BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill (USA)

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-1-2024

Abstract

The BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill (BP-DHOS) began with a drilling rig explosion in the Gulf of Mexico on April 20, 2010, causing damage to the seafloor wellhead and a rapid discharge of natural gas and oil into the northern Gulf of Mexico for 87 days. With nearly 200 million gallons of oil released into the Gulf, the BP-DHOS stands as the largest oil spill in U.S. history, oiling over 2,000 km of shoreline across all five Gulf States. It remains the nation's only "Spill of National Significance." This entry reviews research on mental health, physical health, economics, and community.

Publication Source (Journal or Book title)

Encyclopedia of Technological Hazards and Disasters in the Social Sciences

First Page

53

Last Page

59

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