The Guanabara Bay oil spill, one of three major spills in the bay, occurred in January 2000 in Brazil when a leaking pipeline released 1,300,000 litres (340,000 US gal) of oil into Guanabara Bay. It leaked from the oil refinery at Duque de Caxias (REDUC) operated by Petrobras. Petrobas the company at the center of the oil spill immediately moved into gear and hired a cleanup crew to assess the damages and start the process to cleaning up the affected areas. This catastrophic accident had a damaging effect on marine life in the ocean, fishes, as well as, other existing areas surrounding the bay area. Many fishes were washing up on the shore dead or covered in oil. The fishing industry took a nose dive and the fishermen's livelihood was gravely affected. As a matter of fact, the fishing industry was brought to a halt giving rise to economic downfall. There was astronomical cost to be incurred with the clean-up process and the stakeholders were in a state of growing panic. Large areas of mangrove forests were killed and had not grown back ten years later. The tucuxi (Sotalia fluviatilis) dolphin species inhabit the bay but were able to avoid the primary effects of the oil spill.[1]
The oil spill was a catalyst for the passage of new environmental law in Brazil.[2]
^Short, Michael (2003). "Guanabara Bay oil spill 2000, Brazil - Cetacean response" (PDF). International Oil Spill Conference. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 February 2014. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
^Taam, Mauricio (n.d.). "The Guanabara Bay Oil Spill Incident – "The Brazilian Exxon Valdez" An Institutional Perspective" (PDF). United States Environmental Protection Agency. Retrieved 5 June 2012.
and 15 Related for: 2000 Guanabara Bay oil spill information
The GuanabaraBayoilspill, one of three major spills in the bay, occurred in January 2000 in Brazil when a leaking pipeline released 1,300,000 litres...
The 1997 GuanabaraBayoilspill was one of three major oilspills in GuanabaraBay in Brazil. It leaked from the oil refinery at Duque de Caxias (REDUC)...
the bay untreated. There have been three major oilspills in GuanabaraBay. The most recent was in 2000 when a leaking Petrobras underwater pipeline released...
list of oilspills that have occurred throughout the world and spill(s) that are currently ongoing. Quantities are measured in tonnes of crude oil with one...
underwater pipeline released 1,300,000 litres (340,000 US gal) of oil into GuanabaraBay, Brazil, destroying large swaths of the mangrove forests. Tetraethyllead...
with other companies, ending the company's monopoly. In 2000, Petrobras set a world record for oil exploration in deep waters, reaching a depth of 1,877...
Pacific Ocean, is discovered. The 1997 GuanabaraBayoilspill occurred in Brazil, one of three major oilspills in the bay. The Kyoto Protocol, an international...
simultaneously; Loss of life Pollution of marine environment (in case of oilspill, foul discharge of materials, sulphur emitted from fuels, etc.) Degradation...
Cruz January 18: A leak in a Petrobrás pipeline spills more than 500,000 liters of oil into GuanabaraBay, in the state of Rio de Janeiro, the worst environmental...
Vietnam. Maya Bay, Thailand. Kamilo Beach, Hawaii, USA. Kuta Beach, Indonesia. Juhu Beach, India. Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia. GuanabaraBay, Brazil. Serendipity...
sometimes mishandled in storage and transport in mills. GuanabaraBay has had three major oilspills as well as other forms of pollution. The Tietê River...
Greek crew, ran aground at San Juan, Puerto Rico, then broke in two and spilledoil on the beaches in San Juan Harbor. The front section of the Ocean Eagle...
command of Mem de Sá, took Fort Coligny and expelled the French from the GuanabaraBay. Following the Portuguese succession crisis of 1580 and having defeated...
Global Information