On March 24, 1989, shortly after midnight, the oil tanker Exxon Valdez struck Bligh Reef in Prince William Sound, Alaska, spilling more than 1 1 million gallons of crude oil. The spill was the largest in US history and tested the abilities of local, national,... Understanding Oil Spills and Oil Spill Response - Page 371993 - 47 pagesFull view - About this book
| Steven C. Hackett - 2001 - 460 pages
...in Prince William Sound, Alaska. The description that follows borrows heavily from Portney (1994). The oil tanker Exxon Valdez struck Bligh Reef in Prince William Sound and punctured its hull, causing 1 1 million gallons of crude oil to spill into the ocean. A CVM analysis... | |
| Hiroshi Fukushi - 2006 - 168 pages
...cleaned up; and increased the size of the trust fund to $8.5 billion. 1 -3-3-2 Contamination of the Ocean On March 24, 1989, shortly after midnight, the oil...spilling more than 1 1 million gallons of crude oil. The spill was the largest in US history and tested the abilities of local, national, and industrial... | |
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