Oil Spills Impacts
Marine animals coated in oil can develop this temperature-related condition
What is hypothermia?
Plastic pollution hurts this industry by removing marine life that people catch and sell
What are fisheries?
This Federal US Agency, which Trump threaten to cut by 31% during his first term, aims is to protect human health and the environment
The United States has chosen NOT to attend this summit about climate change and protecting the environment
What is COP30?
What are ships?
Besides hypothermia, oil can poison marine animals and often lead to this outcome
What is death?
These large areas of floating trash disrupt ecosystems and displace marine life
What are garbage patches?
This law is one of the Main US tools to prevent water pollution, including oil spills
What is the Clean Water Act?
This developing international agreement aims to address plastic pollution on a global scale
What is the Global Plastics Treaty?
Aside from environmental, Oil spills have this type of impact due to affecting jobs and income
What is economic impact?
Oil spills can cause this to happen to coral reefs
What is Damage/harm
Microplastic toxins can damage these two systems of the human body
What are the reproductive and immune systems?
This law helps prevent pollution from ships and implements parts of MARPOL
What is the Act to Prevent Pollution from ships (APPS)?
This convention helps control dumping of waste, including harmful materials, into the ocean
What is the London Convention?
The Microbead-Free Waters Act helps reduce this specific kind of pollution in the ocean
What is microplastic pollution?
Oil Spills have this kind of effect due to toxic chemicals staying in food webs for decades
What is long-lasting?
Marine animals often die from these two interactions with plastic
What is ingesting and getting tangled?
This 2015 US law targets microplastics in cosmetics to reduce microplastics in the ocean
What is the Microbead-Free Waters Act (2015)?
This UN Convention is often called the “constitution for the oceans”
What is the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS)?
Together, the laws and treaties against oil spills and pollution help to protect this area and its inhabitants
What is the ocean and marine life?
Oil Spills hurt this part of the economy by driving people away form beaches
What is coastline tourism?
This animal, which lays its eggs in the sand, is one of the most affected animals due to plastic pollution
What are sea turtles?
Passed in 1990, this US law focuses specifically on oil spills and their prevention
What is the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA)?
This international convention regulates hazardous waste movement and now includes certain plastic waste
What is the Basel Convention?
Oil spills and plastic pollution aren’t a one-person job; it requires _____ and ______ cooperation
What is domestic and international?