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Surface Of The Water Spilled Oil
1,763 wordsWhen it comes to mixing oil and water, oceans suffer from far more than an occasional devastating spill. Disasters make headlines, but hundreds of millions of gallons of oil quietly end up in the seas every year, mostly from non-accidental sources Large spills -- even though a relatively minor source of ocean oil pollution -- can be devastating. The same amount of oil can do more damage in some areas than others. Coral reefs and mangroves are more sensitive to oil than sandy beaches or sea-grass...
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Prince William Sound Christian Science Monitor
1,783 wordsOn March 24, 1989 at 4 minutes past midnight, the oil tanker Exxon Valdez struck a reef in Alaska's breath-taking Prince William Sound. Instantaneously, the quiet waters of the sound became a sea of black. "We " ve fetched up - ah - hard aground north of Goose Island off Bligh Reef, and - ah - evidently leaking some oil, " Joseph Hazelwood, captain of the ship, radioed the Coast Guard Marine Safety Office back in Valdez. That "some oil" turned out to be a total of 11, 000, 000 gallons of crude o...
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Surface Of The Water Oil Spills
2,730 wordsOil Spill It was a dark and foggy night and a tanker carrying 1 million gallons of crude oil collided with a merchant ship. The result is that the hull of the tanker was ruptured and 70 % of the oil carried spills into the sea... The use of oil is very important to todays society. We use it to do many things. There are benefits of oil such as the use of fuel, jobs for people, and plastics. There are also impacts of the oil industry on people and the environment such as oil spills, and pollution....
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Billions Of Dollars Persian Gulf
726 wordsThe Gulf War On the 2 nd of August 1990, Iraq invaded Kuwait. Millions of trees, wildlife, marine life, humans and the environment in general, were destroyed. This invasion, was called the GULF WAR. The social, environmental and economic impacts will be felt for years. The Gulf War was a major environmental disaster. Wildlife and their habitat was destroyed both in Iraq and Kuwait. Grass, soil and trees were destroyed by bombing, oily particles (which was from the numerous fires, resulting in ac...
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Long Term Effects Short Term Effects
886 wordsDuring recent years, the public has become increasingly aware of the hazards of oil spills. Photographs and vivid descriptions of oil-soaked birds floundering on oil covered shores have become routine coverage by the news and media. Oil spillage has become an increasing problem with the advent of offshore drilling and the transport of petroleum in large tankers. The extent and effects of oil pollution are of great concern to the world today. A recent study estimated that the amount of oil spille...
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