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The Jiyeh power station oil spill is an environmental disaster that occurred July 13 - July 16 during the 2006 Lebanon war after Israeli raids on the Jiyeh thermal power plant in Beirut, Lebanon. [3] The oil slick covered around 150km of the Lebanese coastline and released up 10,000 - 15,000 tons of crude oil into the sea. [4]
The Environmental Justice Atlas, sometimes known as EJAtlas is a website that documents environmental conflict. [ 1 ] The website was published by Environmental Justice Organisations, Liability and Trade (Ejolt) and moderated by the Autonomous University of Barcelona . [ 1 ]
This is a reverse-chronological list of oil spills that have occurred throughout the world and spill(s) that are currently ongoing. Quantities are measured in tonnes of crude oil with one tonne roughly equal to 308 US gallons , 256 Imperial gallons , 7.33 barrels , or 1165 litres .
Environmental Justice Atlas; Environmental sociology ... toxic drift, deforestation, oil spills, and the environmental aftermath of war. ... Critical EJ is a ...
The spill involved heavy M100-grade fuel oil that solidifies at a temperature of 25 degrees Celsius (77 degrees Fahrenheit) and, unlike other oil products, does not float to the surface but sinks ...
Dmytro Pletenchuk, a spokesperson for the Ukrainian Navy, warned on 9 January that the oil spill could reach the coasts of Odesa and Mykolaiv Oblasts. [55] While investigating the stern portion of Volgoneft-239 on 10 January, specialists discovered an oil slick of about 2.8 square kilometres (1.1 square miles) on the shoreline. [56]
Ukraine's military said on Thursday it had attacked an artillery depot and two oil storage facilities in Russia, causing a fire on Wednesday at the Atlas oil depot in the southern Rostov region.
Location: Tablas Strait, Philippines [a]: Coordinates: 1]: Date: February 28, 2023; 22 months ago (): Cause; Cause: Sinking of MT Princess Empress: Casualties: 203 non-fatal injuries [2]: Operator: RDC Reield Marine Services [3]: Spill characteristics; Volume: <1 million L (260,000 US gal) [b]: Area: 162.6 km 2 (62.8 sq mi) [6]: Shoreline impacted: 74.7 km (46.4 mi) [7]: On the morning of ...