Oil and Grease Spills

The effects of oil in aquatic media are multiple. Besides physically affecting aquatic organisms, many of these substances are toxic and carcinogenic. Oil-transporting ship wreckages represent a 

Another effect of oil spills consists in the formation of oil emulsions that block the entrance of light into bodies of water, with the concomitant decrease in biological activity and cleansing action. Lastly, oil-polluted water is very negative to the public eye. 

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