BP Oil Spill - Oil Spill Commission Staff Working Paper No. 6
Oil Spill in Canada
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Oil Spills in Canada
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Oil spills ?● Oil spill is accidental or intentional release of liquid petroleum hydrocarbon into the ocean or coastal due to human activity mainly.
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Effects of Oil Spills●Effects entire marine life.
●Blocks entrance of oxygen in water.
●Oil disturbs habitat of sea animals.
●Sea turtles, birds, whales, fish, otters and other animals can become oil-soaked and die.
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●Fishes hatch with twisted spines and deformed hearts.
●Effects the food web when oil reaches sea bed.
●Natural recovery process may require upto 10 years.
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●Oil spills causes damages to flora and fauna.
●Oil can lead to air pollution. Oil can lead to acid rain.
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Oil spill in Canada
●In Alberta a pipeline spilled 60,000 litres of crude oil.
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Preventions● Double-hulling-build double hulls into vessels,which reduces the
risk and severity of a spill in case of a collision or grounding. Existing single-hull vessel can also be rebuilt to have a double hull.
● Secondary containment-methods to prevent releases of oil or hydrocarbons into environment.
● Blowout preventer.
● Well castings.
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Conclusion● Most oil spills and most serious accidents
are caused human error, so this can be redused if one takes extreme precautions and proper safety assessments.
● Focusing on many techniques such as blowout preventer and well casting can contain the oil spill.
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