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Oil spills

Oil spills have raised over the year.And are extremly hazardous to the enviorment.

• Physical smothering of organisms: This is caused by oils with a high viscosity, in other words heavy oils. Smothering will affect an organism’s physical ability to continue critical functions such as respiration, feeding and thermoregulation. 

• Chemical toxicity: This is characteristic of lighter chemical components  which are more bio-available, ie absorbed into organs, tissues and cells, and can have sub-lethal or lethal toxic effects.

• Ecological changes: This is caused by the loss of key organisms with a specific function in an ecological community. They can be replaced by different species undertaking similar functions in which case the implications for the ecosystem as a whole may not be severe. However, more detrimental is the niche in the community being replaced with organisms performing completely different functions thereby altering the ecosystem dynamics.(Itof)

This follwing passage was from the Itof which is an organisation to raise awarness fro  oil spills within the world,and cures them all.It expains how an oill spill affect the envorment and poluts the water by raising the ph levels become in habbital to many animals and people.And oil is a non polar substance so it stays on top of the water.Making it easyier to see and clean if having the proper elements and machins.