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Oil spill adversely affects the aquatic life.

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• Oil spills are the accidental discharges of petroleum in oceans or estuaries.
• Oil on ocean surfaces is harmful to many forms of aquatic life because it prevents enough sunlight from penetrating the surface, and it also reduces the level of dissolved oxygen.
• Moreover, the ingested oil is extremely toxic to the aquatic organisms and might eventually lead to their death.
• Thus, oil pollution kills a lot of marine life.

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