what are the major effects of oil pollution on the environment
Oil spills may be due to releases of crude oil from tankers, pipelines, railcars, 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. Major oil spills include , Lakeview Gusher, Gulf War oil spill, and the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.