Why are harmful oil spills?

Oil may fall to sea from a tanker accident or hull ruptures pollutes the water and causes serious environmental disaster. The spill, crude oil is floating on the sea surface y. Consequently, it prevents the entry of solar radiation at the ocean, as well as stop the process of exchanging gases with the atmosphere. Lack of light does not allow the phytoplankton, algae and other marine plants perform photosynthesis, so it can not feed and die, cutting the first link in the food chain. On the other hand, animals such as birds and fish are smeared with this substance, they produce intoxication. These processes generate a great slaughter of marine specimens, plants and animals. In addition, some oil down to the ocean floor, where coral reefs and eliminates other agencies are also involved in the feeding process, exacerbating the problem.

How do you control the oil spills?

Oil spills, oil slicks that are formed when oil is spilled from a ship and is carried away by currents, are controlled through certain vessels, called skimmers, which have special devices to collect the oil, which is previously compacted using booms, large sprays of hot water and chemical absorbent.

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