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Oil Production and Environmental Damage (5889 words) |
 | The effects of oil on marine life are cause by either the physical nature of the oil (physical contamination and smothering) or by its chemical components (toxic effects and accumulation leading to tainting). |
| Oil waste in the past was placed in holes in the ground that contaminated the forests and the rivers. |
| Oil drilling is a profitable business for the exploring corporation as well as the Colombian government which receives a large sum of money for each barrel of oil recovered. |
| Response Handbook: Response Tactics - Water, on oil-spill-web (2798 words) |
| Oil spill response at open sea is a challenging task, and is normaly only initiated if the oil pollution threatens a shoreline or important marine life. |
| Please observe that the speed of the river current may require that the booms are positioned in a very small angle relative to the direction of the current. |
| The oil must be deflected to the slow side of the river (the inner bank at a curve). |
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