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Keystone Pipeline spills estimated 3,500 barrels of crude oil

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35 points geox | 6 comments | 13 Apr 25 11:03 UTC | HN request time: 0.001s | source | bottom
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legitster ◴[13 Apr 25 14:00 UTC] No.43672866[source]▶
To help visualize that amount, an Olympic size swimming pool would fit ~12,000 barrels of oil.
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1. op00to ◴[13 Apr 25 15:09 UTC] No.43673347[source]▶
To visualize further, 60 barrels could contaminate one square mile of aquifer in ND, and 3500 barrels can contaminate 60 square miles.
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2. legitster ◴[13 Apr 25 15:52 UTC] No.43673679[source]▶
While there's certainly some cleanup for the crew to do (the article says it's already 20% done) this is still a relatively small spill and probably pales in comparison to the contamination already created by gas stations in the region.
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3. bromuro ◴[13 Apr 25 18:43 UTC] No.43674906[source]▶
Help me visualize a square mile - in km if possible!
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4. cguess ◴[13 Apr 25 20:17 UTC] No.43675532[source]▶
A little over 5km squared
5. Ekaros ◴[13 Apr 25 20:23 UTC] No.43675577[source]▶
About 1,6 km by 1,6 km. So 16 100 m run tracks or football pitches long sides. Albeit those can be 90 to 120 m for UK or 100 to 110 m for international...
6. op00to ◴[13 Apr 25 22:05 UTC] No.43676199[source]▶
Please correct me if I misread, but I thought the article said 20% of the oil was recovered, not that cleanup and restoration was 20% complete. Full restoration is rarely possible, and cleanup can take decades as there is a very long tail of activities.