Gulf Oil Spill as a Lesson on Humans in NatureSave tourist beaches or marine life? Protect coastal homes ormarshes for birds? Such choices...By the Monitor's Board
Incidentally the spill-over effect on humans who directly depend on fish and other aquatic food as an alternative protein supplement is quite inundating. The effects on humans include irritation, dermatitis, cancer, occurrence of abortion, organ failure and genetic disorder. Research limitations/...
Oil Spill Interaction with Shoreline. If oil waste reaches the shoreline or coast, it interacts with sediments such as beach sand and gravel, rocks and boulders, vegetation, and terrestrial habitats of both wildlife and humans, causing erosion as well as contamination . Waves, water currents, ...
The oil spill adheres to the surface of the silt, making it difficult to immediately clean up the soil. The polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in oil have harmful consequences that include being teratogenic, mutagenic, and carcinogenic. Additionally, oil spills may adversely affect humans and the ...
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3. On Humans Direct exposure can have varying effects depending on the toxicity and chemicals involved in the spill. Humans get exposed to toxicity through breathing gaseous oil compounds and/or oil compounds adsorbed on particulate matter (dispersed through the air). Exposure can also happen due ...
Therefore, horse fly populations could serve as bioindicators of marsh health and toxic effects of oil intrusion. In this study, we describe the impact of the April 2010 Deep Water Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico on tabanid population abundance and genetics as well as mating structure...
Oil spills are one of the worst environmental disasters. Spilled or leaked oil can contaminate water, making it unsafe for animals and humans who live near the accident. Luckily, scientists have figured out ways to help reverse some of the effects of a spill. There are also ways to help pr...
storm surges. Mangrove forests and salt marshes provide important habitat for migrating birds, and a nursery area for fish and shrimp. The whole mangrove environment can be killed by an oil spill, with dire consequences, not only to marine life, but to humans living near these protective ...
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