Oil Spill: Exxon Valdez, 1989

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Keywords
oil spill Exxon Valdez oil spill water cycle earth science natural resources Alaska clean up bioaccumulation food chain Prince William Sound coastline shore shoreline coast oil tanker ship industrial accident environmental impact environmental damage biological impact toxicity persistence Big Spill NOVA
Subjects
Science History-Social Science STEAM
Grade Levels
Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8 Grade 9 Grade 10 Grade 11 Grade 12
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Oil Spill: Exxon Valdez, 1989

Coastlines serve as both physical and biological frontiers between land and sea. They are highly vulnerable to pollution from contaminated rivers as well as from urban waste and industrial products that are discharged at sea and wash up on shore. This video segment adapted from NOVA features one of the largest oil spills in history: the 1989 Exxon Valdez spill in Alaska's Prince William Sound.
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PBS Learning Media

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