An oil spill is a major incident when a ship gets a leak and the oil spills outs into the water and has a great impact on all of the animals in the area where the spill was. Many thousands of animals are affected by this tragedy and only a small percentage survive. It takes only one gallon of oil to pollute one million gallons of water. Imagine over one million gallons of oil spilling into the ocean. This means that there is a large are of polluted water.
Pollution happens all the time, every minute, every second of the day.
There are ways to help decrease the amount of pollution. For example, carpool whenever it is possible, or limit the time in showers. Think of how much water would be used if everyone took ten-minute showers. We can help conserve water by taking shorter showers. So think about ways to make the environment a cleaner and healthier place for all living things.