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What is an oil spill?
An oil spill is an accidental release of a large amount of oil on to land.
List at least 2 reasons why we need oil refineries.
Fuels for transportation, generating electricity, feedstocks for making chemicals, paving roads
List 3 (minimum) different pollutants produced by oil refineries.
Sulfur dioxide, Particulate matter, Carbon monoxide, Nitrogen oxides, Hydrogen sulfide
How does air pollution affect climate change?
The black carbon produced from oil refineries warm the earth’s atmosphere, absorbing sunlight. This causes glaciers, snow, and ice to melt.
Within what distance do humans have to live from an oil refinery to have a higher risk for developing health diseases?
10 miles.
What do oil spills have impacts on?
Environment,
What do oil spills have impacts on?
Environment,
What do oil spills have impacts on?
Air quality, environment, human health, wild life, water quality
What causes oil refineries to produce air pollution?
Hydrocarbons, heavy, medium, and light chemicals.
What are some popular oil refineries? List at least 3 examples, and where they are located if you can.
Jamnagar Refinery, Gujarat, India. Ulsan Refinery, Ulsuan, South Korea. Ruwais Refinery, Ruwais, United Arab Emirates. Yeosu Refinery, Yeosu, South Korea, etc.
What happens when the oil components are seperated?
Once the oil components are seperated, the finished product can be sold to many different indsutries to gain profit.
What are oil refineries?
Oil refineries are industrial process plants.
What causes oil spills to happen? List at least 1 example.
Offshore drilling, transportation accidents, and industrial activities.
What are the benefits of preventing oil spills?
Environment, human, wildlife health.
What are some of the biggest oil spills? List at least 3.
The Persian Gulf War Oil Spill (1991), BP's Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill (2010), The Ixtoc 1 Oil Spill (1979), The Atlantic Empress Oil Spill (1979)
