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An oil spill from a tanker is an example of?
Gross negligence, among other things.
How was the Exxon oil spill stopped?
The tanker ran out of oil.
How do you get oil spill in the ocean?
It could spill out of a tanker (Exxon Valdez), it could be from a wrecked oil derrick (BP Gulf Oil Spill).
What oil tanker did the oil spill in the gulf of Mexico?
The Mega Borg tanker spilled oil into the Gulf of Mexico in 1990.
What causes an oil spill?
where an oil tanker collides with another ship at sea... i think
How can oil spills happen?
Oil spills happen when people make mistakes or are careless and cause an oil tanker to leak oil into the ocean. There are a few more ways an oil spill can occur. Equipment breaking down may cause an oil spill. If the equipment breaks down, the tanker may get stuck on shallow land. When they start to drive the tanker again, they can put a hole in the tanker causing it to leak oil.
Which tanker was the cause of a massive oil spill in Alaska in 1989?
The Exxon Valdez
How many miles of Alaskan shoreline were cover by the oil spill from the Exxon Valdez oil tanker in 1989?
1,100
A damage oil tanker spill 34 700 000 gallons of crude oil over four days on the average about how many gallons did the tanker spill each day?
This is a simple problem. Just take 34,700,000 and divide by 4 to get the answer, 8,675,000 gallons.
How could have the Exxon Valdez been prevented?
making sure there isnt alot of oil in the tank
What happened to the valdez oil spill crew?
The Exxon-Valdez is an oil tanker. One of the storage compartments leaked oil when the tanker hit an underwater iceberg. The tanker did not sink, and crew members were evacuated. I could not find out exactly how many were aboard the tanker when the accident occurred but I think it was around 5 to 10 in total.
Is lipid not soluble in water?
A lipid is not soluble in water. Lipids are hydrophobic which means they repel water. For example think of a oil tanker spill the oil is a lipid and it floats on top of the water.
