How Oil Spills affect the environment

Source of Oil Spills

100

What is oil?

A fossil fuel

200

What can oil be used for?

Heat homes & generate electricity

300

How many tons of oil were spilled in Asia?

700 metric tons

400

Where do they take the oil when transporting

Refinery

500

Give 3 examples of how oil spills can be caused. 

1. People making mistakes or being careless

2. Equipment breaking down

3. Natural disasters or severe weather

4. An act of war

5. Vandalism 

6. Illegal Dumping

Consequences of Oil Spills

100

What can cause internal organ damage in an animal?

Getting coated in oil

200

What are two example of a habitat that oil spills can destroy?

1. Wetlands

2. Coral Reefs

3. Beaches

4. Mangroves

300

What is the way oil spills harm tourism?

Contamination of coastal areas

400

What usually shifts after an oil spill?

Habitat Patterns

500

What could cause delayed deliveries, and a shortage in goods?

Ports being closed due to an oil spill

The Solution and Implementation Problems

100

Is it 100% possible to prevent oil spills

No

200

What is a way they can enforce stricter safety standards?

enforce penalties if workers do not acknowledge the issue

300

What is one issue in coordinating a clean up crew?

Resources or Funding

400

What are 2 possible ways to prevent oil spills?

1. Stricter Safety Standards

2. Blowout Preventers

3. Leak Detection Technologies 

4. Have offshore regulations 

500

Name one of the organizations who regulate and control oil spills. 

1. International Oil Pollution Compensation Fund (IOPC)

2. United Nations Environment Program (UNEP)

3. World Bank Oil