Exactly how much oil was recovered from the Exxon Valdez ship wreckage in alaska?

Question

Exactly how much oil was recovered from the Exxon Valdez ship wreckage in alaska?

Answer 1

I usually begin any search for info at Wikipedia. Although they did not answer your question specifically, they had this to say:

"The vessel spilled 10.8 million U.S. gallons (40.9 million liters) of Prudhoe Bay crude oil into the sea, and the oil eventually covered 11,000 square miles (28,000 km²) of ocean.

According to official reports, the ship carried 53.094,510 million U.S.gallons of oil, of which 10.8 million U.S.gallons (9.0 million imp gal/41 million L) were spilled into the Prince William Sound.

The first cleanup response was through the use of a dispersant, a surfactant and solvent mixture...One trial burn was also conducted during the early stages of the spill... The test was relatively successful, reducing 113 400 litres of oil to 1134 litres of removable residue...

Despite the extensive cleanup attempts, a study conducted by NOAA determined that as of early 2007 more than 26,000 U.S. gallons (22,000 imp gal/98,000 L) of oil remain in the sandy soil of the contaminated shoreline, declining at a rate of less than 4% per year."

The Wiki article has an extensive set of links for you to follow up if you want more info.

Hope this helps.

Peter

Answer 2

Not a lot was "recovered."  Certainly no usable oil was reported recovered.  A large amount of soil, water and wildlife were "remediated" or cleaned up...but actual oil recovery isn't even mentioned in most of the literature.  Approximately 11 million gallons (257,000 barrels or 38,800 metric tonnes) were spilled. Beaches were excavated and washed, oil was skimmed off the water, beaches were fertilized to promote growth of bacteria that eat hydrocarbons.

Check out the attached websites for detailed information.

Answer 3

Did you know that the then Pres. Bush never even came up here to check out the biggest oil spill? Of course, he and his son are both oil men.