78:. The purpose of oil dispersants is to accelerate the process of degrading oil. Oil that is spilled into a body of water will eventually break down naturally but it is a long process. The way that this dispersant functions is by breaking down oil into tiny droplets that are faster for nature to degrade. This allows two liquids that do not go well together, such as oil and water, to be able to mix. The use of this dispersant has proved to be a controversial decision because in a recent story conducted in 2012, scientists discovered that Corexit actually increases the toxicity of oil and is detrimental to the livelihood of the marine animals.
112:. The fishermen who live in the affected region have been struggling to support themselves and their families since the spill. Many of them are struggling to get their boats running in the oil soaked water and the ones who are able to get the boats working are only catching a few fish. The company has promised to reimburse any fishermen who have received a loss of income as a result of the oil spill. So far Petrotrin have reimbursed the fishermen of Cedros $ 2.6 million and they're still negotiating with the fishermen of La Brea and
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ecosystem. The spill has put the country's marine and freshwater animals that inhabit the bodies of water near the Pointe-a-Pierre base, such as Queen's beach, Coffee beach and the
Caribbean Ocean, in harm's way. Several fishermen have reported seeing many oil-soaked birds as well as many dead fish near beaches close to the oil spill.
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An open flame ban was imposed on the residents of La Brea, which is one of the communities that is situated nearest to
Petrotrin's oil refinery, directly following the spill. This ban prevented the people of La Brea from cooking any meals. Petrotrin has been providing the people of La Brea with three
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Trinidad has suffered as a result. Directly following the oil spill, residents of nearby areas reported smelling a very potent odor. It was eventually discovered that the residents were smelling toxic fumes that were being produced from the oil spill. The toxic fumes have forced
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There are somewhere between 400 and 500 different species of marine fish as well as 21 different types of freshwater fish. There are also many mammals, reptiles and amphibians that inhabit the bodies of water that surround
Trinidad. The Petrotrin oil spill has had an adverse effect on this diverse
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Petrotrin has been facing a lot of scrutiny since the spill due to a report that revealed the pipeline that exploded may not have been inspected in over seventeen years. The company was subsequently fined $ 20 million by the country's
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