Deepwater Horizon platform explosion that pollute the Gulf of Mexico forced the U.S. President Barack Obama took new policy. Yesterday (17 / 5), a commission formed to investigate the causes and effects of oil spills such. The sources of local officials revealed, the team will also examine the practice of panels of industrial and government's role in the occurrence of such disasters. An anonymous official said the commission is the same as the previous panel was formed to investigate the case of the space shuttle Challenger accident in 1986 and the nuclear accident at Three Island Miler in 1979. The team will study the practice of industrial, security system platform, rules and government oversight, including the functions of the Minerals Management (MMS), the agency responsible for managing offshore drilling.
New concerns, the impact of oil pollution in the Gulf of Mexico, began to haunt the world of tourism. Content and dissemination of toxic chemicals in the oil are feared damaging coral reefs in Florida waters. Satellite images show, leakage of oil well pipes will be swept away and carried into the warm ocean currents in the Gulf of Mexico. Oil was also pushed to the southern tip of peninsular Florida. That's where coral reefs are located. Flows will also bring toxins to the north, toward the east coast of the Florida coast.
"Oil spills and pollution is very harmful to the coral reefs. Actually, there should be no use of oil-containing materials in the surrounding area, "explained Richard Dodge of Nova University, Florida.
Agence France-Presse reported, people around the Florida Keys "small island in a state that is famous for fishing and diving tours" panic on Tuesday (18 / 5), because the asphalt granules pollute the beach. Numerous trials are underway to determine whether the granules the asphalt is derived from the Gulf of Mexico or not.
The possibility of oil pollution along the Florida coastline is bad news for the Sunshine State that has tourism industry with revenues of USD 60 billion (approximately Rp 549 trillion) per year. If contamination occurs, the industry in the region may be paralyzed. In 2009 recorded tourist arrivals reached 80 million people.
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Kamis, 27 Mei 2010
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