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Oil Spills
Title: Oil Spills
Category: Science & Technology
Details: Words: 933 | Pages: 4.0 (approximately 235 words/page)
Oil Spills
Oil is a product used by everyone, but sometimes oil is a problem. An oil spill is a
leakage from an oceangoing tanker, pipelines, or other oil sources. Oil spills occur very
frequently, and cause enormous ecological harm. About eight million barrels of oil are
spilled each year. Tankers usually carry about five-hundred million barrels of oil.
Many oil spills, large in land or ocean coverage, have had major impacts on the
earth and it’…showed first 75 words of 933 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 933 total…they can be repaired before it is to late and a leak develops. Marine terminals and vessels
are being made differently. Tankers are being built with double hulls. Storage tanks are
constructed of special materials to withstand corrosion. People play important roles in
prevention, by signing petitions, striking companies, and some boycott, which isn’t
successful because oil is an everyday use. Everyone can become a part of the
conservation and prevention of oil spills.
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