OIL SPILLS AFFECT OIL SPILLS AFFECT THE WORLDTHE WORLDBy Grant B. , Ben S. and Taegen L.

• Oil spills poison, suffocate, and give Oil spills poison, suffocate, and give cancer to the animalscancer to the animals

• Oil spills affect land and sea animals.Oil spills affect land and sea animals.• The animals could die The animals could die • A total number of birds killed is between A total number of birds killed is between

90,000 and 270,000.90,000 and 270,000.

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Oil spills by the numbersOil spills by the numbers

About 827,000 barrels of oily water has About 827,000 barrels of oily water has been skimmed by a skimmer.been skimmed by a skimmer.

An oil An oil skimmerskimmer is a machine that is a machine that separates a liquid from particles floating separates a liquid from particles floating on it or from another liquid.on it or from another liquid.

Over 3.2 million of boom has been Over 3.2 million of boom has been deployed.deployed.

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Where oil spills can happen

  Oil spills can wash-up on to beaches.  Oil spills can wash-up on to beaches.   Oil spills can affect land and sea animals Oil spills can affect land and sea animals

including fish, birds, and mammals.including fish, birds, and mammals.

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Exxon Valdez

The 7The 7thth largest oil spill in U.S.A history largest oil spill in U.S.A history

The amount of oil spilled was 10.9 The amount of oil spilled was 10.9 million gallons. million gallons.

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Land animals and sea animals are affected by oil spills.

Oil spills poison the animals.

The oil spills also mat fur and feathers, and suffocates the animals

A total number of birds killed is between 90,000 and 270,000.

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Call to actionCall to action________________________________________________________________________

If you see an animal covered in oil, try and help it or take it to the vet or

wildlife center!

habitat

Oil could fill a entire area there for make Oil could fill a entire area there for make the area inhabitable. the area inhabitable.

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at least 20 million animals die a year from a oil spill.

marine animal deaths in a year caused by an oil spill.

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The food chain

If one animal is covered in oil that fish destroys the food chain.

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how a oil spill affects a ecosystem?

they get ill.

something unknown happen and people think it involves mating.

most of the time they die.

they get poisened.

One way you could help is to not use as much oil until you are low on fuel.

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How Oil Spills Affect People Many animals get sick from a oil spill and

some fish will die. Oil spills can affect people in many different

ways. Eleven of the people that were on the BP oil

spill rig died from the explosion. Also, 17 of the workers on the rig got injured. They tried get out as much oil as they could

get out so then not that many more fish to die. Workers got hurt from the BP oil spill.

What Sicknesses do oil spills cause

PAH is in oil and PAH is known to cause cancer.

Some of these sicknesses caused nausea and vomiting.

It also caused headaches and difficulty breathing.

PAH is a chemical that is in oil that is a dangerous chemical.

What happens to businesses during oil spills Most of the stores got worse because

some of them sold seafood. Some gas stations got better because

they would not use BP. Some businesses are not as good after oil

spills.

The BP oil spill

Some of the fish and animals got sick and died.

Some people got hurt on the oil rig. People could not swim as much in the Gulf of

Mexico because of the oil spill, and it would be very dangerous to swim when you see oil.

How can we help people, animals and, nature during these oil spills! How can we help oil spills not happen anymore? If it does happen again, we should all help out and clean up the oil spill.

Did You KnowDid You Know

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Did you know that 11 workers on Did you know that 11 workers on the rig for the BP oil spill died? the rig for the BP oil spill died? Also 17 people on it either got Also 17 people on it either got

sick or injured. Some businesses sick or injured. Some businesses got worse and some got better. got worse and some got better. Lots of fish and animals got sick Lots of fish and animals got sick

from the oil and died.from the oil and died.

http://www.safesearchengine.net/

http://greenliving.nationalgeographic.com/oil-spill-cause-pollution-3082.html

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2010/04/28/us/20100428-spill-map.html?_r=0

http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/04/29/oil.spill.wildlife/index.html

http://www.nwf.org/What-We-Do/Protect-Habitat/Gulf-Restoration/Oil-Spill/Effects-on-Wildlife.aspx

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/energy/2012/04/pictures/120420-gulf-oil-spill-impact-studies/

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http://greenliving.nationalgeographic.com/oil-spill-cause-pollution-3082.html

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2010/04/28/us/20100428-spill-map.html?_r=0

http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/04/29/oil.spill.wildlife/index.html

http://www.nwf.org/What-We-Do/Protect-Habitat/Gulf-Restoration/Oil-Spill/Effects-on-Wildlife.aspx

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LINKSLINKS

http://www.dosomething.org/tipsandtools/11-facts-about-bp-oil-spillhttp://ocean.si.edu/gulf-oil-spillhttp://mel.org/index.php?P=SPT--BrowseResourcesKids&ParentId=843

http://discoverer.prod.sirs.com/discoweb/disco/do/frontpage

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