The release of a liquid petroleum hydrocarbon also known as an oil spill has a large negative effect on the ocean. Oil is commonly used by individuals however often oil can be a problem to organisms and their inhabitants. Oils spills are a form of pollution and there are various sources of oil in bodies of water. There are several scientific solutions for oil spills, as well as possible ways to prevent this harmful pollution. In 2010 ,172 million gallons of oil spilled from a whole on the ocean bed in the Gulf of Mexico.
Because of the devastation of hurricane Katrina many of the United States oil refineries were damaged, causing a decrease in gas supply. The damage to the oil refineries cause them to be shut down. With many of the United States oil refineries shut down, the supply of crude oil was effect and that is what caused an increase in gas prices. Hurricane Katrina resulted in an immediate loss of nearly 1.5 million barrels a day of crude oil from the
The production of these toxic-filled substances continues to lead the human race on a path of natural destruction; with thousands of animal sea-life dying annually from plastic consumption. It's time we wake up to the fact that our oceans are in need of critical help. How did the plastic get into our oceans to begin with? The oceans are enormous but they are not infinite. Today, as in the past, oceans are being treated as giant disposal areas for all types of refuse (plastics, tins, bottles etc.)
Reducing ground water levels will have consequences on the wider ecosystem and it will affect wetlands. Drilling in the Gulf of Mexico could damage the sea bed and even destroy ecosystems not even discovered yet. Also conflict over who will get the oil in the Arctic will be in dispute and will most likely be economically costly and large social conflicts with tribesmen there and
c. These pollution decline beluga’s immune system, get disease easily that linked to low birth rates of belugas which have lived in the St. Lawrence River. d. Some oil explorations such as BP oil spill destroy belugas’ habitats, too. EFFECTS of the issue. Because of these predators, humans,
The ocean dwellers are virtually helpless, and they will ultimately have to suffer the consequences that have been created mainly by humans. Over the past few years there has been a significant change in marine life. Coral reefs are becoming endangered due to high carbon dioxide levels and effects of warming. Large predators, small fish, and other organisms make their homes in coral reefs. A process called mass bleaching has also become a danger to coral reefs.
October 9, 2012 “Great Pacific Garbage Patch” Today’s society is facing a big problem with pollution, probably when we talk about pollution you just think about air pollution. But Captain. Charles Moore of the Algalita Marine Research Foundation discovered the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. The Pacific Garbage is an endless floating waste of plastic trash, that is killing many sea animals and underwater vegetation, but Captain Moore mission is to draw attention to the growing, and choking problem of plastic debris in our seas. The Great Pacific Patch stretch for hundreds of miles across the Pacific Ocean, basically the North part is forming a floating junkyard.
Oil spills have a number of effects on the environment and economy. On a basic level, oil will damage waterways, marine life and plants and animals on the land. An oil spill can also ruin the infrastructure and economy of a particular area with the long-term effects being felt for generations. Cleaning an oil spill is very expensive and the costs get spread to government agencies, non-profits, and the oil transport company itself. There is no set science for an oil spill clean-up.
Oil spills in this area would be extremely damaging because toxins from the oil remain in cold water for a longer period of time. The oil would also concentrate in the locations that provide breathing holes and congregations spots for these mammals. The toxins from an oil spill would stay in these marine mammals and have harmful effects on the related food chain when they are preyed and scavenged upon. The noise and disruption that would result from drilling would disrupt the navigation patterns and social interactions of these mammals. Out of all the marine mammals that would be affected, the bowhead whale would feel the worst affects of drilling.
Factories create equipment that destroys species in the ocean. When these species are destroyed the food chain is ruined and this threatens the ocean. Over Fishing is also harming the ocean. Entire populations of fish are being killed. Over fishing occurs when there are more fish caught than fish in the ocean to sustain fish stock.