The topic I chose to write about is the effects of an oil spill on an environment and ecosystems. When this event occurs it is very devastating and it impacts entire ecosystems of the affected areas. Oil spills are very dangerous and can wipe out species from the areas it affects, large numbers of wildlife like fish, seals, whales, plankton, crabs, and birds are killed during this event. The entire ecosystem is change forever and it will never go back to the same. Oils spills can cover up large areas of land with black tar that is very difficult to clean up; if this happens out at sea the tar stretches into a thin slick that stretches out for miles until it hits land.
The cause? The process of Hydraulic Fracturing - Fracking for short. Fracking is a process that big companies such as BP, Halliburton and Warwick Energy use to withdraw Natural Gases and Oils from rocks. The process includes drilling a deep well and infusing gallons of toxic fracking fluid, at high pressure, causing the rocks to fracture and release the oils or gases. However, the UK’s Environmental Agency found flow-back fluid from a Lancashire fracking site contained “notably high levels of sodium, bromide and iron, as well as higher values of lead”.
It is a problem because the level of water population we have now can kill the animals within the water. Some of these animals we use to feed many people, so it messes with our own food supply. If this is not stopped people may kill off all oceans and the very food supply we need. This would leave many people, who eat fish, to stare, if fish was there main means of food. Recently people, or human activities have contributed to this problem because not only are we still dumping, we are also still drilling in these water sources.
However, the oil drilling also contributes to environmental degradation in a variety of ways (Defenders of Wildlife, 1). They have a tremendous impact on the water, ocean floor, air quality and marine ecosystems. The dangers of deep sea drilling are evident through the years; this is especially in the case of exploration of oil below the depths of 200 meters; the situation worsens due to recent occurrences. The decline in global oil reserves facilitates the discovery and exploitation of many sources on the seabed. The evident rise in the price of oil worldwide increases the determination of companies in seeking more sources of oil.
Recent scientific studies have found that the fish developed gross deformities such as extra fins, or suffered from retarded development. Wildlife was also affected as thousands of birds and otters were killed as a direct result of the spill. When oil sticks to a bird's feathers, it causes them to mat and separate, impairing waterproofing and exposing the animal's sensitive skin to extremes temperatures. This led to many oil-soaked birds losing
The immediate effect of the Oil spill impacted the wildlife which included oil-coated birds (Ducks) and sea turtles. “In-situ burning oil” (the burning of oil in a contained area on the surface of the water) was used as a method for the treatment of the oil spill which negatively impacted the environment. Hence, the Bp Oil spill negatively impacted many components of the environment and other factors, making it the largest disaster in American history. The Bp Oil Spill crisis occurred due to the company’s negligence bringing awareness to the disastrous impacts it has cause on different industries. The Bp Oil Spill greatly impacted the environment teaching the companies to strengthen the approach to preparedness and response planning.
This pollution has since affected their health and has resulted into more cancer deaths, miscarriages, defects in births, dying of livestock and the sick fish. The attempts to solve the problem and prosecute those involved have proven futile since the county‘s judicial system is marred by corruption. The company was required to clean up its mess and pay for the damages. The toxic waste dumped in the area is believed to be of an estimate of 18 billion gallons, and its remains are still present to date.The company that took over the ownership from Texaco was later ordered to pay eighteen billion dollars for the damages. This was to act as the reparations for the
In today’s society, the environmental issues that appear on television the most include overpopulation, air pollution, climate change, and water pollution. In this essay, I would like to focus on an aspect of water pollution that has been overlooked by the general public. This lurking environmental danger in the ocean is called a Dead Zone. In Tom Levitt’s article for CNN, Levitt writes: “Aquatic "dead zones" are a tragic illustration of human beings' negative impact on the world's oceans. They are areas so overloaded with pollutants that they have difficulty sustaining any life.” Dead Zones are created by fertilizer and pollution run off from our very own backyards.
You should always get vaccinated and always use safe methods of cooking and preparing food. It is also vital to maintain good personal hygiene as not doing so can lead to the spread of infection, regularly change clothing and regularly wash body as well as you using fresh PPE for different tasks. There are 4 main types of infection and many ways in which they can enter the body. The four main types of infection: Bacteria - are small single-celled life forms that reproduce quickly and are capable of causing disease. Bacterial infections can usually be treated with anti-biotics however some types of bacteria can form a protective spore which can make them more resistant to heat and chemicals.
It is also important for humans to take all preventative actions to prevent flooding by using the proper damns and levees to prevent these disasters from happening. It is also important for humans to try and control the amounts of water that is used on a daily basis by taking shorter showers, flushing the toilet less, and also limiting irrigation methods for food growth to an absolute minimum. These are the sort of topics that will be covered throughout this paper to teach the readers the best possible ways of preventing overuse of water, causing natural disasters that pollute the freshwater, and protecting the freshwater so that the water cycle can do the job it is intended on doing. The Water Cycle The water cycle is the process in which the earth naturally recycles the water making it possible for the world to keep the levels of freshwater needed for survival. This cycle starts by using the heat to evaporate the water sources all over the world causing the water steam to reach the clouds in the atmosphere.