OBJECTIVE LIFE SCIENCE
BIOTECHNOLOGY
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Question
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Wesson oil spill
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Exxon Valdez spill
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Canola oil spill
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The sinking of the Titanic
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Detailed explanation-1: -Exxon Valdez, an oil supertanker owned by Exxon Shipping Company bound for Long Beach, California struck Prince William Sound ‘s Bligh Reef, 1.5 mi (2.4 km) west of Tatitlek, Alaska at 12:04 a.m. and spilled 10.8 million US gallons (260, 000 bbl) (or 37, 000 tonnes) of crude oil over the next few days.
Detailed explanation-2: -On March 24, 1989 the oil tanker Exxon Valdez ran aground in Prince William Sound, Alaska, spilling 11 million gallons of oil. The ecologically sensitive location, season of the year, and large scale of this spill resulted in one of the largest environmental disasters in U.S. history.
Detailed explanation-3: -The oil killed and injured seabirds, sea otters, harbor seals, bald eagles, orcas and other wildlife. Eventually, oil from the spill affected more than 1, 000 miles of Alaska’s remote and rugged coastline.