About that oil spill
Submitted by Aguanomics Blog
BP’s oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is growing at a rate of 5,000 bbl/day.*
Given the fact that one liter of oil can contaminate one million liters (one ML), that means that the BP spill may be contaminating 795 km^2 of sea water per day. (How much is that in gallons or acre feet? A lot!)
Pessimistic Bottom Line: Damn.
Optimistic Bottom Line: No worries. 3,000 days of water to go.***
* Estimated.
** That assumes it can spread out and maximize damage.
*** the Gulf contains 2,434,000 cubic kilometers of water.
Oh, and watch Colbert’s funny/sad report on the spill.
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