Oil spill | Wikipedia audio article
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Date: 21/06/2019

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00:02:04 1 Largest oil spills
00:04:27 2 Human impact
00:05:56 3 Environmental effects
00:11:29 4 Sources and rate of occurrence
00:15:00 5 Cleanup and recovery
00:23:22 5.1 Prevention
00:24:56 6 Environmental Sensitivity Index (ESI) mapping
00:25:53 6.1 Shoreline type
00:27:49 6.2 Biological resources
00:29:13 6.3 Human-use resources
00:29:58 7 Estimating the volume of a spill



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An oil spill is the release of a liquid petroleum hydrocarbon into the environment, especially the marine ecosystem, due to human activity, and is a form of pollution.  The term is usually given to marine oil spills, where oil is released into the ocean or coastal waters, but spills may also occur on land.  Oil spills may be due to releases of crude oil from tankers, offshore platforms, drilling rigs and wells, as well as spills of refined petroleum products (such as gasoline, diesel) and their by-products, heavier fuels used by large ships such as bunker fuel, or the spill of any oily refuse or waste oil.
Oil spills penetrate into the structure of the plumage of birds and the fur of mammals, reducing its insulating ability, and making them more vulnerable to temperature fluctuations and much less buoyant in the water. Cleanup and recovery from an oil spill is difficult and depends upon many factors, including the type of oil spilled, the temperature of the water (affecting evaporation and biodegradation), and the types of shorelines and beaches involved. Spills may take weeks, months or even years to clean up.Oil spills can have disastrous consequences for society; economically, environmentally, and socially. As a result, oil spill accidents have initiated intense media attention and political uproar, bringing many together in a political struggle concerning government response to oil spills and what actions can best prevent them from happening.