Gulf of Mexico

INTRODUCTION

Subtopics

• DEAD ZONES
• OIL SPILLS
• GULF DESCRIPTON

DEAD ZONES

• THE MOST DEAD ZONES
• LOW-OXYGEN AREAS
• HYOXIC REGION
• FISH LEAVE OR DIE
• POLLUTION

OIL SPILLS

• 1.3 million gallons are spilled a year
• ixtoc 1 oil spill, june 1979-march 1980
• deepwater horizon spill april 2010-agust2010
• taylor energy spill september 2004-now

description

• covers 600,000 square miles
• Alibama, Louuisina, Mississippi, Texas, Florida
• formed 300,000,000 years ago because of plate tectonics
• connected to the atlantic ocean

summary

sources

• www.cbsnews.com
• landcateronline
• www.nature.org
• Wikipedia

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