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...
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... ...
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
How public health impact is addressed: a retrospective view on three different oil spills Spanning over a half century, over 38 major oil spill accidents have occurred, with the Deep Water Horizon disaster proving to be one of the largest oil sp... DN Major,H Wang - 《Toxicological & Envir...
we have different levels of preparation that we deem necessary. For most people, preparation ceases at having plans in place, which gives us a sense of security we have fully considered the risk; we know how we will respond to the incident should it occur. But how do we know we will ...
Diluted bitumen, often called dilbit, poses trickier cleanup problems than other crude oils when it spills into water because it gradually sinks below the surface. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said last week that Mill Creek has now passed visu...
The Deepwater Horizon oil spill has received unprecedented media attention as an ecological disaster - but worse might lie ahead. 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...
While large-volume marine spills get most of the attention, 98 percent of oil spills occur on land, Alvarez points out, with more than 25,000 spills a year reported to the Environmental Protection Agency. That makes the need for cost-effective remediation clear, he said. ...
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 ...