"OIL SPILL DOES IT ALL"
BY RANJINI SINNAMUTHU
2013-121784
Topic:Ministry of Natural Resources and
Environment
As all of knew Malaysia is known for its
beauty and our Malaysian government have been coming up with so many plannings
in order to achieve their goal towards saving our Natural Resources and
Environment together with their commitments towards United Nations.But nowadays
the oil spill issue have to been taken into consideration so that marine lifes
are protected and prevent water pollution.
Recently in Kuala Lumpur there was an illegal factory on Jalan Batu
Arang was raided on suspicion that it was responsible for the oil pollution in
Sungai Selangor that triggered a water crisis affecting over one million people.
business.According to The Star Online,the council president Mohd Azizi Mohd
Zain said that the owner was conducting various heavy industrial activities on
this lot such as collecting waste oil and reprocessing it. They were
discharging the waste oil from the two lorry tankers.
File photo of a woman collecting diesel
fuel from a leakage in Indonesia’s state oil and gas firm oil pipeline in
Jakarta. A diesel leak from a factory has polluted water supply in the Klang
Valley
The spill had forced the closure of four
treatment plants.Firstly,Sungai Selangor Fasa 1 (SSP1), Sungai Selangor Fasa 2
(SSP2), Sungai Selangor Fasa 3 (SSP3) and Air Rantau Panjang.This affected over
one million consumers in areas like Petaling Jaya, Kuala Lumpur, Klang, Shah
Alam, Gombak, Hulu Selangor, Kuala Langat and Kuala Selangor. The four plants
produce 2.67 billion litres of water daily, catering to 57% of water demand in
Selangor, Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya.
A
Puncak Niaga worker inspecting the oil spill at the Sungai Selangor Phase 2
treatment plant.
This oil spill issue had brought a very
serius impact on the environment in manys different aspects.Firstly,the water
is polluted as it has contaminated with oil which causes water shortage in many
important places.Secondly,the aquatic animals life are endangered.Moreover,the
contaminated water causes health issues.
The company have been sealed and it
clearly shows that our government is concerned about the issues and many other
quick fix had been done in order to improvise the condition.More campaigns should be organised to create awareness among society. Containment booms should be used in order to control
the spread of oil to reduce the possibility of polluting shorelines and other
resources.This can also be used to concentrate oil in thicker surface layers.Thus,recovery will be easier. In addition, booms may be used to divert and channel oil
slicks along desired paths, making them easier to remove from the surface of
the water.
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I agree with you that our government should be more concern on this oil spillage issue, if this issues is not solve it will lead to extinction of aquatic organism and start to pollute our environment such as water pollution. water pollution can lead to may diseases to human being
ReplyDeleteGood choice of topic. I agree with your suggestion that more campaigns should be organised to create awareness among the society. It can be only achieved if all of us work together and not being selfish.
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