Survey of Coastal Residents Shows Gulf Oil Spill Impacts on Families
More than 70% of parents report children spending less time swimming, boating and playing in the sand.
Much Gulf Oil Remains, Deeply Hidden and Under Beaches
New U.S. Gulf oil spill report deemed “ludicrous” by scientists.
BP Oil spill: officially the worst disaster off a U.S. coast
As BP prepares to seal the well for good, officials say it spewed more than 200 million gallons, by far the worst such disaster off a U.S. coast.
E.P.A : It Was Wise to Use Oil Dispersant
Many scientists expressed grave concerns about the unprecedented aerial spraying of chemical dispersants in the Gulf of Mexico region.
Fishermen wrinkle their noses at smell tests
Smell tests on dozens of specimens from the area revealed barely traceable amounts of toxins, the FDA said. The tests were done not by chemical analysis, but by scientists trained to detect the smell of oil and dispersant.
New Questions Arise On Dispersant Use In Oil Spill
The Coast Guard routinely approved BP requests to use thousands of gallons of chemicals per day to break up the oil, despite a federal directive to use the dispersant rarely.
On the Surface, Gulf Oil Spill Is Vanishing Fast; Concerns Stay
Understanding the effects of the spill on the shorelines that were hit, including coastal marshes, is expected to occupy scientists for years.
Federal records show steady stream of oil spills in gulf since 1964
At least a handful of spills take place annually as a result of blowouts, hurricanes, lax pipeline maintenance, tanker leaks and human error, according to figures kept by the Minerals Management Service.
Deepwater Horizon alarms were switched off
Alarms and safety mechanisms on gulf disaster oil rig were disabled, to spare workers being woken by false alarms, chief technician at Transocean reveals.