HORTICULTURE

Detailed explanation-1: -The BP Deepwater Horizon spill was a light crude and more inherently biodegradable initially than the Exxon Valdez heavy crude from the North Slope of Alaska.

Detailed explanation-2: -What Were the Impacts? The spill affected more than 1, 300 miles of shoreline, with immense impacts for fish and wildlife and their habitats, as well as for local industries and communities.

Detailed explanation-3: -Since Exxon Valdez, more than 9, 500 tanker spills have occurred worldwide. Some 20 years later, the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico dumped 19 times more oil into the ocean than Exxon Valdez did.