the exxon valdez oil spill?
The Exxon Valdez oil spill was on midnight on March 24, 1989. It was considered as the second worst oil spill in US history.
