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Possible Crossword Clues |
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Exxon Valdez mishap |
Dispersant target |
Coastal disaster |
Environmental disaster |
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Feb 26 2018 Eugene Sheffer - King Feature Syndicate |
May 4 2013 Newsday.com |
Sep 28 2008 L.A. Times Magazine |
May 4 2004 USA Today |
Aug 28 2001 New York Times |
Oilspill might refer to |
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An oil spill is the release of a liquid petroleum hydrocarbon into the environment, especially the marine ecosystem, due to human activity, and is a form of pollution. The term is usually given to marine oil spills, where oil is released into the ocean or coastal waters, but spills may also occur on land. Oil spills may be due to releases of crude oil from tankers, offshore platforms, drilling rigs and wells, as well as spills of refined petroleum products (such as gasoline, diesel) and their by-products, heavier fuels used by large ships such as bunker fuel, or the spill of any oily refuse or waste oil. * Oil spills penetrate into the structure of the plumage of birds and the fur of mammals, reducing its insulating ability, and making them more vulnerable to temperature fluctuations and much less buoyant in the water. Cleanup and recovery from an oil spill is difficult and depends upon many factors, including the type of oil spilled, the temperature of the water (affecting evaporation |