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:
Over-the-road releases represent 88% of all spills. These types of spills usually involve diesel fuel from broken crossover lines and/or ruptured saddle tanks. The average amount of fuel spilled in a saddle tank release is 104 gallons. The average cost to clear it up this type of spill is upwards of $15,000. For fixed facilities, paint and non-hazardous paint products comprise the majority of all releases, followed by acid, sodium hydroxide and pesticide spills.