Oceans - Deep Water Horizon Oil Spill CS

Question 1

How many barrels leaked

Answer 1

4.9 million

Question 2

How much of the Gulf of Mexico was affected

Answer 2

180,000 km2

Question 3

What were the number of casualties

Answer 3

• 13 deaths
• 17 injuries

Question 4

What areas of the ocean are affected

Answer 4

• beaches and barrier islands
• continental shelf and shallow waters
• the open ocean

Question 5

How did the oil spill affect marine life

Answer 5

• oil can cause respiratory problems
• Lead to generational affects
• kill larvae and eggs
• affect reproduction, growth, feeding
• Crude oil can close fish gills
• build up of contaminants on mammals bodies

Question 6

How was the fishing industry affected

Answer 6

• Blue fish tuna reduced to 20% of their production
• 22,000 jobs lost over a certain time frame

Question 7

How much did they lose as a result of post fall fisheries closure

Answer 7

$247 million

Question 8

How did the oil spill affect mammals by the beach

Answer 8

• birds breeding grounds destroyed barrier island contaminated by oil
• food chain disturbed

Question 9

What were the costs for fishing industries

Answer 9

$7.5 billion

Question 10

How much did travel industry generate annually

Answer 10

$34 billion

Question 11

How much did BP sales drop by

Answer 11

10% - 40%

Question 12

What were the methods to seal the well under the sea

Answer 12

• “top kill” > heavy and dense mud and concrete are powered > long
• large containment box lowered > failed

Question 13

What were the methods to deal with the oil spill

Answer 13

• beach cleaning
• burning surface oil
• oil scooped by boats
  - skimming surface oils
  -dispersants > chemical breaking
  - more ingestible

Question 14

How will oil have a long term effect on marine life

Answer 14

• oil contains PHC which is carcinogenic > cell mutation

Question 15

How much did cleaning up cost

Answer 15

$ 18 billion

Question 16

How much oil is released in the Gulf naturally

Answer 16

2 million gallons

Question 17

What did BP do to restore reefs

Answer 17

• $40 million research program > dropped artificial reefs increasing habitats

Question 18

How does the oil spill affect globalisation

Answer 18

• 60% of shrimp catch in the US
• Pension funds dropped
• Barack went to visit one year later to restore its tourism

Question 19

What happens to the number of oil spills

Answer 19

Decreased the last 50 years

Question 20

How many oil spills from terrestrial leaks

Answer 20

3 more million barrels