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Ignoring Quantitative Reasoning: The Initial Estimates of the Size of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill of 2010 and the Failure of Science in Properly Shaping the Policy Response

Gregory D. Bothun
Journal: Case Studies in the Environment
Case Studies in the Environment (2019) 3 (1): 1–7.
https://doi.org/10.1525/cse.2018.001578
Published: 31 December 2019
...Gregory D. Bothun The initial estimate of the flow rate of now liberated crude oil following the explosion and sinking of the Deepwater Horizon oil platform turned out to be a factor of 50 times lower than the physical reality. This initial estimate, provided by the corporate owner of the oil...
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