Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Aftermath
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MrReGlog
Last updated 8 years ago
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Ecology


Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Aftermath
April 20, 2010 - BP Oil Spill Occurred
In 2011, we dealt with the tragic aftermath
In January 2011, tar balls were reported to be washing up on shore
80 square mile "kill zone" around the BP explosion where everything on the sea floor is dead
Many animals were killed, injured, and now endangered
156 Kemp's ridleys sea turtles were found dead 10 days after the explosion. They are now endangered.
Dispersants are a collection of chemicals that rapidly disperse large amounts of certain types of oil from the sea surface by transferring it into the water column
Then the oil is spread over a larger surface on the water and is taken off
This increased toxic hydrocarbon chemicals in fish eggs and will continue to do so for years
what happened in 2010
what we're dealing with now
animals after the oil spill (2011)
By: Katie Plank
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