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This is a very good question. The answer is definitely yes. In fact, any oil spill (on land or in the ocean) from a well is likely to give off large amounts of gas, and not only can pollute the air but can be deadly to the rig crew in close proximity to the rig. Fortunately, the gas in the BP spill did not contain high concentrations of hydrogen sulfide.
The methane in natural gas is a greenhouse gas as provided in the related link. Usually more attention is given to CO2 because much more CO2 is given off than methane.
Both BP and NOAA are independently taking samples of the air. The various investigations will need to identify the quantity of natural gas that has been released due to the spill and how it affects global warming.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 14y agoNo, Oil is hydrophobic therefore it can't interact with water on a molecular level. Ethanol (E-85) on the other hand is hydrophilic and is polluting every water source in the world
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How can a human hurt a pangolin?
By polluting the waters like dumping oil and garbage into the oceans.
How can the oceans be saved?
You can stop polluting and dropping chemicals and junk in there.
What are thigs that affect a tide pool?
People have been polluting in the oceans and that has gotten into the tide pools.
How are non-point pollutin and pollution sources related to watershed run-off?
The bacteria biuld up in the water is being released into our ocean water and polluting the oceans and the lands. The bacteria biuld up in the water is being released into our ocean water and polluting the oceans and the lands.
What human activities might increase th green house effect?
using vehicles as transportation, polluting wastes on land and in oceans, forest fires, burning coal and oil, electricity generation, agricultural and industrial practices
What can people do to prevent changes to earth's natural cycles?
You can stop by not polluting thewater in ponds, lakes, beaches, or oceans.
Name all the effects to environment due to factory?
Atom-bombs nuclearfactories, wastes been thrown to the oceans. More are burning down forest's ,wasting tree's polluting. Also wasting oil spilling gasoline and not recycling.
Are there ways you can help polar bears?
stop polluting. spilling oil. oil drilling. and hunting.
How do you preserve nature so animals can survive?
stop using fossil fuels and stop deforestation. stop polluting the oceans
Will BP oil spill effect Alabama?
Yes. Oil has come ashore Alabama and is polluting its shoreline.
How oceans threatened?
Oceans are threatened by oil digging and endangered animals.
How can we prevent oil from polluting soil?
simple dont let it touch the soil
