Pollution left in wake of Isaac
September 7 3:50 pm
On September 05, 2012 Kevin McGill in Bloomberg Business
News reported that oil in the form of tar has washed up on some Louisiana
beaches from hurricane Isaac. This has restricted fishing in some waters and forced
the authorities to find out where the source of this oil is coming from. This
has made scientist think about whether this is coming from the 2010 deepwater
horizon disaster. Commercial and recreational shrimping is prohibited. The
state wild and fisheries department said there was a large mat of tar on one
beach. BP was awaiting test
results but the high water has prevented a thorough investigation. Coast guard
captain told the news reporters that they are currently investigating 90 other
pollution cases in the wake of hurricane Isaac.
These pollution cases include minor leaks, which are usually
expected after hurricanes. Wild life department has also found some oil on
birds. Coast guard believes that many under water oil caps have been slightly
damaged. Some close railroad tank cars containing hazardous chemicals
overturned during the storm but are secure now. This just shows that many
dangerous chemicals are hard to deal with in the situation like Isaac. Most
leakages are now under control but the tar, which has washed up on the beaches,
looks like a different story. This situation is important to the world because many
places in the world are using all of their oil supply through the ocean and
many rigs have on going construction with little safety. Bp is going to test the tar but we have
to understand the fact that natural disasters will happen and if our natural
resources are not dealt properly we will hurt our economy, wild life and our
health. We should prepare for this either before or remove the oil from ocean
completely.
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