Oil was the real impact?
Oil was the real impact?
Marine environment will be affected by a variety of threats.From the ocean temperatures lead to coral bleaching to plastic pollution poisoning birds, fish and mammalian species, human influence on Marine has become increasingly apparent.
Engineering progress of a devastating consequences is oil spill, in the whole of the 20th century and the 21st century, the world have taken place in different degree of oil spill.So, what does this mean for the wild animals?
In April 2010, the "of" the deepwater horizon oil spill is one of the world's largest offshore oil spill, affecting an area of 112100 square kilometers.It caused an unprecedented loss of life and significant economic and environmental impact.Oil spill lasted a few months, in the United States of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida west 2100 kilometers of coastline is affected by the deadly oil leak from repeatedly.
Somebody thinks, because of the chemical composition of oil, it is more easy than other oil biodegradation and toxicity is lower, so the damage to the wildlife is small, but various studies have shown that come into contact with the oil of birds that multiple organ will be affected, including the heart, feather damage, increased heat loss and energy demand.
The university of Wisconsin, Madison, and researchers in the United States department of agriculture national wildlife research center using one dimensional proton nuclear magnetic resonance (1 d 1 h NMR) spectrum to evaluate the deepwater horizon oil spill's impact on double cormorants.Metabonomics research and analysis of biological cell, tissue, organ or organism metabolites, reveals the birds that are exposed to the deadly oil energy metabolic metabolites, and the change of fatty acid and amino acid metabolic pathways, helps to reveal the cormorants breeding, migration and eventually the survival of the important influence.
Magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy is widely used in environmental science and other related fields.Using the most advanced technology such as nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), the researchers were able to reveal the real implications of the oil spill on the Marine life, the result shows that the damage to the oil leak from assessment is likely to underestimate the actual cost of animal population.Using this information, scientists can more accurately predict the deadly oil exposure of physiological effects, and improve the method of cleaning and rescue.