How does the oil get into the water during an oil spill?
Millions of tonnes of oil that goes into the sea comes from the land. Most of the oil comes from used engine oil.Oil spills at sea are caused by: 1.Two tankers collide 2.fire or explosion 3.tankers run aground.
Some oil spills are caused by ships pouring waste oil in to the sea.
When tankers clean their cargo bay they pour oily waste into the sea.
What damage to the environmental does an oil spill cause?
Oil spills cause short and long term damage to the environment. Some effects are: * oil spills damage beaches, marshlands, and fragile ecosystems. * oil spills kill bird. * oil spills kill marine mammals. * oil spills kill fish. oil spills destroy wildlife habitats and breeding grounds.
What other things cause water pollution?
Some causes of water pollution include: -oil and petrol from car and trucks. -fertilisers that contain nitrates and phosphates. -soil that washes away from fields and construction sites. -sewage and other organic pollutants from leaves,animal waste and grass clippings. -chemicals from homes and industy. -plastic from bottles. -litter such as cans, food wrappers and cigarette butts.
How do people fix water pollution?
Personal Action
how its helps
*Use chemical like pesticides and herbicides as little as possible.
*Many pesticides pollute water ways.
*Don`t dump garden or lawn clipping near water ways.
*Keeps water ways clean.
*Give the garden a good water once a week rather than many times.
Deep water encourages
plants roots to grow deeper and they seek water from below.
*Try to plant native plants.
* Native plants require less water, fertilizers,and pesticides.
*Don't put rubbish or chemicals into storm-water drains.
*Things put into the drains flow into the waterways and pollute.
*Avoid spilling oil and fuel into the water when using boats
* Fuel and oil pollute waterways and the ocean
* Buy detergents, washing powders and cleaners that are low in phosphates.
* Phosphates flow into the sewage system and increase treatment costs
* Ensure you place all your rubbish in bins provided or wait to place in home bins.
* Rubbish goes into waterways and creates visual pollution.
- How does the oil get into the water during an oil spill?
Millions of tonnes of oil that goes into the sea comes from the land. Most of the oil comes from used engine oil.Oil spills at sea are caused by:1.Two tankers collide
2.fire or explosion
3.tankers run aground.
Some oil spills are caused by ships pouring waste oil in to the sea.
When tankers clean their cargo bay they pour oily waste into the sea.
- What damage to the environmental does an oil spill cause?
Oil spills cause short and long term damage to the environment.Some effects are:
* oil spills damage beaches, marshlands, and fragile ecosystems.
* oil spills kill bird.
* oil spills kill marine mammals.
* oil spills kill fish. oil spills destroy wildlife habitats and breedin
- What other things cause water pollution?
Some causes of water pollution include:-oil and petrol from car and trucks.
-fertilisers that contain nitrates and phosphates.
-soil that washes away from fields and construction sites.
-sewage and other organic pollutants from leaves,animal waste and grass clippings.
-chemicals from homes and industy.
-plastic from bottles.
-litter such as cans, food wrappers and cigarette butts.
pesticides and
herbicides as little
as possible.
pollute water ways.
or lawn clipping near
water ways.
clean.
water once a week rather
than many times.
- Deep water encourages
plants roots to grow deeperand they seek water from
below.
water, fertilizers,and
pesticides.
into storm-water drains.
flow into the waterways
and pollute.
the water when using boats
and the ocean
powders and cleaners
that are low in phosphates.
sewage system and
increase treatment costs
rubbish in bins
provided or wait to place
in home bins.
and creates
visual pollution.