The immediate environmental effects of oil spills have been readily identified, but their long-term impact on the ecological system of an affected area is more difficult to assess. The cost of paying compensation to individuals andcommunitiesdamaged by oil spills has been a major incentive to reduc...
More than 20% of global liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports and almost all of Qatar’s drinking water production originate from three industrial sites on Qatar’s eastern coast. They are all vulnerable to oil spills, and this vulnerability remains largel
oilspill-sorbwave propagationNowadays, there is an increasing emphasis on the problem of water quality. Of the many polluting effects, oil pollution is perhaps the most harmful, but its effects are being studied mostly on large seas and oceans worldwide. In the case of Transylvania and probably...
Oil wastes that enter the ocean come from many sources, some being accidental spills or leaks, and some being the results of chronic and careless habits in the use of oil and oil products. Most waste oil in the ocean consists of oily stormwater drainage from cities and farms, untreated ...
Although this is only a small percentage of the total amount shipped around the world each year, this spilled oil can have terrible effects on ocean life, including the coastlines where the oil washes up onto shore. Some of the largest spills in history have been caused by oil tankers ...
Effects and recovery of biofouling communities impacted by a controlled Orimulsion spill oil spillsenvironmental impactstoxicitybiological recoveryBiofouling communities are a naturally occurring array of marine sessile organisms having brief periods of ... JL Schiazza,J Rodriguezgrau,F Losada 被引量: 0发...
However, the effects of oil spills can vary greatly. Oil spills can cause impacts over a range of time scales, from only a few days to several years, or even decades in some cases. This report reviews the history and trends of oil spills in the United States; identifies the legal ...
This implies the need to take proper measures, including the development of a national policy for environmental health emergencies and a plan for studying the short- and long-term chronic health effects associated with such spills. 展开 DOI: 10.3961/jpmph.2009.42.2.96 被引量: 55 ...
The immediate environmental effects of oil spills have been readily identified, but their long-term impact on the ecological system of an affected area is more difficult to assess. The cost of paying compensation to individuals andcommunitiesdamaged by oil spills has been a major incentive to reduc...
The new study suggests that the effects of oil spills will continue for many years after they happen. In 2015, oil company Royal Dutch Shell agreed to share the costs of cleaning up its oil spills in the Niger Delta. ...