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Oil spills can have detrimental effects on animals and plants. The oil coats the feathers or fur of animals, impairing their ability to fly, swim, or move. It can also disrupt the balance of marine ecosystems by killing or contaminating fish, shellfish, and other aquatic organisms. Plants near the spill area can die due to the toxic substances present in the oil.
Oil Spills: The One Spill To Fuss About
high cleanup costs, death of plants and animals, and damage to fishing economies
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Oil Spills: The One Spill To Fuss About
Some of the environmental effects that can occur when obtaining energy sources include spills that leak into other natural resources. If an oil platform explodes, it may leak crude oil into ocean or seawater and kill aquatic animals.
The effects pollution has on mankind are: breathing problems, irritation to the eyes, ears, and throat. Oil spills can kill animals and plants. Air pollution corrodes and discolours buildings. Smog can reduce the process of photosynthesis.
When oil is spilt it gets on animal of all kinds, they breath it and drink it in their water. The small food plants or small animals that larger animals eat get covered in it, then become sick, and then they are eaten by larger animals. Any animal hunting or trying to feed around it will become covered and can drown, or suffocate They can be blinded, their lungs damaged, and if they ingest too much their internal organs will not recover even if they are rescued. There are organizations that try to help save animals from such spills. But oil spills have devastating effects on the animals that come in contact with it, plus the environment suffers too.
about 500 each year since it destroys aquatic life
That the plants would be dead
Oil can kill millions of animals and plants. Oil spills need to be cleaned up as quickly as possible.
pollution, oil spills, endangered animals, etc