Causes of Oil Spills
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Oil Tanker Accidents
-these release large amounts of oil into the ocean
-they pose a serious threat to marine life and birds which live near the ocean
Natural Seepage
-when tectonic plates shift, oil is sometimes released from deep natural reserves
Offshore Drilling
-periodically causes low level spills
-sometimes causes a "blowout" : a massive spill of petroleum
Factory Dumping
-ocassionally oil is mixed in with the chemical dumped into the ocean by factories
-these release large amounts of oil into the ocean
-they pose a serious threat to marine life and birds which live near the ocean
Natural Seepage
-when tectonic plates shift, oil is sometimes released from deep natural reserves
Offshore Drilling
-periodically causes low level spills
-sometimes causes a "blowout" : a massive spill of petroleum
Factory Dumping
-ocassionally oil is mixed in with the chemical dumped into the ocean by factories