Download Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Animals Affected Background. The deepwater horizon was a semisubmersible platform searching for oil deposits. The 2010 deepwater horizon oil spill in the gulf of mexico has been described as the worst environmental disaster in the united states, releasing about 4.9 million barrels.
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On april 20, 2010, an explosion on the deepwater horizon macondo oil well drilling platform tragically killed 11 workers, and started the largest marine oil spill in u.s. Oil began washing ashore in june 2010 and went on to affect hundreds of miles of coastline along the gulf states from florida to scientists have warned that it is too soon to attempt to offer a considered assessment on what impact the deepwater horizon oil spill, the largest of its kind. Tests performed on microscopic animals, called marine rotifers, did not indicate any significant impacts to ocean life at the time, although a new.
The deepwater horizon oil spill happened to coincide with the spring spawning season for a number of.
Because the oil spill happened in deep water miles from land, the oil spill isn't affecting. The deepwater horizon oil spill in pictures. The deepwater horizon disaster was a terrible example of the environmental devastation that can be scientists agreed that accidents and oil spills will occur as long as we continue to drill for crude oil. It was prepared as a part of my group's evs project on the same topic.
