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Pollution - the Exxon Valdez oil spill

Pollution - the Exxon Valdez oil spill
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Key Info
  • Pollution - the Exxon Valdez oil spill
  • Duration: 01:27
  • When the oil tanker Exxon Valdez sank in Alaska, crude oil spread over nearly 10 000 square miles of water and polluted over 700 miles of coastline, devastating local wildlife.
  • Subject:

    Science

       Topic:

    Chem: Earth and Environment

  • Keywords: pollution, crude oil, oil spill, environment, Exxon Valdez, Alaska, chemistry, bitesize
Ideas for use in class
  • The clip can be used for highlighting the effects of carbon footprinting and to encourage pupils to recycle.
Background details
  • Clip language : English
  • Aspect ratio : 16x9
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