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it has to be cleaned up quickly because it wil stick to the surface and would be hard to clean up and could be a danger hazard.
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How do oil spills effect the environment?
Oil can kill millions of animals and plants. Oil spills need to be cleaned up as quickly as possible.
What can oil spills do?
Oil spills can damage many things. One oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico killed a lot of sea life. All the rescued animals were cleaned, but out of around 700 animals they saved, only 200 survived.
How are birds and other ocean wildlife cleaned after oil spills in the ocean?
Im not a master at this subject, but people have used bacteria to break down oil into safer substances. As for birds, I believe that if they are lucky enough to be found, they can be cleaned of oil
What are they doing to stop oil spills in antarctica?
Oil spills are not a phenomenon on Antarctica. There are fuel spill accidents, which are cleaned up immediately and logged. There are no commercial ventures on earth south of 60 degrees S, per the Antarctic Treaty, so there is no oil drilling that could cause an 'oil spill'.
Does drilling for oil create oil spills?
It can definitely contribute to oil spills.
Can fire be started by oil?
Yes. More correctly, oil can catch fire if it is hot enough or there is an ignition source and there is sufficient oxygen. Interestingly, most oil spills are not accompanied by fires. Many spills are small, and quickly brought under control.
How do people adapt to oil spills?
By seeing a lot of oil spills
What might be a negative affect of using soap to cleanup oil spills?
When you squirt a drop of dishsoap into the oil spill, the oil will move away quickly, but eventually, the oil will spread back.
Does caboolture river have oil spills often?
yes caboolture river has oil spills all the time it is very common for its oil spills
What is the environment of Ecuador?
There is deforestation going on in Ecuador and oil spills are very dangerous there. Many spills kill animals and affect thousands of human beings. Oil spills also damage the rainforests which causes the deforestation. Deforestation is also caused by large forest fires which spread very quickly on land.
How many oil spills have there been in the world?
About 125 known major oil spills.
What is the disadvantage about oil?
oil spills
