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Exxon Valdez: Negative Effects On The Environment

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Oil spills have caused many animal deaths and damage to the environment. Oil spills have a negative effect on the environment and they also have a long and difficult cleanup process. An oil spill is a release of petroleum products into the earth and into the air. The cleanup process is one of the most stressful things a company can think of. There are also many different oil spill that have occurred and one is the Exxon Valdez. An oil spill is a release of petroleum products into the air or ground.”(Van Vleet para 1) Oil is a liquid form of petroleum that forms deep underground. This happens when pressure builds up in the center of the earth gushing oil deep underground to spew out of cracks in the earth.(Van Vleet para 5) “ Petroleum …show more content…

One of those oil spills was the Exxon Valdez .The Exxon Valdez oil spill occurred in Prince William Sound, Alaska, March 24, 1989. (_______. Para 1).” Approximately ‎10.8 million barrels of oil spilled into Prince William Sound”(.Vleet para 14) The Exxon Valdez was one of the largest oil spills ever reported in history, and one of Exxonmobil's lowest points ever. (_______. Para 1) . “ Exxon Valdez, an oil tanker owned by Exxon Shipping Company, bound for Long Beach, California, struck Prince William Sound's Bligh Reef at 12:04 am. This caused about 250,000 barrels of oil to be spilled into prince William sound”. (_________.para15) “ About 2,000 sea otters, 302 harbor seals and about 250,000 seabirds died in the days immediately following the spill.” (Vleet para 12) “The Exxon Mobil corporation divided work on the spill was into three phases: response, damage assessment and restoration. “ (Vleet para 16). “Three federal and three state Trustees were made responsible for administering the restoration fund and restoring injured resources and services.” As a result of everyone's hard work, including volunteers “ The Ecosystem in Prince william sound is healthy and thriving.”(Vleet para

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