Table 12.1
(continued)
Oil spill
Responsible
company
Quality of
oil and area Affected industries
Affected wild life
Treatment
Cost of
cleanup
Remarks
Gulf of Mexico oil
spill (2010) Gulf of
Mexico
British
petroleum
780 million
liters over
11,000 km
2
Recreational
fishing-loss of $138
million
Fish, aquatic invertebrates, birds, beach
mouse, sea turtles
Physical recovery
methods (boom
and skimmers)
Over US
$632 million by
March
2011
Full assessment of
the impact is still
under investigation
Commercial
fishing-loss of $
18 million
Tourism
–loss of $
2.8 billion
In situ burning
Dispersants
(Corexit 9500,
Corexit
EC9527A)
Modified after Dave and Ghaly (2011)
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