Gulf Of Mexico Oil Spill Case Study 1.0 / 5 based on 1 rating ? GeographyEcosystemsGCSEWJEC Created by: EllieCreated on: 05-06-13 15:51 When did the oil spill begin and end? 20th April 2010 to 15th July 1 of 30 What expolded? A deep water oil well 2 of 30 What coast is the gulf of mexico off? Louisiana, South Coast of North America 3 of 30 How many barrels a day did the oil leek out? 40,000 4 of 30 How many barrels of oil in total were spilled? 4.9 million 5 of 30 How many species living in the Gulf Islands and marshlands were at risk? 400 6 of 30 What endangered species of turtle were at risk? Kemps Ridley turtle, Hawksbill and Leatherback 7 of 30 What ecosystem was lost? wetland grasses 8 of 30 How many dead birds were counted? 3000 9 of 30 How many dead sea turtles? 500 10 of 30 How many dead dolphins? 64 11 of 30 How long will the ecosystem require to recover on average decades 12 of 30 For how long after the spill could tar balls still be found on the Mississippi coast? 3 13 of 30 How many miles of coastline were affected? 16,000 14 of 30 What state's coasts were affected? Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, alabama, florida 15 of 30 How many animals in total were reported dead 3 months after the spill? 8,000 16 of 30 What was a negative impact on the tourist industry? Declined as tourists cancelled thier holidy 17 of 30 What was a positive impact on the tourist industry? Some hotels/bussinesses reported an increase due to clean up operators coming and staying from all around the country 18 of 30 What was the cost to the fishing industry? $2.5 billion 19 of 30 How many people in Louisiana are emplyed by the oil industry? 58,000 20 of 30 How many oil related jobs are there in Louisiana? 260,000 21 of 30 What % of Louisiana's jobs are related to oil? 17% 22 of 30 How much compensation did BP allocate for unemployed offshore workers? $20 billion 23 of 30 What was the economic impact on tourism? $23 billion 24 of 30 How big was BP's spill response fund? $20 billion 25 of 30 How many claims for lost income were filed? 50,000 26 of 30 Out of the 50,000 claims for lost income how many were paid? 10,000 27 of 30 What % of Gulf waters were closed to fishing? 40% 28 of 30 How many gallons of oil dispersant was used? 1.9 million 29 of 30 How many meters of boom was used to combat the spill? 5.5 million 30 of 30
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