In this lesson students will review the BP oil spill and learn about current ways we are cleaning it up. They will test different methods that are currently being used 

4 May 2010 and 400000 pounds of cast-off hair are among the innovative solutions sought to help clean up the massive, growing oil slick in the Gulf of  19 Apr 2015 In early March a 30000-pound mat of oily gunk washed up on East Grand Terre, a barrier island in the mouth of Louisiana's Barataria Bay. 21 Oct 2010 But the company has repeatedly vowed to aggressively clean up the oil and restore the gulf, including funding a major wildlife rehabilitation  11 May 2010 The spill from the Deepwater Horizon oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico bacteria used to clean up oil spills are non-photosynthetic and pose no  3 May 2010 “BP takes responsibility for responding to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. We will clean it up,” the company said in a statement, adding that it  Deepwater Horizon oil spill - Deepwater Horizon oil spill - Cleanup efforts: The petroleum that had leaked from the well before it was sealed formed a slick extending over more than 57,500 square miles (149,000 square km) of the Gulf of Mexico. To clean oil from the open water, 1.8 million gallons of dispersants—substances that emulsified the oil, thus allowing for easier metabolism by bacteria—were pumped directly into the leak and applied aerially to the slick. When oil spills into the ocean, it is difficult to clean up. When you have 3.19 million barrels to clean up, it is even harder. Part of the difficulty is that no two spills are alike. The amount and type of oil (whether crude or refined) affects how it spreads, and a spill in seawater spreads differently than freshwater.

18 Apr 2015 Phytoplankton that is stressed by oil or chemicals pump out a sticky After the BP oil spill, a worker uses absorbent material to clean up oil on 

15 Jan 2015 Even as Gulf Coast residents and ecosystems are still reeling from the Deepwater Horizon disaster of 2010, Shell Oil has announced plans to  30 Apr 2010 In the days since a BP oil rig exploded and sank in the Gulf of Mexico, vast amounts of oil have been pouring into the water. The damage is  30 Jan 2015 Millions of gallons of oil from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill didn't get cleaned up , and instead settled in the sediment of the Gulf of Mexico's  It can be developed into various effective tools for cleaning up the oil spill in Mexico Gulf. The treated cloth allows water to path through but not oil. The novel   In this lesson students will review the BP oil spill and learn about current ways we are cleaning it up. They will test different methods that are currently being used 

9 Jun 2010 Chemical dispersants, which have been used throughout the oil spill, are sprayed by boats, aircraft and workers on the shore. Chemical 

Nowruz Oil Field: On February 10, 1983, in the midst of the Iran-Iraq war, an oil tanker slammed into a platform at the Nowruz Oil Field in the Persian Gulf. The conflict delayed efforts to cap the ensuing spill, and an estimated 1,500 barrels drained into the water each day. The Cleanup. The majority of crude oil that was spilled in the Gulf traveled south down the coastline. Most of it remained behind Abu Ali Island located north of Jubail, Saudi Arabia. [2] 706 kilometers of coastline in Saudi Arabia were covered in oil; 366 km were categorized as heavy and 220 km as moderate. Has BP really cleaned up the Gulf oil spill? Officially, marine life is returning to normal in the Gulf of Mexico, but dead animals are still washing up on beaches – and one scientist believes Three years after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, BP announced Monday that the U.S. Coast Guard is ending its clean-up effort along the shorelines of Mississippi, Alabama and Florida and transitioning the area back to the National Response Center. In the wake of the 2010 BP oil spill, cleanup crews dumped some 1.8 million gallons of chemical dispersants into the Gulf of Mexico. The substances were supposed to assist natural oil-eating bacteria in cleaning up the largest marine oil spill in history by breaking the oil into droplets the microbes could more easily consume.

20 Apr 2010 In the wake of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Gulf dolphins found sick scientists investigated the impact of the spill and clean-up efforts on 

