The worldwide consumption of petroleum hydrocarbons yearly was evaluated around 1012 US gallons (Prince, 1993). A greater percentage of this oil is transported via water and unavoidably oil spills from pipelines and tankers. Some amount of these over flown crude oil or cleaning of storage tanks gradually form tar balls and pollute the beaches. The smaller tar balls often accumulate to form the bigger ones. Organic and inorganic particles are entrapped within the tar balls due to the action of wind and waves. These either get submerged into the ocean or are washed to the shore. The tar balls vary according to the locality (AbdulKadir Elshafie et al.,2007)
Crude oil is made up of complex mixture of hydrocarbons and non-hydrocarbon compounds, harmful to organisms. (Nelson and Smith, 1973)
The effects of the petroleum products and its derivatives on the environment, flora and fauna depend on the composition and concentration of the products at the time of spillage. Contamination immediately starts showing vigorous effects on plant and animal life. (Baker, 1970; Steinhart and Steinhart, 1972;
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A few cellulolytic species are found at depths of about of 1 km, but generally marine fungi seem to be rare in the ocean depth (Kohlmeyer and Kohlmeyer, 1979). Kohlmeyer (1983) stated that the major factors that control the distribution of marine fungi are availability of substrates or hosts, temperature, hydrostatic pressure and oxygen. However in situ evidence that fungi express hydrocarbonclastic activity in the natural environment is still infrequent. A variety of filamentous fungi that are hydrocarbonclastic in nature have been isolated from the ocean. Marine fungi growing in sand have not been scrutinized for degrading hydrocarbons and there is no clue of any association of such fungi with any kind of hydrocarbon
Like what is said above there is a risk for oil to get into the water and there is a lot of concern in the parts of the aquifers that are just below the Sand Hills and certain areas of the aquifer the water is near on at the surface Subpoint: Wildlife— There are two primary types of impacts that occur with a spill of crude oil Physical impacts— soil, sediments, plants, and animals can become coated with oil. When animals are covered in oil they can have difficulty feeding or obtaining oxygen toxicological impacts— crude oil may be toxic when ingested… “ingestion occurs typically when an oiled animal attempts to clean its fur or feathers
Tar sands oil is more acidic which can cause the deterioration of the
"Hydraulic fracturing, the process of extracting oil or gas by forcing fluids into the ground to fracture shale rocks, at the Eagle Ford Shale Play has produced more oil and natural gas but at the cost of environmental hazards and affect human health. The part of the process that creates the environmental hazards is the fracking fluids that are forced into the ground. For each fracking job, these fluids are comprised of 1 to 8 million gallons of water and 40,000 gallons of chemicals. Some of the 600 chemical carcinogens and toxins in the fracking fluids are lead, radium, uranium, mercury, methanol, hydrochloric acid, ethylene glycol, and formaldehyde. Once the fracking job is done, about 50 to 70 percent of fracking liquids are left in open
Population, college, and football. Who would have thought these things would be what created booming towns of oil in Texas. Around the early 1900s most specifically the 1920s there was a lot of people moving to Texas for oil . Oil made lots of people move to Texas to join in on the bandwagon.
The main way that oil and natural gas reserves are acquired are through the means of Fracking. Also known as hydrofracking, this method utilizes a drill that drills down thousands of feet underground, which is then flushed with millions of gallons of water along with additive chemicals at high pressures to break the rocks sheltering the reserves. This method of attainment is quite risky as it comes with many unfavorable consequences that are quite unbeneficial. Like fossil fuel plants, fracking also releases greenhouse gasses like methane(Potential Health and Environmental Effects of Hydrofracking in the Williston Basin, Montana), which is worse than carbon dioxide and causes air pollution. Alongside that, pollutants like Benzene and Xylene also leak out during the fracking process, which is known to cause serious health conditions and even death in some cases due to the long exposure to the pollutants(Potential Health and
There are up to 600 dangerous chemicals are used in the technology for the sake of fracking fluid, including the known carcinogens and toxins such as lead, uranium, mercury, ethylene glycol, radium, methanol, hycdrochloric acid, formal dehyde, and so on.. Some of the new technologies are made when they mix a new form of chemical into the water just to make the oil fracking happen. The dangerous chemicals are mixed with the water before injecting it for the oil fracking purposes. Because of the water being mixed with the chemicals, the water became contiminated and there are some effects are made while flowing the water towards into the earth.
Texas Oil Boom The Texas oil boom, also known as “The Gusher,” was one of the most exciting moments of the 1900s. According to The History Channel ``One of the negative effects about the oil boom is drilling the oil makes a bad impact on the wildlife around it.” The texas oil boom had a lot of great traits to it, like how taxes from it were going to educate underprivileged kids, but not all traits were great. You see while all the oil was fantastic, drilling it from the earth is very harmful to the wildlife around the sight. The boom made soils erode, contaminated waters and not to mention the visable destruction it did.
Fracking: Should It Stop? In 2007, a home in Ohio received an unpleasant surprise when, after turning on the sink, an explosion ensued (Beaver 128). What caused this explosion?
This caused a pressurized flow of oil through the Gulf of Mexico floor causing clean water with many plants an animals in it to become threatened by the chemicals. (Source 5)The chemicals and sand being left under the surface
Therefore, I will examine the consequences of the oil spill and the reactions of the parties involved, such as BP, the government, the states involved, the fisheries and tourism industry and other parties affected by the oil spill. These consequences include environmental damage, litigation, cleaning costs and stricter
The toxic chemicals released from extraction were poisoning clean water sources. This lead to increasing cases of cancer, hyperthyroidism, lupus, and renal failure in people located in areas near the present pipeline. These effects clearly show the vast hazard this oil presents for the environment and society. In conclusion, as stated and proven throughout this essay, the Keystone pipeline creates many environmental issues.
Oil has made a great number of impacts on Texas and its social economy. The discovery of oil helped grow many places, start many jobs and towns. It has also helped people in the lower class and helped people in the upper class. Overall, oil has changed Texas. So the radio station, asks, what are the topics that help create a social change the most?
After watching the documentary, there is no doubt that natural gas drilling is destroying our environment. For instance, hydraulic fracturing produces large amounts of wastewater, which may contain dissolved chemicals and other contaminants that require treatment before disposal or reuse (EIA, 2014). Furthermore, the chemicals used in the process can contaminate surrounding areas if they are released by spills, leaks, faulty well construction, or other exposure
Such as sea turtle, whales, and other marine mammals, and more than one million seabirds die each year from ocean pollution. Plastic bags are petroleum based material and is not biodegradable. While floating on the water it looks like sea organisms (such as jellyfish), Sea turtles often mistake plastics and other garbage as food and eat them. This mistake can causes fatal blockages in their digestive system and lead to
the Crude oil also known as petroleum. Crude oil composed naturally from that remaining part of plants and creatures that died millions years ago and fell underneath of the see. Unrefined (Crude oil) contain hydrocarbons and alkanes in it. The hydrocarbon indicates that crude oil only made of hydrogen and carbon atoms. The hydrocarbon has different structure (straight chains, branching, and rings).