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by Alesandra Ibobo | 19-03-2018 11:43
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Oil has brought much wealth to Nigeria that can be used to facilitate development. One Side effect of the production of oil is the possible pollution of water. In 1981, it was estimated that 6 million tonnes of oil polluted Nigerian water each year. One tenth of this amount occurs through accidental spillage while most of the remaining 5.4 million tonnes is caused by constant dripping of petroleum products from ordinary activities in all phases of the oil industry. Additional pollutants enter the water through fallouts from gas flares, used lubricating oils, oil tank washing, emptying of water used to balance empty oil is tankers when they are moving in the ocean, and leakages from marine vessels and outboard engines.
An accidental spillage can be devastating. Oil spillage is an act that directly eliminate the existence of humans and animals. In the Niger Delta region of Nigeria, places like Ekakpamre, Jesse, Ogoni, Uzere, and Abialla are only a few of such devastated lands. Most often, these oil spillages are due to sabotage by people, who damaged the oil pipelines to tap or collect oil from them. This leads to loss of aquatic species and plants. This is commonly referred to as bunkering. Oil spillage is a major environmental threat because it leads to: Loss of farmlands Degradation of the environment Loss of fishing ponds and grounds due to fishes and other acquatic animals killed by the oil spillage. Water pollution. Damage to beaches and sea shores. Loss of job/means of livelihood for farmers, fishermen, traders etc. After the occurrence of oil spillage, a thorough clean up process should be carried out to restore the area back to normalcy. |
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Hello Alesandra!
Thanks for sharing information about oil spillage.
The cleaning up process of the spillage is hard and takes lot of time. I believe technology can do its part in solving this problem. There are examples like 'polyolefin oil-SAP technology', a polymer material which can transform oil into soft, solid oil-containing gel!
If there is any other technological solution, please share it wit us~~
Thanks!!!
Posted 20-03-2018 12:19