exxon valdez and bp disaster
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- 1.By:
Jose R. Perez
Daniel Bonivento
Juan Aguirre
Exxon Valdez
2. Exxon Valdez Accident
The Exxon Valdez occurred in 1989. It spilled approximately 10.9
million gallons of its 53 million gallons of oil.
The Exxon Valdez accident occurred inPrince William Sound,Alaska,
on March 24 and cling to more than a thousand miles of beaches in
southern Alaska.
3. This accident affect many species in the ecosystem, killing many
organisms.
4. At the beginning oil was literally boiling out of the tanker
said Kelsor the head of Alaskas Department of environmental
Conservation at the time
5. 6. Mexico oil accident
7. The last month oil rig explosion and subsequent spill in the
gulf of mexico could leave oil giant BP with the unfurtanate legacy
as the oil industry biggest polluter
8. Oil floats on top of water, less sunlight penetrates into the
water, limiting thephotosynthesisof marine plants andphytoplankton
this, as well decrease the fauna populations affecting the food
chain in the ecosystem
9. Video showing the castastrofy of this incredible accident
http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=6426573n
10. Bibliography
www.wikipedia.com
http://www.msnbc.msn.com
http://www.eoearth.org/article/exxon