Water Pollution

Experts demand remedial action

Environment minister Jairam Ramesh and the Director General of Shipping have initiated probes into the oil spill that took place when two Panamanian merchant ships collided off the Mumbai coast resulting in an oil spill.

Publication Date: 
09/08/2010
Asian Age (New Delhi)
Tags:
Oil Pollution, Water Pollution, Mumbai, Shipping, Maharashtra
Water Pollution

More oil containers fall as cargo ship tilts further

MUMBAI: The Coast Guard on Sunday sounded an alert over the oil spill off the Mumbai coast as the slick covered a large area, up to five nautical miles, from the spot where two ships collided on Saturday morning.

Publication Date: 
09/08/2010
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
Oil Pollution, Water Pollution, Shipping, Mumbai, Maharashtra
Water Pollution

Oil spill will impact Gulf for years to come

NEW ORLEANS: As BP works to finally kill its runaway well and anxious coastal residents breathe a sigh of relief, experts warn it could take years

Publication Date: 
09/08/2010
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
Oil Pollution, Gulf Of Mexico, Water Pollution, United States Of America (US), British Petroleum (BP)
Water Pollution

Oil continues to spill, crew of both cargo ships booked

Mumbai Cargo ship MSC Chitra that collided with another

Publication Date: 
09/08/2010
Indian Express (Mumbai)
Tags:
Oil Pollution, Water Pollution, Mumbai, Shipping, Maharashtra
Environment

Deepwater Horizon: A scientist at the centre of the spill

Vernon Asper was one of the first researchers in the Gulf of Mexico to
study the oil gushing out from the BP well. But it has not all been
smooth sailing, reports Mark Schrope.

Publication Date: 
05/08/2010
Mark Schrope
Nature
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Oil Pollution, Environment, Gulf Of Mexico, British Petroleum (BP), Scientists, Marine Ecosystems, Marine Pollution
Environment

BP oil spill is the largest ever at sea, scientist say

The BP spill is by far the world

Publication Date: 
03/08/2010
International Herald Tribune (Bangkok)
Tags:
British Petroleum (BP), Oil Pollution, Scientists
Water Pollution

BP deepwater horizon oil budget: What happened to the oil?

The vast majority of the oil from the BP oil spill has either
evaporated or been burned, skimmed, recovered from the wellhead or
dispersed  much of which is in the process of being degraded. A
significant amount of this is the direct result of the robust federal
response efforts.

Publication Date: 
31/07/2010
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Tags:
Marine Pollution, Water Pollution, Gulf Of Mexico, British Petroleum (BP), Oil Pollution, United States Of America (US)
Water Pollution

BP aims to kill spill well, weighs sale of assets

BP may permanently shut the well that caused the worst off-shore oil spill in US history as early as Monday, the company said as speculation grew over assets it might sell to cover mounting costs.

Publication Date: 
30/07/2010
Financial Express (New Delhi)
Tags:
Water Pollution, Oil Pollution, Gulf Of Mexico, Oil Exploration, Financial Express (New Delhi), British Petroleum (BP)
Environment

Freedom of spill research threatened

It started with a story in the Press-Register of Mobile, Alabama. On 16 July, the paper reported that beleaguered oil giant BP was hurriedly signing up scientists to gather data for the company, to aid its defence in cases arising from the Deepwater Horizon spill. The catch was that these lucrative contracts also restricted the scientists

Publication Date: 
29/07/2010
Amanda Mascarelli
Nature
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Tags:
Environment, Oil Pollution, Industrial Pollution, Research, Scientists, United States Of America (US), Nature, British Petroleum (BP), Amanda Mascarelli, Marine Pollution
Hazardous Waste

China spill doubles in size, grows into serious threat

Reaches Closed As Oil Spreads To 430sqkm

Beijing: China

Publication Date: 
22/07/2010
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Water Pollution, Oil Pollution, Hazardous Waste, Petrochemical Industry, China, Times Of India (New Delhi)

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