Problem
As we have discussed, there are many sources of oil pollution including from natural seeps, oil consumption, extraction, and transportation. Oil pollution is typically estimated in terms of metric tons of crude oil, but how does this translate into gallons of oil?
1 metric ton of crude oil = 320 gallons of crude oil
i. The amount of pollution from oil extraction activities is 3,000 metric tons. How many gallons does this represent?
ii. How many homes in the northeastern United States could be heated by this amount of oil if the average home in the northeast uses 800 gallons of heating oil a season?