Introduction
The USA oil is drilled from the sea. This is done at the Gulf of Mexico. Considering that this calls for pipe connections to be able to distribute and get that oil to the people. The oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico was out of a leakage from one of the oil well. The oil spill was as a result of an explosion during the sinking of a new oil well in the Gulf of Mexico.
A report by the government indicated that it was out of subsequence leakages due to ruptured pipes which resulted to an explosion. There was effort made to try and close the emergency valve which failed. The explosion consequently led to the sinking of an oil rig1.
This caused an increased leakage of oil which was out of the hands of the engineers. Considering that the wells are made in the sea and there is a lot of pressure from the surrounding waters it ought to be professionally done. This in its nature made the control of the situation more complicated. The spillage cover was extensive above 39 miles along the Mexican gulf coastline.
Environmental impacts of the spillage
Having three things in place, the leakage of the oil, the explosion and the sinking of the oil rig, this made a tremendous spread of the oil in the Gulf. Though efforts were made to clean out the spillage it’s less possible to wash the oil off the rock. In the gulfs the oil has spread and it is now floating into the wetlands.
This is possible to holds toxins from this oil for years. The mangroves along the coastland which act as a filter to the coast waters are endangered in that the oil is toxic to them which will adversely affect these plants and all the inhabitants of the mangrove forest.
This speaks danger to the wetland animals. Considering that this is their nesting periods that is the time for hatching and rearing. This means there might be an extinction of species which hatch in these wetlands and also the species that are only found in the Mexican gulf. Taking an example of alligators which are preparing to reproduce, their young animals will be put into contact with toxic oil. This will also forced move through the oily waters in search for food.
The oil spillage will harm most of the sea animals present in the affected areas. They include the bird species which are aquatic, species of fish and turtles. The wetlands are favorable place for nesting which is the periods of reproduction and multiplication of the sea animals2.
The burning of the oil in the sea to clew up the sea is a goods idea but somewhat it may not work especially if the oil mixes with water. It also a hazard to the environmental for it release a lot of carbon dioxide and other chemical in the air. This has been what we have been fighting in order to maintain the o-zone layer. This is not the best way out to cleaning the sea.
Economic impacts of the oil spillage
According to some of the officials of the state and those of the oil company it interpreted means loss of approximately 200 thousands jobs will represents $11 billion in the economy. The BP ought to compensate the families of those who died in the explosion as well as those who lost their way of earning a living. In additional to this the clean up will also cost. This is a lot of out put considering that there is no much input3.
The people who have lost their jobs mean that they will have to streamline their expenses which have an impact on the general economy considering they are a large group of people. This great numbers that loose the employment may impose a big responsibility to the housing department especially in their effort to recover the house from most of these employees due to lose of their jobs.
The spillage also locks out tourists from the beaches where they have enjoyed meaning reduced income from the tourism sector. The wetlands are high economy movers through local or internal tourism in the USA. The spillage affected the wetlands interfering with tourist site and a place of interest to sun worshippers. The wetlands are good sporting grounds with the spillage this closes out the accessibility of the wetland for sporting.
The oil spill will automatically destroy the way of life of the commercial fishermen. The interference with the normal life cycle of the aquatic life brings about a generational gap which may result to other gaps in future. This would be a big blow to fishermen. This would be in response to the destruction of the Blue fin Tuna which are predominantly found in the Mexican gulf. It also includes the nesting young ones that die in the oil spills and those mature aquatic animals which are not able to salvage their lives.
Conclusion
Though effort was made to prevent the spillage from reaching the coastland; which is dominated by mangroves and a home for many aquatic animals and birds nothing much was accomplished. The environmental and economical impacts of this oil spillage are not only instant but they be felt even times to come.
Bibliography
Boosharticles. Mexican Gulf Oil Spill Threats Ecological System, 2010. Web.
Rioux, Paul. Gulf of Mexico oil spill’s environmental impact expected to be profound, long-lasting. The Times-Picayune; 2010. Web.
Young, Jennifer. The Potential Economic Impact of the Oil Spillage, 2010. Web.
Footnotes
1 Boosharticles. Mexican Gulf Oil Spill Threats Ecological System.
2 Paul, Rioux,.Gulf of Mexico oil spill’s environmental impact expected to be profound.
3 Jennifer, Young. The Potential Economic Impact of the Oil Spillage.