86 incidents are listed. Data from NOAA Office of Response and Restoration.
“Each year, oil and fuel spills are caused by accidents involving tankers, barges, pipelines, trucks and storage facilities. When oil leaks into water, it spreads out rapidly forming a thin layer called a sheen. It can be harmful to birds, mammals, fish and plant life, and it can foul beaches and coastal areas. Search here to see some of the cases handled by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Emergency Response Division, which provides technical and scientific help when oil spills into waterways.”
More specific information would be available in some of our databases, e.g. Environmental Sciences & Pollution Management, GREENR or GreenFile
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Thanks for that link. I’ll add it to my site and credit yours. I did notice that even though there are a few large spills, most of them are smaller.
As a 30 year resident of the area, I do wonder what kind of long term effects we’re looking at here in southeast Louisiana because of this spill.
Whatever they are, it doesn’t look good.