(October 6, 2008)-- Hurricane Ike's winds and massive waves destroyed oil platforms, tossed storage tanks and punctured pipelines as the storm roared ashore on Sept. 13, but the environmental damage only now is becoming apparent.
At least a half million gallons of crude oil spilled into the Gulf of Mexico and the marshes, bayous and bays of Louisiana and Texas, according to an analysis of federal data by The Associated Press.
In the days before and after the deadly storm, companies and residents reported at least 448 releases of oil, gasoline and dozens of other substances into the air and water and onto the ground in Louisiana and Texas.
The AP's analysis shows that the hardest hit places were industrial centers near Houston and Port Arthur as well as oil production facilities off Louisiana's coast.
Muti-Agency Post-Hurricane Ike Pollution Response Web Site
National Response Center Web Site
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