After an oil spill, many petroleum hydrocarbon compounds fractionate rapidly into the atmosphere and water column. (1) The early behavior of oil spilt at sea thus controls the initial exposures of ...

The Fort Worth water department is using the Village Creek Drying Beds as part of an emergency response to a spill of 2,600 ...

A damaged pipe just north of the lake leaked 2,600 barrels of crude oil in early May, according to a report by the Environmental Protection Agency.

Tar balls are a common sight on Gulf Coast beaches, especially during summer months. While not dangerous, they can be a ...

In 2010, the Deepwater Horizon accident released 4.6–6.0 × 1011 grams or 4.1 to 4.6 million barrels of fossil petroleum derived carbon (petrocarbon) as oil into the Gulf of Mexico. Natural abundance ...

The Brenham Fire Department responded to five calls on Saturday. Four of those calls were for alarms, including two at a residence in the 3100 block of Rolling Valley Lane around 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. For ...

The A2 highway remains closed towards Berlin due to a significant olive oil spill from a tanker accident, affecting traffic until at least Monday.

Fifty-seven residents from Marabella have so far been evacuated following an oil spill in the Marabella River. They are currently being housed at the Royal Hotel, as Heritage Petroleum Company Ltd ...

Home heating oil spills can cost hundreds of thousands. Massachusetts lawmakers want insurance to cover it.

A city of Sidney street department truck dumps absorbent material onto North Vandemark Road after a spill of an unknown substance was reported on the road. The spill was reported around 2 p.m ...

The spill happened in the aftermath of a crash on I-10 East near the Paisano exit in central El Paso. All lanes are now back open. UPDATE (8:15 a.m.): Eastbound lanes have reopened.

TUCSON, Ariz. (KVOA) - A hazardous materials spill led to the temporary shutdown of eastbound Interstate 10 at milepost 294, near Mescal.