1. What is the Effect of an Oil Spill on Water resources and our environment?
When oil spills occur, concerns are raised about the effects of oil on the water, animals, and environment.
The first section of the exercise has to do with the activity.
The second section has to do with an oil spill in general and what you can do to help the environment in taking care with motor oil, chemicals and other solutions.
Section 1:Complete the activity using the cooking oil and materials. Use a table for the data and the results.
Materials:one tablespoon cooking oil, quart bowl orflat container that holds at least three cups of water, cotton balls, paper towel, newspaper, piece of plastic from a garbage bag, piece of material and or nylon if you have it, piece of string if you have it
Liquid dish detergent
Directions:
Fill the bowl or flat container with water.Add one tablespoon of cooking oil. What is happening to the oil?
Now take each item and try to clean up the oil.What happens? Stir the water/oil each time.
If you have the string, use it to confine the oil. What happens?
Finally add two drops of liquid dish detergent.What happens?
What is your conclusion as to cleaning up oil on water?