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How oil spills pollute the water?
Oil spills contaminate the sea and the fish die along with sea birds.
How does an oil spill connect with concept of density?
since oil is less dense than water, it floats on top of it. This makes it so much easier to clean. Imagine if oil was denser than water, and all the oil sank to the bottom of the water! Oils spills would be horribly difficult to clean up. That is how oil spills are connected to the concept of density.
What are main sources of water pollution?
Oil Spills.
Do oil spills on occur in water?
It can occur on top of the water or under water.
How does oil spills affect the 4 spheres atmosphere biosphere hydrosphere and lithosphere?
Oil spills can have detrimental effects on all four spheres. In the atmosphere, oil spills can release harmful volatile compounds when the oil evaporates. In the biosphere, oil spills can harm marine and terrestrial life through direct contact and ingestion of oil. In the hydrosphere, oil spills can contaminate water bodies, affecting aquatic ecosystems and water quality. In the lithosphere, oil spills can result in soil contamination, impacting plant growth and overall ecosystem health.
What is oil spoil?
oil spill is when a boat or something else spills oil in the water or in the forests.a lot of oil spills happen when people drill for oil or when there's a leak somewhere they keep oil.
Do oil spills evaporate in salt water?
Not entirely. The oil that spilled in the gulf coast will change in composition with time, due to evaporation and biological processes. It may exist the well head as a light oil and wash up later on beaches as an oil emulsion, or tar balls with a much higher viscosity.
How many shallow water drilling oil spills have occurred?
The number is not known or at least not published. The total number is spills from oil oil platforms is known and accounts for a very small percentage of all oil dumped or leaked into our waters. The number of spills is known: The Gulf of Mexico (267 spills) The northeastern U.S. (140 spills) The Mediterranean Sea (127 spills) The Persian Gulf (108 spills) The North Sea (75 spills) Japan (60 spills) Baltic Sea (52 spills) United Kingdom and English Channel (49 spills) Malaysia and Singapore (39 spills) The west coast of France and north and west coasts of Spain (33 spills) Korea (32 spills) The vast bulk are shallow spills and very few leak much oil. There are certainly exceptions but shallow oil drilling gives us far easier solutions to the situations then deep water does. The vast bulk of oil spilled into our waters is from permanent fixtures and sites. Pipelines are one example.
Do oils spills affect marine life?
Yes, oil spills can affect marine life very much! It is sad to think about how much an oil spill can kill.
What has the author Elisabeth Bernaerts written?
Elisabeth Bernaerts has written: 'Olie in zee' -- subject(s): Environmental aspects of Oil spills, Law and legislation, Oil pollution of water, Oil spills, Pollution, Water
Do oil spills affect your drinking water?
no, as all water is filtered thoroughly.
What is the cause of water pollution in the middle east?
Oil spills
