| Even one-drop-at-a-time oil spills on roads and | | | | humans as well as to the wildlife. |
| parking lots from vehicles are enough to pollute | | | | Similarly, when you use toxic chemicals, such as |
| the environment significantly. The oil spilled on the | | | | detergents or dispersants on an oil spill, they |
| driveway, parking lots, or gas stations, not only | | | | break up the oil into small droplets, which dissolve |
| look unsightly, but according to the National Ocean | | | | for some time, but again reform and float on the |
| and Atmospheric Administration, they also | | | | water surface creating additional problems. |
| contribute to an estimated 80 percent of marine | | | | Gas stations often use kitty litter or other |
| pollution. | | | | granular absorbents for oil spill cleanup. These |
| When an oil spill occurs at home, most people use | | | | granular absorbents soak up all the oil rather than |
| oil spill cleanup techniques, such as hot water | | | | biodegrade it. And, when the oil kitty litter is |
| pressure washing, pour paint thinner, use kitty | | | | swept up and disposed off, it ends up in a land fill |
| litter, soapy water and other granular absorbents | | | | resulting in an environmental hazard. |
| and solvents. But, the fact is that most of the | | | | On the whole, the solvents and absorbents that |
| techniques that you use for oil spill cleanup are not | | | | we use for oil spill cleanup are also harmful |
| environmentally safe and cause more harm than | | | | pollutants. Bioremediation is the only method that |
| the oil spill itself. | | | | cleans up oil spill in an eco-friendly manner. |
| Even though washing down oil spills quickly | | | | Bioremediation is the process where the harmful |
| removes driveway oil stains, it still leaves the | | | | hydrocarbons present in the oil are broken down |
| driveway slippery and also proves to be harmful | | | | into nontoxic substances by attracting the |
| to the environment in the long run. Washing off oil | | | | microbes present in the atmosphere. So, always |
| spills results in oil being flushed into the ditches or | | | | make use of oil spill cleaners that make use of |
| storm sewers, which ultimately end up in streams | | | | this technology. |
| or lakes polluting them and causing great harm to | | | | |