Fuel & Water Pollution

07.06.2022

Excerpt: It is against the law to cause pollution and for the last five years, fuels have consistently been among the UK’s top three pollutants. This means that any fuel spill or leak needs serious and imminent attention. Just one litre of oil is enough to contaminate one million litres of water, putting human life, wildlife and vegetation at severe risk. Depending on the density of the oil, it will either float, semi-submerge or sink in river, lake or stream water. The same oil, however, may have a different reaction when in seawater as the salt changes the density of the water. Oil leaks and spills are tightly monitored in the UK and polluters run the risk of running foul ofRead more