Question
Last summer, outside of New Orleans, a 600-foot tanker collided with a 200-foot fuel barge, tearing the barge in half Several hundred thousand
gallons of oil leaked out of the barge and into the fast-flowing Mississippi River, heading quickly towards the ocean. The oil spread down the river in
minutes, immediately threatening drinking water intakes and wildlife.
Officials jumped into action to protect the people and wildlife in the area. ALL BUT ONE was a strategy used by officials to clean up this area. That
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1x
A
banning fishing and swimming at the beaches in the area.
4x
B
cleaning riverbanks and marshes as well as the animals that live there.
C
using computer models and weather forecasts to predict the path of the oil spill.
D
using skimmers that act like vacuums across the surface of the water to pick up oil
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