BP spill numbers

Total amount released = 4.9 million barrels of oil = 205,800,000 gallons over a period of 87 days

Captured = 800,000 barrels = 33,600,000 gallons = 16.3%

Released to the environment and not recovered = 172,200,000 gallons = 83.7%

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  1. The effects of this will not be all realized in the short term… it’ll be down the road and all mixed up, when this spill’s been replaced in our memories with some other future crisis…

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