Used Oil In Waterways, Carcinogenic Hydrocarbons

“Oil destroys the insulating ability of fur-bearing mammals, such as sea otters, and the water repellency of a bird's feather, thus exposing these creatures to the harsh elements. Without the ability to repel water and insulate from the cold water, birds and mammals will die from hypothermia”, the NOAA states. Birds and other animals also ingest the oil trying to clean themselves in the water, which can poison them causing harm to their health. Humans eat those animals that ingest the oil sometimes causing sickness to humans, because you know, people shouldn’t eat oil. Every year, approximately 1.3 million gallons of oil are dumped or spilled into the U.S. waters from pipelines and vessels, according to the U.S. Department of Energy. Noise pollution in the oceans is a serious problem too. Sound waves travel farther and faster in the sea’s darkest depths than they do in the air. Many marine mammals rely

Pollution is a dangerous thing. It can really hurt or even kill animals. Why is there so much pollution and how can we stop it? Why there was so much pollution and is there a way to stop it. We are going to be taking hydrogel and pouring a spoonful of oil into it and seeing how long it takes to contaminate. We think that the used oil we become thickest with the hydrogen. Our three pronged thesis is oil effect, contamination, and pollution solution.

Crude oil can be refined to produce many kinds of combustible fuels (International Agency for Research on Cancer. 1989), but when introduced to the environment it can be harmful. Some of the major ill-effects are the decrease in growth or death of some plant life and organisms. Seed germination can also be affected by the introduction of crude oil to the surrounding soil (Henner et al., 1999). When crude oil is introduced to water in high concentrations, the growth of organisms are effected in a negative way and can cause plants to stop undergoing photosynthesis and death can ensue (Pulich et al., 1974).

During oil spills many animals, and ecosystems are destroyed. Many issues happen when the oil spill in 40 miles away or less . When this happens the oil gets on many plants, fish, and on other animals and sometimes animals drink the water and eat the fish. When this happens many animals are seriously injured or even killed. In some occasions, like the Exxon Valdez oil spill it can even go on shore, up streams and kill even more animals like sea otters, sea lions and whales. In other oils spills like the Bp Deep horizon oil spill of the coast of Louisiana in the Gulf of Mexico. The oil got caught in the loop current and then it eventually stopped right of the coast of Cuba.

Oil is threatening our eco system due to large oil spills, causing mayhem in the ocean and polluting the habitat of sea creatures like turtles, sea otters, seals, sea lions, whales, salmon, plankton and various other types of large and small ocean animals. Oil collection is also very

Oil spills can be fixed, but oftentimes put so much pollution into the environment that no solution can take place quickly enough to stop the damages. Sunlight can help degrade some of the oil if exposed for long enough. (Sadd 3) In his article, Sadd also states that sometimes microorganisms act as “oil-eating” creatures through a process called natural biodegrading. (3) In most cases the remainder of the oil will wash up on coasts across the country, which can still cause

Grease and oil in waterways rises to the top, forming a film that blocks sunlight, impairs photosynthesis, and prevents oxygen replenishment, which disrupts the oxygen cycle and enhances growth and reproduction of microorganisms that use oil as a food source. This process leads to eutrophication, whereby available oxygen required for fish, shellfish, and other living organisms which comprise the aquatic food chain is depleted. Furthermore, larval stages of aquatic organisms are particularly vulnerable to toxic substances contained in waste oil or lubricants in general. Toxins can accumulate in plankton and other tiny organisms at the base of the food chain and ultimately reach human beings as contaminants move up the food

Marine oil spills have short and long term effects on marine life and habitats. The short term effects are well known and predictable so they can be dealt with. Long term effects are known as ‘sub-lethal.’ A short term effect is something that can be dealt with in a short period of time. In terms of sandy shorelines, this includes using modern and natural cleaning methods to clean the oily contamination from the sand. Long term affects, on the other hand, are the opposite and include the left over oil that might be too deep in the sediment. This oil can be ingested or absorbed in some way by organisms such as crabs and reptiles.

