4. The Deepwater Horizon oil spill in 2010 is considered to be the largest oil spill in petroleum industry history. This spill affected over 8,000 marine species including fish, birds, mammals, and more. Do a web search to find information about the affected ecosystems in the Gulf of Mexico. Have these ecosystems and the affected populations full recovered from this oil spill

The Deepwater Horizon oil spill happened in 2010 and is known as the worst oil spill that has ever happened in the Gulf of Mexico. In this event, 5 million barrels of oil were poured into the sea, which resulted in the death of 7 workers, in addition to the destruction of much of the local ecosystem.

This spill lasted 87 days and spread for about 1500 km in the Gulf of Mexico, contaminating the water and killing thousands of animals. Although a team from Deepwater Horizon carried out a cleaning of the site, there are still traces of the leaked oil, which indicates that the ecosystem has not fully recovered. In addition, researchers were able to find petroleum compounds in many animals in the region and even in bird eggs.

Answer and Explanation:

The Deepwater Horizon calamity in 2010 spilled 205.8 million gallons of oil and 225,000 tons of methane into the Gulf of Mexico. Just around 25% of the oil was recuperated, leaving in excess of 154 million gallons of oil adrift. Moreover, almost 2 million gallons of poisonous dispersants were sprayed into the Gulf's waters in order to remove the oil. This didn't really decrease the amount of oil left in the sea, but simply broke it into smaller particles that may really make the oil increasingly dangerous for some sea life and facilitate its entrance into the natural way of life.

The spill have harmed or most likely killed around 82,000 birds of 102 species; around 6,165 ocean turtles; upwards of 25,900 marine mammals; and an immense (yet obscure) number of fish, as well as shellfish, crabs, corals and different animals.

The habitat has been affected too. Besides decimating underwater areas, including considerable territory for the rare dwarf seahorse, the oil spilled more than a thousand miles of shoreline, including beaches and margins. This negatively affected species like seagrass, beach mice and shorebirds.

The oil spill greatly disturbed the ecosystems and obliterated all the natural life reliant on those ecosystem in the Gulf. Clean-up endeavors just evacuate a small amount of the persistent oil and gas spilled. The rest of the oil will keep on harming wildlife for ages. Other than the immediate damage to wildlife, the spill impoverished the people of the Gulf, who greatly rely upon this rich waterway for food, culture, ecological advancement and recreation.