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Can a habitat be restored to its original condition after an oil spill?
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∙ 15y ago
This is a question of quality not of measurement. So a thought experiment is called for:
Assume you have insured a painting for replacement or market value - you really like the painting (it was painted by your great grandmother and passed to your granny and your mom and to you) so when it gets burned up you opt for replacement rather than a cash settlement. The insurance company duplicates the canvas, the composition of the paints, and even the brush strokes of the artist. They age it - flyspecks and cracks and all. Then they give it to you.
Have they returned the original painting to you?
Most folks will say no. It looks the same, feels the same and smells the same. Bit it is not the same. It is a duplicate, a sham, a copy of the real thing.
The environment is the same. You can clean up an oil spill, remove the stains, restore the chemistry and biochemistry, replace the fish and crabs and algae, and fix the landscaping so before and after photos are identical. But is not the same. It is not original.
However, in life sometimes close is as good as you'll ever get. Five generations from now who will know the difference.
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What effects does the oil spill have on the envioment?
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What has the author Mark G Carls written?
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