For the control of certain bacterial diseases of plants, streptomycin was indeed a silver bullet. Unfortunately, just as the emergence of bacterial strains resistant to antibiotics has limited their performance in clinical settings, streptomycin resistance has destabilized plant disease control.
Average costs of the oil spill clean-up for the oil disasters listed in the table work out at $161 Million, this does not include the estimated costs of $12.5 Billion to clean up the Gulf of Mexico, as this is unprecedented and would give a false value. Reference Web:
The cost of cleanup depends on how extensive the contamination is, and whether the oil got into the groundwater. Costs range from about $8,000 to more than $100,000 for major leaks, though the DEP says $15,000 to $20,000 is a more typical range.f a tank is found, removing it typically costs around $1,500 to $2,000 â if it's not leaking. But if it has leaked oil, cleanup costs can run into the tens of thousands.