... spills to date. The spill occurred in Prince William Sound of Alaska. This is a large commercial fishing industry, plus it is home to migratory birds, sea otters, and many other marine mammals. The Exxon Valdez spill sadly could have been prevented. Because of the negligence of the captain of the Exxon Valdez, the ... the molecules can mix more easily with water (Blashfield, 21). However, they harm the natural oils in the feathers of birds and the fur of sea mammals. Without these oils the animals can sink or freeze and die. The Alaskan state government and the federal Environmental Prote...

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... spills to date. The spill occurred in Prince William Sound of Alaska. This is a large commercial fishing industry, plus it is home to migratory birds, sea otters, and many other marine mammals. The Exxon Valdez spill sadly could have been prevented. Because of the negligence of the captain of the Exxon Valdez, the ... the molecules can mix more easily with water (Blashfield, 21). However, they harm the natural oils in the feathers of birds and the fur of sea mammals. Without these oils the animals can sink or freeze and die. The Alaskan state government and the federal Environmental Prote...

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• Grade Level: High School

... to decompose, and so, they last for a very long time. The water spreads out the PCBs in the ocean, but when sea life comes along these particles attach themselves to the sea creatures, and slowly collect. In Environmental Issues in Oceanography, Second edition the authors [Daniel C. Abel and Robert L. McConnell] state that ... the reproductive and central nervous systems, bone structure, and the liver bile duct of mammals. TBT compounds can also damage the immune system." In sea life specifically, the Extension Toxicology Network states "Tributyltin compounds are highly to very highly t...

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... the natural environment. On a seemingly regular basis, the nation's newspapers and television screens are wallpapered with vivid images of tankers spilling crude oil, also known as petroleum, and oil soaked sea birds in various stages of death and decay. Crude oil plays a vital role and has even become an absolute necessity in the modern industrial society. It is utilized to provide ... ultimately splinter into several different components, each with their own specific properties posing their own specific threat to the environment. In many cases involving tankers, offshore wells, and ot...

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... extinct. The largest oil spill to occur was when the Exxon Valdez went aground and covered 4,800 square miles in Prince William Sound, Alaska. This spill killed 35,000 sea birds, 10,000 otters, and at least nine whales. The spill left pools of oil up to three feet on some beaches. In December of 1989, an Iranian tanker leaked 70,000 ... ...

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