The 1997 Guanabara Bay oil spill was one of three major oil spills in Guanabara Bay in Brazil. It leaked from the oil refinery at Duque de Caxias (REDUC) operated by Petrobras.
Petrobras estimated that a leaking pipeline released 600,000 liters (160,000 US gal) of oil into the bay, but according to Sindipetro - the petroleum industry's union - it was 2,000,000 liters (530,000 US gal) of oil that had been spilled.[1] The incident also had a large damaging effect on marine life in the ocean; as well as, other existing areas surrounding the bay area. Many fish suffered tragic deaths as they were washed up on the shore dead or
covered in oil. In addition, the fishing industry suffered a great downfall and local fishermen were unable to work or fish in the bay.
^Taam, Mauricio (undated). "The Guanabara Bay Oil Spill Incident – “The Brazilian Exxon Valdez” An Institutional Perspective". United States Environmental Protection Agency. Retrieved 5 June 2012.
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