Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative

Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative Investigating the effect of oil spills
on the environment and public health.
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On 20 April 2010, the Deep Water Horizon (DWH) drilling rig operating approximately 50 miles (80 km) off the coast of Louisiana experienced a catastrophic failure that resulted in the release of petroleum (oil and gas) and subsequent explosion and fire, the ultimate sinking of the rig, and a discharge of gas and light sweet crude oil from an ocean depth of nominally 5000 feet (1525 m). This tragic

event was overshadowed with the loss of 11 men who were working on the rig at the time of the explosion.

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