oil pollution of water

An offshore oil well provokes mixed reactions from the people of a southern Australian fishing village, provides a fascinating job for fourteen-year-old Link Banks, and threatens ecological disaster when it blows out.

Describes specific oil spills such as the one caused by the oil tanker Exxon Valdez, examines their effects on the environment, and discusses efforts to prevent future disasters.

Describes the life cycle of the California sea lion and discusses the disastrous effects of an oil spill on these animals and all marine life.

Describes how and why oil spills happen, the damage such accidents can do to the environment, and methods used to clean up spills.

Using the Exxon-Valdez incident as a backdrop, the authors explain the hazards of oil spills to the environment.

Describes how oil spills occur, how they affect the environment, and how they can be cleaned up and prevented.

Describes how oil spills occur, the damage they cause to the environment, clean-up operations, and ways to prevent oil spills.

Provides an account of events surrounding the disaster that occurred when the Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded in the Gulf of Mexico.

Text and explanatory photographs describe petroleum and its uses, examine the harmful effects of oil spills, and discuss how such environmental disasters can be cleaned up or prevented.

Provides tips and materials to help students research and write essays on the Deepwater Horizon oil spill of 2010, featuring an overview of the topic, discussing the persuasive writing style, and explaining the five-paragraph essay format.