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Animals can be poisoned or suffer internal damage from ingesting oil. Effects include ulcers and damage to red blood cells, kidneys, liver and to the immune system. Oil vapors can injure to eyes and lungs, and can be particularly hazardous while new oil is still coming to the surface and vapors are evaporating. If vapors are severe enough, marine mammals may become "sleepy" and drown.
Oil can also cause effects 'up' the food chain, such as when an organism higher on the food chain eat a number of oil-infected animals. For example, reproduction in bald eaglesdecreased after the eagles ate animals infected by oil after the Exxon Valdez spill.
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How oil spills pollute the water?
Oil spills contaminate the sea and the fish die along with sea birds.
Can oil spills happen on fishing boats?
only if the fish boat is carrying oil
What has the author Brenda L Norcross written?
Brenda L. Norcross has written: 'Injury to larval fish in Prince William Sound' -- subject(s): Fishes, Larvae, Environmental aspects of Oil spills, Effect of oil spills on, Oil spills, Oil spills and wildlife
Do oil spills kill fish?
it blocks oxygen supply to fishes .
When did the blob fish get endangered?
Oil spills. And other people causes
Why are oil spills bad for the ocean?
the oil killed quite alot of animals especially fish because the got alot of oil in their gills wich they breath through also animals such as sea otters couldn't feed because theire favorite was sea porcupines wich are just like spikey balls that are purple well they couldn't get those since they live on the sea floor it was hard for the sea otters to see and alot of times dried up spikey oil clumps were mistaken for the sea porcupines and sea otters just fed on those
Do great white sharks die by oil spills?
yes! If a fish can die so can a shark.....
What are some slogans for oil spills?
Fix your tankers, not enrich your bankers. If you spill...You will KILL! Oil and water don't mix. Oil is for engines, not fish. Our fish don't need your oil. Keep water out of your crankcase, and oil out of the ocean.
How do you clean oil spills on Fish World on Facebook?
All you need to do is click on the spill and it will go away.
Does drilling for oil create oil spills?
It can definitely contribute to oil spills.
If the oil spills in the Atlantic ocean is it safe to eat fish in the bay?
i think now its safe to eat fish just don't eat hammerhead.^^
Which two threats are physical threats?
Sponge eating fish which are like coral eating fish, and oil spills like the one in the gulf of Mexico
