Oil pollution
- Created by: hannah kingham
- Created on: 25-11-15 12:29
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- Oil Pollution
- Causes
- leaked/ discarded lubricating oil
- machine oil washed into drains
- Ship oil tankers are washed out and the water is dumped
- tanker accidents at sea
- fuel will cause pollution if ship sinks etc.
- accidental spillage from pipeline etc
- leakage during extraction etc
- Effects
- Smothers shore life like seaweed
- seabirds could be coated in oil and drown
- in milder causes, the birds will lose waterproofing features so die of hypothermia
- oil that is swallowed will hinder digestion
- mild oiling may cause birds to preen their feathers more so spend less time on collecting food etc
- thin layer of oil on water will prevent oxygen from air dissolving
- animals which use their sense of smell for food and mates may have difficultly deu to oil smell
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