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1. OIL SPILLS ON
MUMBAI. BY SURYATEJA

2. Introduction
An oil spills is the release
of a liquid petroleum
hydrocarbon into the
environment, especially
marine areas, due to
human activity, and is a
form of pollution.
Oil spills may be due to
releases of crude oil from
tankers, offshore platform,
drilling rings, & wells, etc.
Heavier fuels used by
large ships such as bunker
fuel, or the spill of any oily
refuse or waste oil.

3. Effects on human
life
The main oil spill
effects on human include
variety of possible health
effects economic impart
as well as recreational and
aesthetic.
People living in a 2km
radius 1 to 2 weeks after
the oil spills had a high
prevalence of headache,
throat irritation, etc.
 the variety of health
effects (from minor
illness to serious
condition possibly
including cancer.

4. Effect on marine
life
Oil an ocean surface is
harmful to many forms of
aquatic life because is
prevent sufficient
amounts of sunlight from
penetrating the surface
It is also reduce the
level of dissolved oxygen.
Due to oil spills marine
life get damage like
different types of fishes,
plants, & rare species.

5. Effects on
environment
1273 hectares of
mangroves were found
completely covered by
oil.
Almost 60-65% of the
total mangroves are
damaged.
302 hectares of
mangroves in colaba
were damaged making it
the worst affect area in
Mumbai.

6. Most effected
area in mumbai
Geeta nagar.
Vashi.
Colaba.
Us club.
Navy nagar.
Elephenta caves.

7. PROBLEMS
FACED BY LOCALS
Leakage of massive
crude oil in Mumbai
in 2010.
Polluted the
environment around
mumbai.
The fisher mans are
scared to enter into
the sea.

8. Oil spill control
technologies
 Mechanical containment
and recovery is the
primary line of defence
against oil spills.
 Containment and recovery
equipment includes a
variety of booms, barriers,
& skimmers as well as
natural and syntactic
sorbent materials.
 The main types of barriers
used are:
Booms,skimmers’ and
natural and synthetic
absobing materials.

9. CONCLUSION
 Oil spill is the type of pollution.
 it is injurious to environment therefore a proper
treatmnet should be used for its cleaning.
 Different cleaning techniques have different
characteristics and it should be used according to that.
 Oil transportation should be done in am secure
manner.
 All debris should be handled properly.

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