Title: Oil Spills; Causes, Effects, Solutions | Environment Buddy
Headings: Oil Spills; Causes, Effects and Solutions
Oil Spills; Causes, Effects and Solutions
Table of Contents
What are Oil Spills?
Causes of Oil spills
Natural causes
1. Natural events
Anthropogenic causes
2. Human errors
3. Transportation incidents
4. Storage Issues
5. Accidents during Consumption
6. Wars
7. Off-shore Drilling
Effects of Oil spills
1. Damage to Aquatic Life
2. Decreased Photosynthesis
3. Easy Targets for Predators
4. Ingestion
5. Economic Losses
6. Losses to fishing industry
7. Losses to tourism industry
Solutions to Oil Spills
One liter of oil spill contaminates a million liters of water.
“an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.”
Preventive Solutions to Oil Spills
Containment Solutions for Oil Spills
1. Oil Booms
2. Skimmers
3. Sorbents
4. Burning
5. Applying Dispersants
6. Hot Water and High-Pressure Washing
7. Using Manual labor to Clean Contaminated Shores
8. Bioremediation
9. Chemical Stabilization of Oil by Polymeric Agents
10. Role of NOAA after an Oil spill
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Content: This proposal opens 90% of the pristine Outer Continental Shelf to new offshore drilling operations. This proposal has also been estimated to increase major oil spills frequency by 10 times. Just imagine the rise in oil pollution as a result of these decisions. Meanwhile, Oil companies are enjoying this proposal since it opens up new avenues for them. Effects of Oil spills
Since the industrial revolution, oil spills have been happening due to the above reasons. However, the large-scale problems that follow these spills and their effects have just begun to appear. Oil spills can take anywhere from a few days to decades in recovery. 1. Damage to Aquatic Life
The biggest victims of these spills are the marine animals that live in the water or near shores. Marine Oil spill is incredibly harmful to the poor species that come into direct contact with spilled oil.