The Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Lasting Damage

Abstract: An 8 page paper. In 1989, the Exxon Valdez dumped 11 million gallons of oil in Prince William Sound, Alaska. At the time, the common consensus was that time would heal nature and within a couple of years, the ecosystem would most likely recover. That was a massive error in thinking. Thirteen years later, species are still recovering and some may never fully recover. This paper discusses what scientists and researchers have discovered about the long-term effects of huge oil spills, species that are and are not recovering and lifestyles that never recovered. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

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Subcatagory: Environmental Issues & Ecology

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