Killed directly 25,000 birds. Used little detergent on coast but some at sea. Used water jets on coast and rocks. Depends on grades and types and the amount of time it has been in the water, a little oil goes a long way. Generally short term and catastrophic Animals and plants may be affected by the physical properties of floating oil, which prevents respiration, photosynthesis or feeding.
Marine mammals get air holes get clogged so they can drowned.
Many components of oil are toxic to organisms Also a whole range of sublethal effects PCBs in particular are known to be both mutogenic and carcinogenic in some organisms. The main effect of oil discharges on microrganisms is one of stimulation and the hydrocarbons provide a food source. Recovery and Clean Up Techniques 1. After this there are no volatiles left so no more evaporation takes place. The surface oil is thus dispersed by a series of chemical and physical processes , some components are lost by photochemical oxidation.