Factoid/2006/02/17
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The 1 Million Gallon Murphy Oil Spill in New Orleans
- "A 250,000 barrel above ground storage tank (tank # 250-2) was dislodged, lifted and damaged in flooding associated with Hurricane Katrina. At the time, the tank contained 65,000 barrels of mixed crude oil, and released approximately 25,110 barrels (1,050,000 gallons). The released oil has impacted approximately 1700 homes in an adjacent residential neighborhood; an area of about one square mile." - excerpt from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency web page.
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