Question

The impacts of the petroleum sector on the marine and coastal biological resource.

Answer 1

Ans. Petroleum is the raw material for many other products such as fertilizers, pharmaceuticals, pesticides, plastics etc. Petroleum industry makes many product of Petroleum for marketing by using process like extraction, exploration, refining and transportation.

There are some impacts of petroleum industry on Marine and coastal resources:-

1. Oil spills- During transportation sometime oil spills Into the Marine and coastal region, cause major environmental damage including- oil -coated shoreline responsible for death of many aquatic flora and fauna.

2 . Mining :- While mining petroleum from the seabed, petroleum Industries use large ships for this process. This ships produce noise and light that disturb marine wildlife.

3. Waste oil from petroleum or petroleum product containing toxic substance such as Benzene. It reaches rivers and seas with run off cause poisoning.

4. Acid rain :- when petroleum and their products are burned they contribute to the acid rain. Acid rain kill marine wildlife, coral reefs, fish etc.