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What are some ways that they have tried to clean the oil spill?
The US Coast Guard has used several tactics to clean the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. One of them involves using containment buoys to trap the oil from spreading. Another way they have tried to clean it up is using ultra absorbent hair-like ropes that soak up the oil.
Why is it difficult to clean up the Gulf of Mexico's oil spill?
Oil spills are difficult to clean up in general. If oil spills from a tanker, the most oil than can go into the water body is the volume of oil in a tanker. However in this case, the well is producing approximately 5,000 barrels of oil per day (210,000 gallons). So, even mobilizing everything available to control the spill, oil booms, skimmers, use of dispersants, controlled burns, more oil keeps leaving the well. The large canopy that they are preparing to put over the well is not the final solution, but it should reduce the rate of oil that is entering the gulf waters. It should mitigate the damage. It is necessary to kill the blown out well, and BP is in the process of drilling two relief wells.
Is 20000 barrels of crude oil a day a lot?
Generally yes. The damage caused by an oil spill is related to a number of factors. But an oil spill of 20,000 barrels per day is very difficult to capture. The other factors include the proximity of the spill to the beaches and threaten ecosystem. Another factor is the number of days that the oil flows from the well. With the BP spill, it may be close to 100 days before the well is killed.
Is it possible for oil to get into rain?
no its phisicly impossible. rain is when water from lakes rivers ponds the ocean etc. evaporate into the sky and become clouds. if oil is in water and the water evaporates oil will rain. wrong. oil cannot evaporate. only water. if your talking about the oil spill from bp hope this helps.! (oh and if you really hate the spill i suggest stop buying from bp your supporting them)
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.
Who are the people who are responsible for the oil spill in the gulf?
BP is responsible for the oil spill in the gulf
Who is responsible for the gulf oil spill?
Which gulf and which oil spill? See related questions.
When was the last oil spill?
the last oil spill was the oil spill in the Gulf Of Mexico
Where did the gulf oil spill occur?
The BP oil spill occurred in the Gulf of Mexico. The Gulf War oil spill occurred in the Persian Gulf in Kuwait.
When did Gulf War oil spill happen?
Gulf War oil spill happened in 1991.
When did the gulf stream oil spill begin?
There was no 'gulf stream oil spill' per say. Rather, the 2010 BP Gulf of Mexico oil spill has reached the Gulf. This spill started on 2010 April 20, reaching the gulf stream approximately in August.
Gulf of Mexico oil spill what happened?
The gulf oil spill started on the 20th April 2010.
Was the gulf oil spill an act of government sabotage or an accident?
The BP gulf oil spill was an accident.
Where did the gulf war oil spill happen?
The gulf war oil spill occurred in the country of Kuwait.
Was there an oil spill in New Mexico?
No, there was an oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
When did the gulf war oil spill occur?
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.
How did the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico affect dolphins?
how would the oil spill in gulf Mexico affect the dolphins.
