Diesel Spill In River Almond

Hello Everybody. I just read an article on Diesel Spill In river Almond and i would like to share my views on it. It really saddens me when i read this article. This pollution did cause a really great impact or rather damage on the Earth.

Recently, a diesel spill at Kirkton in Livingston. The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) received complaints from members of the public on Tuesday, 15 June of a diesel spill at Kirkton in Livingston. Initial investigations were carried out by the officers have identified that the source of the pollution was a vandalized diesel tank in the derelict Buchanan House on Kirkston Road North, the former EDS print centre in Livingston. After identifying the source, they stopped the spill on Wednesday, 16 June. But by the time they stopped it, an estimated 2000 litres of diesel escaped, running into the drains on site, which then escaped into the River Almond, causing the occurrence of extensive pollution of the River Almond.

You can read more @ http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/scotland/edinburgh_east_and_fife/10354658.stm

According to what I have read, the spill, or rather pollution did caused an impact on the surrounding, especially the wildlife. Local residents reported seeing dead and dying fish at the river gulping for air while the RSPB also had to rescue a group of ducklings covered in oil. The spill is thought to have spread around two to three miles along the path of the river.

Based on my knowledge, water pollution can also triggers off a chain reaction in the environment and has serious consequences for all living things. Just an example using this case, the diesel spilled into the river can be accumulated in the bodies of fish and shellfish. These poisons may be passed on to us when people consume the contaminated animals. People may also suffer from many types of illness when they consumed the water. Beside that, water pollution also leads the economic loss. Take for example in this case, the spill threaten fisherman’s livelihood as well as the fishing industry. Furthermore, cleaning up spills requires huge effort and is very costly. This is because the diesel can be spread over a large area and is not easily broken down.

From my point of view, I feel that the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) has done their best in clearing the pollution. But I feel that they could have done better in preventing such serious pollution to take place. In this case, I feel that the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) realized the pollution too late and before they knew, over 2,000 litres of diesel were spilled into the water, causing a very serious pollution. I feel that they should monitor the rivers and seas closely, and as soon as they find that something is wrong which in this case, they can observe that the dead fish, they should start to investigate and try to minimize the spill as much as possible instead of waiting the members of public to inform them. And ‘Vandals’, which is the organization that is responsible for this diesel spill should have taken up the responsibility to check if the container holding the diesel is in working condition and should be alert at all times, and if such spills occur, action must be taken immediately in order to minimize the amount of diesel spills.

All in all, I feel that this serious water pollution did made a great impact on the environment.

Actually, there are many other more pollution happening in this world. This is one of a more serious pollution. But if such pollution keeps happening, very soon the world will come to an end, just like the movie 2012. *sigh*

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