95,000 barrels per day = 4 million gals per day
30 days since the spill began = 120 million total gals spilled so far
gals of water in the Gulf of Mexico = 6.43 x 10-17th
assume that the spill only affects 1/10th of the Gulf
calculate the ratio between the volume of 1/10th of the water in the Gulf versus 120 million gals
1 drop of water = .05 ml
an olympic size pool is about 87,000 cubic feet in volume
a comparable pollution ratio is to add around 1.6 drops of oil to an olympic pool over 30 days time
The correct pollution ratio is to add one drop of oil to a modest backyard sized pool, 10 ft wide, 20 ft long, avg depth of 5 ft (vol= 1,000 cubic feet), over 30 days time.