The Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill: Coastal Wetland and Wildlife Impacts and Response Metadata

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Title

  • Main Title The Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill: Coastal Wetland and Wildlife Impacts and Response

Creator

  • Author: Corn, M. Lynne
    Creator Type: Personal
    Creator Info: Specialist in Natural Resources Policy
  • Author: Copeland, Claudia
    Creator Type: Personal
    Creator Info: Specialist in Resources and Environmental Policy

Publisher

  • Name: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.
    Place of Publication: Washington D.C.

Date

  • Creation: 2010-10-15

Language

  • English

Description

  • Content Description: The explosion of the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico on April 20, 2010, and the resulting oil spill began a cascade of effects on the coastal areas of the Gulf and on the wealth of species that inhabit those areas. This report addresses the importance of wetlands in general, the ecology of the coastal wetlands in the Gulf, impacts of oil spills on wetland habitats, response options, the implications of hurricane season for the spill's impacts, and cleanup and recovery issues. The emphasis is on the nearshore environment, although a few species found in deeper waters will be mentioned. In addition, some lessons from past spills such as the Exxon Valdez in Alaska will be discussed, along with issues that may arise as response and recovery transition to restoration of the Gulf.
  • Physical Description: 27 pages.

Subject

  • Legislative Indexing Vocabulary: Marine resources
  • Legislative Indexing Vocabulary: Environmental protection
  • Legislative Indexing Vocabulary: Water pollution
  • Legislative Indexing Vocabulary: Animals
  • Legislative Indexing Vocabulary: Oil spills and wildlife
  • Legislative Indexing Vocabulary: Oil pollution
  • Legislative Indexing Vocabulary: Oil pollution control
  • Keyword: Gulf of Mexico

Coverage

  • Place Name: United States

Collection

  • Name: Congressional Research Service Reports
    Code: CRSR
  • Name: Environmental Policy Collection
    Code: ESDC

Institution

  • Name: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
    Code: UNTGD

Resource Type

  • Report

Format

  • Text

Identifier

  • CRS Report Number: R41311
  • Accession or Local Control No: R41311_2010Oct15
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metadc29596
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