根据Impacting the Environment (影响环境) 中的“Sea otters (海獭) get oil in their fur. This makes it hard for them to stay warm.(海獭的皮毛里含有石油。这使得它们很难保持温暖)”可知,石油泄漏使海獭几乎无法保暖。故选D。 (3)题详解: 细节理解题。根据 “●Booms. Booms are floating barriers...
How many oil spills?Reports on the incidence of oil spills worldwide in 2001. Amount of oil spilled into the Mississippi River; Countries that suffered from oil spills.EBSCO_AspEcologist
Oil has become the chief source of energy around the globe. Oil plays a vital role in providing fuel for locomotive devices and heat to homes.Answer and Explanation: Oil spill affects marine life by inducing impairment in reproduction and fin erosion among the adult fish. Also, it makes ...
This invention bode is to confine potential oil spills while transfer in, between a ship and a wharf, or between two ships. It is made of a barrier that is fitted on a IS beam fixed on the wharf on which the barrier can be moved vertical... ...
The potential for future spills is huge, particularly as nations with strong ties between their government and oil industry expand drilling activities into deeper and more difficult wells. Technologies for mitigating spills are not improving fast enough, and lessons are not being learned - information...
Based on a review of what it means for oil companies to prepare for emergencies and situations outside of day-to-day occurrences, we look at the benefits of being prepared.
oil spill recoveryenvironmental remediationgelationhydrogen bondingself-assemblyMarine oil spills is one of the frequent natural disasters that adversely affect the economy and ecosystem. Variety of methods have been developed to combat marine oil spills. However, none of these methods is ideal and ...
Fracking has also been blamed for seismic activity. The number of tremors has risen dramatically following the boom of hydraulic fracturing, especially in areas with frequent drilling. The resultant waste fluids are often disposed of after completion of drilling operations by injecting them into deep ...
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Crude oils are often characterised into four categories having different chemical and physical properties; asphaltenic, naphthenic, paraffinic and waxy. When spilled at sea, oils will be subjected to several weathering processes such as evaporation (lighter components evaporates), water-in-oil (W/O)...