Category Archives: Oil Spill

The gulf of Mexico oil spill literally caused wetlands to sink beneath the waves

Six years after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill devastated the shore of the Gulf of Mexico, scientists are still taking stock of the damage it caused. And increasingly, they’re reporting that widespread shoreline erosion and loss of wetlands — which can hurt important salt marsh ecosystems and leave coastal areas, and the city of New Orleans, more vulnerable…
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Canadian First Nation cleans up fuel spill mess

On the morning of October 13, Tracy Robinson, a hunter and fisherwoman living in the Heiltsuk First Nation community of Bella Bella, British Columbia, was preparing to go out on to the ocean, when the news reached her: An American tugboat and oil barge transiting Canadian waters had driven into a reef in nearby Seaforth…
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Cool Oil Spill Cleanup Science Experiment

Oil Spill Cleanup Science Experiment - Cool Science Experiment   This could have been the best method for the cleanup instead of the polymer they used little bags of HAIR! The oil stuck to the individual hairs and were able to be removed from the gulf from ships. Great demonstration! If it work like the…
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What to do in the event of a Domestic Oil Tank Spill

Many properties with domestic heating oil tanks usually situated in their garden. Leaks from domestic tanks usually happen when either the tank, the fittings or the supply line into the house become corodd or have ben damaged in some way. Domestic oil tank leaks can happen gradually over time or suddenly and can catastrophic effect.…
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