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Yes, oil spills can affect marine life very much! It is sad to think about how much an oil spill can kill.

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Q: Do oils spills affect marine life?
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How do oil spills affect people living food and water?

People can be killed or get sick from the oils in their drinking water.


Why are oil spills bad thing?

oil spills are bad becaus they can kill animals and the oils are harmful to people


What are things that cause waterpollution?

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How are chemical reactions used to remediate environments affected by chemical spills?

Chemical reactions can be used to remediate environments affected by chemical spills by simplifying the process of clean up. For example, oil spill clean up uses chemical agents that break down the oils and make it easier to clean up from the coast and marine animals who have been affected.


How did oils spills begin?

because some idiot wasent doing his job and was probebly slacking on the job


What has the author B E Bailey written?

B. E. Bailey has written: 'Marine oils, with particular reference to those of Canada' -- subject(s): Marine animal oils


Do spilt oils affect the land?

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How does an oil spill form?

It forms when huge ships call tankers transport oils to the factories and then it bump or crash into a rock or ice. the oils from the ship spills into the ocean leading to an oil spill


What does the animal and marine fats and oils industry specialize in?

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What can man do to prevent oil spills?

by being careful not to spill ant oils anywhere, otherwise you'll risk alot of animals lives.