Episode 7: The Ixtoc Spill: Reflections

Authors

David Levin, Mind Open Media
Wes Tunnell
John Farrington

Document Type

Podcast

Publication Date

1-2016

Keywords

Deepwater Horizon oil spill, Gulf of Mexico, C-IMAGE

Abstract

The Deepwater Horizon oil spill happened just a few years ago, but it might be possible to predict its impact on the Gulf by studying another major spill, one that happened in 1979. “These are two of the largest spills in the world’s history as far as blowouts go and they were both in the Gulf of Mexico”. Wes Tunnell is a marine biologist who is looking at the aftermath of both spills. It’s almost like his looking at the same crime scene, separated by more than three decades. How? Give a listen. Mind Open Media producer David Levin talks to Wes Tunnell and John Farrington about their experiences during the 1979 Ixtoc spill and the applications to new blowouts thirty years later.

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Citation / Publisher Attribution

The Ixtoc Spill: Reflections, The Loop, Mind Open Media

Scholar Commons Citation

Levin, David; Tunnell, Wes; and Farrington, John, "Episode 7: The Ixtoc Spill: Reflections" (2016). The Loop. 11.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/loop/11