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18 Απρ 2024 · With almost 100 million gallons (379 million liters) of oil combined with dispersants suggested to remain in the Gulf, it is one of the worst pollution events ever. More than a decade later,...
6 Σεπ 2024 · On April 20, 2010, a blowout caused a huge explosion on the offshore drilling rig operated by BP in the Gulf of Mexico. Eleven people were killed. Two days later, the rig collapsed. Oil began...
22 Οκτ 2024 · Fourteen years after the Deepwater Horizon disaster, many of the species impacted by the spill have still not recovered, and with almost 100 million gallons of oil and chemical dispersants thought to remain in the Gulf, marine life continues to suffer.
19 Νοε 2024 · In 2010, the unprecedented Deepwater Horizon oil spill impacted the Gulf of Mexico ecosystem and communities from Texas to Florida. EPA, in partnership with other federal and state departments and agencies, has made significant progress in addressing the impacts of the spill.
12 Οκτ 2021 · In 2010, the Deepwater Horizon slick in the Gulf of Mexico became the largest ever marine oil spill in US history, with more than 134 million gallons of oil spilling into the ocean. More than a decade on, scientists have shown the impact is far longer lasting than many expected.
Inhabitants of the Gulf region are particularly susceptible to oil spill health impacts due to widespread, preexisting health disparities, continuing exposure to contaminants, and location in a disaster-prone region (Lichtveld et al., 2016; Slack et al., 2020).
20 Απρ 2023 · Unprecedented in size and scale, the spill released approximately 3.2 million barrels of oil into the Gulf of Mexico over nearly three months. The plume of oil moved throughout the water column, formed surface slicks that cumulatively covered an area the size of Virginia, and washed onshore to oil at least 1,300 miles of shoreline habitats.
