On april 20, 2010, the deepwater horizon rig, operating at the macondo site, experienced a devastating explosion that led to its destruction and the largest offshore oil spill in history, releasing millions of barrels of oil into the gulf of mexico and contaminating 40 miles (64 km) of coastline. The deepwater horizon catastrophe was an unusual oil spill, in that the leak came directly from the wellhead, pumping toxic oil directly into the deep ocean The use of more than a million gallons of oil dispersant in the cleanup operation is believed to have made things even worse, making this oil as much as 52% more toxic, harder to clean up. Fifteen years after the deepwater horizon disaster off the gulf coast, the effects of the largest oil spill in u.s History are still being felt. After several failed efforts to contain the flow, the well was declared sealed on 19 september 2010
[10] reports in early 2012 indicated that the well site was still leaking [11][12] the deepwater horizon oil spill is regarded as one of the largest environmental disasters in world history. Over 10 years after one of the largest environmental disasters in human history, a sticky oil residue still coats some marshland in the gulf of mexico, a new report reveals. In 2010, the unprecedented deepwater horizon oil spill impacted the gulf of america ecosystem and communities from texas to florida Epa, in partnership with other federal and state departments and agencies, is making significant progress in addressing the impacts of the spill.
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