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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 13y agoSimply, oil spills into the ocean from either a leak at a refinery, a breach in the equipment on an ocean oil rig, or from a leak in a ship carrying oil.
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What are the enviormental hazards of oil?
If it spills then spreds that pollutes the oceans.
What problems do the oceans have?
Overfishing, plastiki, oil spills, and much more.
How can your oceans be polluted?
waste being dumped, oil spills, sewage pumped into it..... :)
Is the dolphins food source affected by the oil spill?
Yes. Just about everything in the oceans are affected by the oil spills.
How do most oil spills occur?
by accident
How are cows affected by oil spills?
Oil spills occur around the world, so many types of animals and plant life can be affected. Oil spills can occur on land and in the oceans. But I could not find any case where cows had been affected. Most common is environmental damage to marine life due to pipeline breaks, tanker accidents, production platform accidents and drilling rig accidents.
Which oil spills were the most damaging to the environment?
The Kuwait Oil fires were likely the most environmentally damaging oil spills. It amounted to a total of at least 136,000 tons of crude oil spilled. It was the largest oil spill recorded yet.
What is and pollution?
Pollution is when people put gross stuff in lakes rivers and oceans but this would not happen if there were so much oil spills.
Does drilling for oil create oil spills?
It can definitely contribute to oil spills.
Where do most oil spills occur?
In the Gulf of Mexico.
What part of the world is most impact of oil spills?
cargo
How do people adapt to oil spills?
By seeing a lot of oil spills
