Oil spills andother stuff

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I havn't really found anything interesting or even found the time to write.

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And I have been following the oil spill in mexico. And while researching i found information about another famous oil spill the exxon valdez which happened just after midnight at prince william sound.

The information about the oil spill in the gulf of mexico has one conclusion the ocean is screwed we can't do much to stop the spill all together. We can slow it but cant completly stop it.

Heres some information abou the oil spill in prince william sound.

What is the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill?

The Exxon Valdez incident was a major oil spill. This oil spill took place on March 23, 1989 at Prince William Sound in Alaska.

How did it happen?

The drivers of the Exxon Valdez noticed icebergs in their planned route. Instead of trying to weave through the icebergs, they decided to go in another direction. On the new route, the oil tanker hit shallow land. The shallow land was not a beach, it was called Bligh Reef.

Imagine an Olympic-sized swimming pool. The Exxon Valdez spilled about 125 Olympic-sized swimming pools. You also can think of it as 108 homes or 430 classrooms. 797 living rooms or 9 school gyms can explain about how much oil was spilled by the Exxon Valdez.

How did the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill affect the animals at Prince William Sound?

The Exxon Valdez affected many animals at Prince William Sound in Alaska. The spill greatly affected sea otters and sea birds. There were about 2,800 sea otters and 250,000 seabirds killed by the spill. Harbor seals, bald eagles, killer whales, and salmon were also greatly affected by the spill.

Many people complained about the large amount of sea otters dumped in crude oil because Prince William Sound was a tourist attraction. Many people came to Prince William Sound to visit the animals.

How many animals are recovering after ten years?

The table below shows all the animals that are not recovering, recovered, recovering, and that the recovering is unknown. It shows that only two species had recovered ten years after the spill. It also shows how many animals are still recovering ten years later.

Not Recovering Animals	Recovered Animals	Recovering Animals	Recovering is unknown
Common Loon	Bald eagle	Black oystercatcher	Cutthroat trout
Cormorant	River otter	Common murre	Dolly Varden
Harbor Seal		Marbled murrelett	Kittlitz murrelet
Harlequin Duck		Mussel	Rockfish
Killer Whale		Pacific Herring
Pigeon Quillemont		Pink Salmon
		Sea otter
		Sockeye Salmon

How long did it take to clean the up spill?

Because the spill impacted 1,300 miles, it took the Exxon Valdez Company four summers to clean up the spill. Some oil may still remain on the beaches. It took 10,000 workers, 1,000 boats, 100 airplanes, and the Navy, Army, and Air Force to clean up the spill. Exxon spent about $2.1 billion for the clean up.

The oil flow of the Exxon Valdez

Look at the diagram below. This diagram shows where the oil flowed and how far it flowed through Alaska. The map also tells you where the oil spill started in Alaska, which would be in Prince William Sound.

	Day 7 90 miles Day 11 140 miles Day 15 180 miles Day 19 250 miles Day 38 280 miles
Day 56 Day 40 470 miles 350 miles	GREEN=The oil STAR=Prince William Sound

more informaton at http://library.thinkquest.org/CR0215471/oil_spills.htm

reference http://library.thinkquest.org/CR0215471/oil_spills.htm


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