Industries and individuals.
Methane oil
This is hard to answer: Oil is spilled in many ways, and new oil spills occur every day.Current Oil Spills:For the BP Gulf oil spill, please see related questions.
some oil spilled
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The Exxon Valdez.
It has spilled 42,000,000 before the 'top kill' experiment and even after it leaks out 12,000 a day.
Oil in the Gulf of MexicoNo one knows how many gallons have spilled and estimates vary greatly. It's certainly in the millions of gallons, with more being spilled daily.
287,000
11million gallons
It is spread in the water by an aircraft in the space where the oil spilled.
11million gallons of oil was spilt
Reading the question carefully, we find twostatementsthat we may assume are true:1). "The mass of this spilled oil is 823 grams."2). "The oil will not mix with the lake water."