Planning for prestige: hope for getting the oil out of a sunken tanker

Article Abstract:

The attempts carried out by the engineers to retrieve oil from the tanker Prestige, which sank off the coast of Spain in November 2002, are listed. The officials at the Spanish oil company Repsol YPF fear that fuel could wash ashore in the future if it is not removed soon, so they recruited engineers from various industries specializing in deepwater operations.

Crude Petroleum and Natural Gas Extraction, Crude petroleum and natural gas, Crude Petroleum & Natural Gas, Other Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing, Deep sea foreign trans. of freight, Deep Sea Freight Transportation, Petroleum refining, Ship Building and Repairing, Cargo & Tanker Vessels, Tankers, Oil Spill Systems, Usage, Petroleum industry, Accidents, Control, Tankers (Ships), Oil spills, Oil spill equipment, Repsol YPF S.A. (Madrid, Spain)

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Troubles at the edge: at their borders, reserves may increase animal deaths

Article Abstract:

National parks and reserves were created to protect animals, but in Spain, animals that roam near the borders of such preserves are in greater danger from poachers, as the animals are easier to kill. Badgers are the only animal whose population has been examined, but researchers believe that the trend could be similar for other animals.

Spain, Environmental policy, National parks and reserves, National parks, Poaching, Badgers

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River of vitriol: the Rio Tinto in Spain abounds in acid - and unexpected organisms

Article Abstract:

The Rio Tinto river in Spain is an interesting study in the adaptability of living organisms. The high acidity of the river, reaching pH below two, contains an abundance of microflora and bacteria. A microbiological survey of the river in 1990 identified over 1,300 forms of bacteria, yeast, fungi, algae and protists.

Research, Microorganisms, Adaptation (Biology), Evolutionary adaptation

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