BP Oil Spill

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The Gulf of Mexico is the #1 breeding area in the world for sharks. It might decrease population of sharks. Many fish will die. Some endangered species will become even rarer, and some species on the edge of endangerment will now be listed on the "Endangered Species List,".

There is a picture of the oil spill on the Related Links section.

High B.P. is more dangerous as we cannot prevent it like low B.P. If we have low B. P. we can prevent it by taking more salt contains. But high B.P. cannot be prevented by anything however there's a fewer chances by yoga but it cannot prevent totally. When B.P. becomes high our arteries burst and there's a chance for heart attack. So, high B. P. is dangerous than low B. P.

The MT Haven was a oil tanker accident in 1991. I have include two links on the accident. You may see some similarities between the BP oil spill and the Haven accident, as there was loss of life and environmental damage. The MT Haven accident occurred only seven miles from Genoa (much closer than the BP Oil spill, approximately 48 miles from the coast).

The owners of the tanker were charged with manslaughter, but the court acquitted them. The verdict, as stated in the media report, was quite controversial as environmental groups wanted the owners to go to jail.

My thoughts. Tanker safety is an international concern. Safety and environmental standards are harder to enforce. Their owners may not have the resources to effectively clean up spills. Fortunately, spills are limited to the capacity of the tanker and in terms of volumes spilled, offshore platforms have the potential to spill many times higher volumes than tankers.

A final thought is the owners of the MT Haven were charged with negligence, but it could not be proven in court. BP has been charged with gross negligence but this must be proved in court before civil penalties (fines) can be levied, if they are found guilty. It will be a long time before we know the outcome.

Cause it affects the environment.

It has killed many animals and has poluted the ocean alot!

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When you get oil on your cloths, you need to put dish soap on it right away and scrub it out.

Narcissists are addicted to narcissistic suppy.

Narcissistic Supply (NS) includes attention, fame, notoriety, adulation, fear, applause, approval. It is a mixed bag. If the narcissist gets attention -- positive or negative -- it constitutes NS. If he can manipulate people or influence them -- positively or negatively -- it qualifies as NS.

Even quarrelling with people constitutes NS. Perhaps not the fighting itself -- but the ability to influence other people, to induce feelings in them, to manipulate them emotionally, to make them do something or refrain from doing it.

Based on my book "Malignant Self Love - Narcissism Revisited"

(c) 2003 Lidija Rangelovska Narcissus Publications

Scrod (or schrod) is not actually a specific type of fish, but rather a generic term for a young (2-lb or less) cod or, less frequently, haddock, split and deboned for cooking as the catch of the day. It is a staple in many Massachusetts, Connecticut, Maine and Rhode Island seafood and fish markets, but is rarely found outside New England and New York.

The BP oil spill is approximately 48 miles from the closest shore line around RedFish Bay, New Orleans.

The BP oil spill is approximately 130 miles from New Orleans.

Coordinates:

Oil Spill (28.73667,-88.38716)

RedFish Bay ~ (29.101, -89.064)

New Orleans (29.954 -90.075)

BP has not paid any fine for the gulf oil spill. In the future they may be forced to pay for the damages caused by the oil spill. It will be decided by judges in court.

If BP had spilled oil in the Gulf, then it would be required to pay a fine. However, this was an accident, so it is first necessary to determine whose fault it is that the accident occurred, and then what was the value of the damage from the spill.

Both individuals and the US government agencies are preparing to sue BP in court. In the case of individuals, these cases will most likely be consolidated into class-action lawsuits, representing many individual claims.

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No, coconut oil does not prevent pregnancy or cause abortion.

Most cloth covered sofas can be cleaned by gently rubbing or brushing with a little kitchen detergent in water. Don't use too much water, or detergent. Start with just a little bit and see how you go. If it is successful, then do it all.

(1) Leave the oil alone so that it breaks down by natural means. If there is no possibility of the oil polluting coastal regions or marine industries, the best method is to leave it to disperse by natural means. A combination of wind, sun, current, and wave action will rapidly disperse and evaporate most oils. Light oils will disperse more quickly than heavy oils.

(2) Contain the spill with booms and collect it from the water surface using skimmer equipment. Spilt oil floats on water and initially forms a slick that is a few millimeters thick. There are various types of booms that can be used either to surround and isolate a slick, or to block the passage of a slick to vulnerable areas such as the intake of a desalination plant or fish-farm pens or other sensitive locations. Boom types vary from inflatable neoprene tubes to solid, but buoyant material. Most rise up about a meter above the water line. Some are designed to sit flush on tidal flats while others are applicable to deeper water and have skirts which hang down about a meter below the waterline. Skimmers float across the top of the slick contained within the boom and suck or scoop the oil into storage tanks on nearby vessels or on the shore. However, booms and skimmers are less effective when deployed in high winds and high seas.

(3) Use dispersants to break up the oil and speed its natural biodegradation. Dispersants act by reducing the surface tension that stops oil and water from mixing. Small droplets of oil are then formed, which helps promote rapid dilution of the oil by water movements. The formation of droplets also increases the oil surface area, thus increasing the exposure to natural evaporation and bacterial action. Dispersants are most effective when used within an hour or two of the initial spill. However, they are not appropriate for all oils and all locations. Successful dispersion of oil through the water column can affect marine organisms like deep-water corals and sea grass. It can also cause oil to be temporarily accumulated by subtidal seafood. Decisions on whether or not to use dispersants to combat an oil spill must be made in each individual case. The decision will take into account the time since the spill, the weather conditions, the particular environment involved, and the type of oil that has been spilt.

(4) Introduce biological agents to the spill to hasten biodegradation. Most of the components of oil washed up along a shoreline can be broken down by bacteria and other microorganisms into harmless substances such as fatty acids and carbon dioxide. This action is called biodegradation. The natural process can be speeded up by the addition of fertilizing nutrients like nitrogen and phosphorous, which stimulate growth of the microorganisms concerned. However the effectiveness of this technique depends on factors such as whether the ground treated has sand or pebbles and whether the fertilizer is water soluble or applied in pellet or liquid form.

Contractors use it around construction projects to keep the loose soil from washing away. It's a plastic mesh.

it can cause the Eco system to change by affecting the fish and other under water things. by fish dying we might not have a lot of fish to eat and i will not be good to swim in the water

hope this helped :)also because the fish's can be able o change gender,from male to female so they will actually think that they are male but they are female.

It affected the economy because the water was full of poo and pee and not a lot of the people in the economy like pee and poo so they got really angry and they said: i hate this pee and poo! so the economy was really angry! thats how it affected the economy...

The pressure in the newly installed cap is not as high and consistant as it has been expected to be and there are fears of a leak somewhere along the pipe on the ocean floor, so the test has been extended to double check for no leaks and be safe rather than sorry.

• People drop cigarette butts in the street. Rain washes them into drains, which run into rivers and finally to the ocean.
• Factories put toxic chemicals into rivers …
• Cars drop oil on roadways. Rain washes this into streams and rivers …
• Street litter like plastic bags and bottles get caught in a rainstorm and down the drains …
• Ocean fishers throw their tangled nets overboard.
• Ships throw their rubbish and sewage into the oceans.
• Oil tankers make foolish mistakes and break up on rocks, spilling their cargo.

the hydrocarbon constitution of the oil and the biodiversity present over there will seriously affect the spill.

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