1. By: Margarita Perilla Maria del Mar Zuluaga OilSpillAccidents

2. Exxon Valdez Accident close to Mexico Comparison Bibliografy Content…

3. Exxon Valdez Place: BlighReef in Prince William Sound, Alaska Date: March 20, 1989. In route from Valdez, Alaska to Los Angeles. Impact : Experts believe that 1,000 sea otters died; 100,000 birds died, including 250 eagles and more tan 30 killer whales. Cause: TheVesselwastravelingoutside normal shippinglanestryingtoavoid ice, besidesthecaptain, Joseph Hazelwood, admitedthat he hadbeendrinkingbeforetheshipleftport. Altough a test demonstrate that it was blood on Hazelwood bloods. He had to pay $50,000 fine and perform 1,000 hours of community service. How fast the oil spilled: “Oil had drenched or spattered at least 1,200 miles of shoreline” (Microsoft ® Encarta ® 2009. © 1993-2008 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.) How many oil & Tanks ? The Exxon Valdez spilledcloseto 10.9 milliongallon of its 53 milliongallon of itscrudeoil. Eight of the eleven tanksonboarddamaged. Theoilwilleventuallyimpactapproxiamtely 1.100 miles of non-continuouscoastline in Alaska, makingitone of themostcastastroficaccidents in thestory.

4. Exxon Valdez

6. Mexicos Accident Place: Spread acrossthegulf of Mexico. Date: April 20 of 2010. Impact: “As the encroachment of oil into coastal zones appears imminent, primary concerns include potential impacts to 20 coastal national wildlife refuges within the possible trajectory of the spill”. (Tom McKenzie) It has been found thousands of dead birds. Eleven platform workers are missing, injuring other 17. Cause: An oil well leak at the Mexico's gulf. How fast the oil spilled? It has reachest1.550 km, and the oil continues to spread. It has been found in Louisiana, and recently in Misissipi and Alabama. How many oil? They have estimate 5,000 barrels as much as 100,000 barrels of crude oil per day. Some activities to stop the oil leak: They have used underwaterroboticvehicles and someothertechnologicobjects etc. togatheralltheoil.

10. Resources Encarta 2009. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deepwater_Horizon_oil_spill#Spill_area http://www.eoearth.org/article/exxon_valdez_oil_spill http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/04/us/04enviro.html