How it impacts the ecosystem
What could an oil spill cause what would it do to the stuff around it?
If there is an oil spill near a beach it can make it unsafe it would make some of the water polluted. Making it unsafe for people and animals and oil spills make sea food unsafe and poisonous.
What lead response agency responds to oil spills in coastal waters and deepwater ports?
U.S coast guard.
What is an oil absorbent called?
Its called Sorbents
How did BP's deepwater horizon happen?
After a surge of natural gas blasted through a cement well cap that had recently been installed to seal a drilled well.
What would happen to the environment because of an oil spill?
It could kill the animals in the polluted water and mess up the environment.
What does EPA’s oil spill prevention program include?
The spill prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC), the Facility Response Plan (FRP) rules.
How do they get rid of freshly spilled oil?
Booms and skimmers
How much oil was spilled in the top 3 biggest oil spills?
866 million gallons of oil.
What is something else an oil spill could cause?
If there are fur-bearing animals around the oil spill if it's close to land it could make the fur fall off those animals. Or give diseases to the fish and other animals around.
If an oil spill happens the main objective is to?
Stop the flow of the oil
What's the most common way they clean the oil up?
Dispersants
What was the biggest oil spill?
Persian gulf war oil spill, 520 gallons were lost.
What could cause an oil spill?
Depending on the circumstances oil spills can be very dangerous to the life around them. If they don't get cleaned up the oil can poison the water around it.
We have stuff put in place so that we can clean up as well what is the thing that helps break up oil into tiny drops that dilute the water?
Dispersants
How would leaving the oil alone help clean it?
Naturally strong winds, currents, and wave action help break up the oil.
How many juvenile and adult sea turtles died in the bp deepwater horizon oil spill?
4,900-7,600 adult sea turtles and between 56,000-166,000 small juvenile sea turtles.