The Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill: Coastal Wetland and Wildlife Impacts and Response
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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 issue…
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Date:
October 15, 2010
Creator:
Corn, M. Lynne & Copeland, Claudia
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UNT Libraries Government Documents Department