The oil spill at a BP drilling site in the Gulf of Mexico has morphed over two weeks from a horrific but localized accident to a full-scale environmental disaster. Following the explosion of the Deepwater Horizon offshore drilling rig, oil began gushing to the surface at an ever-increasing rate. Nowruz Oil Field: On February 10, 1983, in the midst of the Iran-Iraq war, an oil tanker slammed into a platform at the Nowruz Oil Field in the Persian Gulf. The conflict delayed efforts to cap the ensuing spill, and an estimated 1,500 barrels drained into the water each day. The Cleanup. The majority of crude oil that was spilled in the Gulf traveled south down the coastline. Most of it remained behind Abu Ali Island located north of Jubail, Saudi Arabia. [2] 706 kilometers of coastline in Saudi Arabia were covered in oil; 366 km were categorized as heavy and 220 km as moderate. Has BP really cleaned up the Gulf oil spill? Officially, marine life is returning to normal in the Gulf of Mexico, but dead animals are still washing up on beaches – and one scientist believes Three years after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, BP announced Monday that the U.S. Coast Guard is ending its clean-up effort along the shorelines of Mississippi, Alabama and Florida and transitioning the area back to the National Response Center. In the wake of the 2010 BP oil spill, cleanup crews dumped some 1.8 million gallons of chemical dispersants into the Gulf of Mexico. The substances were supposed to assist natural oil-eating bacteria in cleaning up the largest marine oil spill in history by breaking the oil into droplets the microbes could more easily consume. Deepwater Horizon oil spill, also called Gulf of Mexico oil spill, largest marine oil spill in history, caused by an April 20, 2010, explosion on the Deepwater Horizon oil rig—located in the Gulf of Mexico, approximately 41 miles (66 km) off the coast of Louisiana—and its subsequent sinking on April 22.

The oil spill at a BP drilling site in the Gulf of Mexico has morphed over two weeks from a horrific but localized accident to a full-scale environmental disaster. Following the explosion of the Deepwater Horizon offshore drilling rig, oil began gushing to the surface at an ever-increasing rate.

Has BP really cleaned up the Gulf oil spill? Officially, marine life is returning to normal in the Gulf of Mexico, but dead animals are still washing up on beaches – and one scientist believes Three years after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, BP announced Monday that the U.S. Coast Guard is ending its clean-up effort along the shorelines of Mississippi, Alabama and Florida and transitioning the area back to the National Response Center. In the wake of the 2010 BP oil spill, cleanup crews dumped some 1.8 million gallons of chemical dispersants into the Gulf of Mexico. The substances were supposed to assist natural oil-eating bacteria in cleaning up the largest marine oil spill in history by breaking the oil into droplets the microbes could more easily consume. Deepwater Horizon oil spill, also called Gulf of Mexico oil spill, largest marine oil spill in history, caused by an April 20, 2010, explosion on the Deepwater Horizon oil rig—located in the Gulf of Mexico, approximately 41 miles (66 km) off the coast of Louisiana—and its subsequent sinking on April 22. Much like a vacuum picks up dirt from your carpet, a skimmer has to come in direct contact with the oil in order to remove it from the surface and, even then, it will still pick up some water. That's why responders will often refer to the volume of oil removed via skimming as gallons of an oil-water mixture. Deepwater Horizon oil spill, also called Gulf of Mexico oil spill, largest marine oil spill in history, caused by an April 20, 2010, explosion on the Deepwater Horizon oil rig—located in the Gulf of Mexico, approximately 41 miles (66 km) off the coast of Louisiana—and its subsequent sinking on April 22.

19 Apr 2015 In early March a 30000-pound mat of oily gunk washed up on East Grand Terre, a barrier island in the mouth of Louisiana's Barataria Bay. 21 Oct 2010 But the company has repeatedly vowed to aggressively clean up the oil and restore the gulf, including funding a major wildlife rehabilitation  11 May 2010 The spill from the Deepwater Horizon oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico bacteria used to clean up oil spills are non-photosynthetic and pose no  3 May 2010 “BP takes responsibility for responding to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. We will clean it up,” the company said in a statement, adding that it  Deepwater Horizon oil spill - Deepwater Horizon oil spill - Cleanup efforts: The petroleum that had leaked from the well before it was sealed formed a slick extending over more than 57,500 square miles (149,000 square km) of the Gulf of Mexico. To clean oil from the open water, 1.8 million gallons of dispersants—substances that emulsified the oil, thus allowing for easier metabolism by bacteria—were pumped directly into the leak and applied aerially to the slick. When oil spills into the ocean, it is difficult to clean up. When you have 3.19 million barrels to clean up, it is even harder. Part of the difficulty is that no two spills are alike. The amount and type of oil (whether crude or refined) affects how it spreads, and a spill in seawater spreads differently than freshwater. The oil spill at a BP drilling site in the Gulf of Mexico has morphed over two weeks from a horrific but localized accident to a full-scale environmental disaster. Following the explosion of the Deepwater Horizon offshore drilling rig, oil began gushing to the surface at an ever-increasing rate.