Oil Spill Control

Causes of oil spill

• Failure of oil drilling machinery due to human

errors, natural disasters.

• Improper functioning of blowout preventers.

 Effects of oil spill

• Great threat to marine ecosystem.

• Changes in rate of economy of a country.

• Disturbance in food web.

 How do we control it?
• The most widely use methods are:
1. Bioremediation
2. In-situ burning
3. Spraying dispersants
4. Oil booms and sorbents.
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Bioremediation
• Specific microorganisms are used to
metabolise and breakdown the bonds
between hydrocarbons, thus protecting the
environment.
 In-situ burning

• Involves controlled ignition or burning of

oil at spill site on the surface of the water.
 Spraying dispersants
• They break the oil apart and allow them
mix with water.

• Most effective, when used within a

couple of hours of initial spill.
THANK YOU