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The Tampa Tribune

Published: February 9, 2009

$27.3 billion

Amount of damages Chevron could pay if it loses the case

15

Number of years the case has been working its way through the courts

125,000

Number of people suspected to be affected by drinking, bathing, fishing and washing their clothes in tainted headwaters of the Amazon River
1,401

Estimated number of cancer-related deaths in the region

$40 million

Amount Chevron spent on remediation of the region affected by oil pollution
14

Number of scientists and technical experts assigned by the court that reviewed the claims made by the plaintiffs and ChevronTexaco

62,000

Number of sampling results from the oil fields that were analyzed

18 billion

Gallons of toxic waste dumped into Amazon waters by Texaco
900

Number of waste pits Texaco abandoned

17 million

Gallons of oil spilled by Texaco when oil pipelines burst

1.5 billion

Amount of oil Texaco extracted

350

Number of wells Texaco worked

Sources: The Associated Press, Amazon Defense Coalition

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