Oil Spills disturb the environment and produce a threat to the animals living in that area. Both ships and refineries release oil into the rivers and oceans which leads to the damage and death of plants and animals

Oil plays a tremendous role in our world, but what happens when oil spills occur? Spills can cause physical smothering of animals and lead an impact on long term effects. When oil spills occur oil spreads out rapidly across the water and forms something called an oil slick, and eventually the oil continues to spread and becomes a thinner layer called a sheen. Oil spills can be very harmful to birds, mammals, and even fish.

Production of these resources also causes damage to the environment. This can be either through the damage caused by the extraction of the resource or the disposal of them at the end of their life span (Royal Automobile Club, 2013). The drilling and extraction of oil is quite complex and can leave numerous opportunities for error or accidents. Contamination is eminent via the large waste pits, often left unlined and open affecting many of the surrounding water sources. Flames from burning the natural gas found in oil fields also cause significant air pollution. Oil spills, accidents and illegal dumping of oil barrels lead to devastating ecological and health consequences that can

With this much of a substance being pumped into an ecosystem that doesn’t compensate for its presence, marine life has a definite chance of being drastically depleted even more. Unfortunately, it also contaminates the air and the food chain it travels up until it can even reach us. The oil has already contaminated the shores of many US beaches, and it’d only be a matter of time until our oceans would be too polluted to swim in. What would this say about the aquatic organisms or the animals we consume from the ocean? Not to mention all the people who would be affected by this. No one wants to swim in dirty water and we do not want the next generation to have to either. It is our responsibility to keep the Earth clean.

Oil is crucial to humans through transportation, electricity and synthetics, however, it is leaking into our water systems. Most of the world’s wildlife is living within or along oceans, rivers and lakes, and also most of the diverse amounts of marine life. Despite humans living on land, humans are dependant on our three oceans for survival. Humans depend on plankton living within oceans for providing about half of the earths oxygen, fish for food, and also shipping cargo across seas. Oil spills from tankers shipping cargo, factories and drilling for oil are a enormous issue in earths waters due to oil rigs operating along shorelines, and oil leaks. Through environmental stewardship, humans need to protect the environment through conservation, regeneration, and restoration of water and wildlife in our waterways.

Soil contamination occurs when an excessive amount of a substance is present in the soil at higher than normal concentration without necessarily causing any direct harm (Vance, Pierzynski, & Sims, 1994). Soil contamination can lead to soil pollution, which is the evolution of soil contamination, causing some type of direct harm; thus a soil can be contaminated but not polluted (Vance et al., 1994). In most cases, oil contaminated soils have some type of direct or indirect negative consequences on the environment. Crude oils, when found in little to excessive amount, can destroy ecosystems and impact human health. A thorough description of

Oil spills wreak havoc on many different factors of the world. They can negatively impact the environment, specifically marine life, and economic industries, as well. Most oil spills occur when a large amount of oil is released due to accidents of vehicles or machinery. Although it can occur anywhere, it’s most visible in oceans or bodies of water. Spills can be because of human error or accident, natural disasters, or faulty equipment. Additional problems arise because spills take a significant amount of time to clean. The oil spreads across the body of water and floats on the surface, preventing sunlight from passing. This can cause substantial damage and harm to the animal and plant life. Spills also cover wildlife in oil, which can expose animals to dangerous elements, and destroy the insulating ability of fur mammals and the water-repelling ability of birds. Oil contains poisonous chemicals, and when animals ingest or inhale this oil, they are often infected or killed. They also pollute bodies of water and contaminate human water resources. Toxic substances in the oil cause extensive damage to the ecosystem and food chains. They also have a significant influence on the economic industries. Oil spills mean that there’s less gas and petroleum available for public use. There’s always the cost of cleaning the spill, which may require outside or expensive assistance. The tourism industry also takes a hit, especially in usually popular areas, such as Florida beaches. The once beautiful attractions become ugly and gross, covered in dead animals and tarballs - balls of oil. This prevents recreational activities such as parasailing, swimming, rafting, etc. This thereby ruins the businesses that run the activities and the tourism industries, hurting the economic status of the state or country. However, there are many solutions, including preventative, preparedness, and cleanup methods. Preventative methods start at the initial building of the equipment that will later produce, hold, and transport oil. Proper training on how to conduct oil procedures should also be enforced for the employees who will later have to handle oil. These measures decrease the likelihood of an oil spill happening later. Preparedness