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Oil spills are notoriously hard to ignite as the cold ocean water keeps the oil below the ignition temperature. In oil removal operations where oil is to be burned of it is necessary to sink ceramic balls into the oil to float on the water to insulate the oil from the cold.
If an oil spill were to ignite and this was not desirable fire boats could spray water mist onto the flame base to cool the oil and douse the fire.
More likely the fire. would be allowed to burn itaelf out
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What happens when a great white dies?
people spill kemicles into the ocean and then it pilutes the shars and the water and all the animals in the ocean
What would happen to the ocean food chain if there was a oil spill?
If there was a oil spill the entire ocean ecosystem would be at risk.
What causes people to put oil in the ocean?
They don't mean to, its an oil SPILL, like it spilled, not on purpose.
What ocean did the oil spill hit?
well....... the oil spill hit the gulf of Mexico
What ocean had the oil spill?
The gulf of mexcio
Can people swim in the ocean where there is an oil spill washing ashore?
yes if you want to die a slow death
What is the worst ocean oil spill in known history?
The BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
How do you get oil spill in the ocean?
It could spill out of a tanker (Exxon Valdez), it could be from a wrecked oil derrick (BP Gulf Oil Spill).
Was there any oil spill in the Pacific Ocean?
Yes, there is. (:
How can a small oil spill in the ocean be naturally cleaned up answers?
the bacteria in the ocean
What would be the clean-up costs for an oil spill in water?
It would depend on the extent of the oil spill. If it is a major spill in the ocean then it would cost a bomb.
Which ocean is being polluted with oil?
The spill is in the Gulf of Mexico, which is a body of water off the Atlantic ocean.
