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Many compounds found in oil are highly toxic and can cause cancer (carcinogenic) as well as other diseases. [23] Studies in Taiwan link proximity to oil refineries to premature births. [26] Crude oil and petroleum distillates cause birth defects. [27] Benzene is present in both crude oil and gasoline and is known to cause leukaemia in humans. [28]
The carcinogens of concern in crude oil are benzene and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), which are present in oil and in the air as a result of offshore controlled burning of crude oil. [10] During the 2010 BP/Deepwater Horizon Gulf oil spill, an estimated one of every 20 barrels of spilled oil was deliberately burned off.
The oil slick as seen from space by NASA's Terra satellite on 24 May 2010. The 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico has been described as the worst environmental disaster in the United States, releasing about 4.9 million barrels (210 million US gal; 780,000 m 3) of crude oil making it the largest marine oil spill in history.
On July 5, BP announced that its one-day oil recovery effort accounted for 24,980 barrels (3,972 m 3) of oil, and the flaring off of 57.1 million cubic feet (1,620,000 m 3) of natural gas. The total oil collection to date for the spill was estimated at 657,300 barrels (104,500 m 3). [23]
Cruises, which had a banner year in 2024, are often associated with norovirus, due to the close quarters and shared facilities, but the virus is not restricted to cruise ships.
Oil production in the United States, provided one excludes Alaska, began by following the theoretical Hubbert curve for a few decades but is now deviating strongly from it. U.S. conventional oil extraction peaked in 1970; by the mid-2000s, it had fallen to 1940s levels. In 1950, the United States produced over half the world's oil, but by 2005 ...
The researchers looked at nearly 12 million virus genomes and detected almost 3,000 instances of viruses jumping from one species to another. Of those, 79% involved a virus going from one animal ...
The virus crossed the Rocky Mountains to the Pacific and the desert, where it continues to circulate. In 2003, more than 9,860 people became infected, including Petersen. More than 260 died.