The Earth Institute's Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory reveals how many millions of barrels of oil were released into the Gulf of Mexico.
Researchers at Columbia University today revealed the results of the first peer-reviewed study of the quantities of oil released from the Bp oil spill disaster. Until now, the government has only hinted at these figures, but never fully disclosed them.
The Earth Institute is now resolutely referring to the Bp oil spill as "the largest marine oil accident ever." The authors, Timothy J. Crone and Maya Tolstoy of the Earth institute's Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory at Columbia University, used a new technique involving high resolution underwater video cameras. They found that 56,000 to 68,000 barrels of oil were being released per day between April and July, a total equaling 4.4 million barrels of oil.
The government's official tally started at 12,000 to 19,000 barrels a day. Then in June, that number was revised upward to between 35,000 to 60,000 barrels per day.
Researchers at Columbia University today revealed the results of the first peer-reviewed study of the quantities of oil released from the Bp oil spill disaster. Until now, the government has only hinted at these figures, but never fully disclosed them.
The Earth Institute is now resolutely referring to the Bp oil spill as "the largest marine oil accident ever." The authors, Timothy J. Crone and Maya Tolstoy of the Earth institute's Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory at Columbia University, used a new technique involving high resolution underwater video cameras. They found that 56,000 to 68,000 barrels of oil were being released per day between April and July, a total equaling 4.4 million barrels of oil.
The government's official tally started at 12,000 to 19,000 barrels a day. Then in June, that number was revised upward to between 35,000 to 60,000 barrels per day.
- 9/23/2010
- by Jenara Nerenberg
- Fast Company
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