. Discuss the harmful effects of oil spills on aquatic life as compared to that of
pesticides and insecticides on crops.
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When oil is spilled into an aquatic environment, it can harm organisms that live on, around, and under the water surface by both chemical toxicity and by coating and smothering wildlife. This has both short-term and long-term effects on all parts of the marine food web, including long-term damage to breeding and migration habitats that affects future generations of marine life. Short-term effects vary with the type of environment, amount of oil, effect of waves and weather, and type of oil: light, medium or heavy
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Oil spills frequently kill marine mammals such as whales, dolphins, seals, and sea otters. 10 Oil can clog blowholes of whales and dolphins, making it impossible for them to breathe properly and disrupting their ability to communicate. Oil coats fur of otters and seals, leaving them vulnerable to hypothermia.
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