Scribd
Upload
0 views3 pages

Research RRL Workshop

Oil spills pose significant threats to ecosystems, particularly marine habitats, leading to long-term environmental damage and socioeconomic impacts. Research on oil spills has increased following major incidents, notably the 2006 Guimaras spill, which has been the focus of over half of the studies reviewed, primarily in biology. Mangrove tidal wetlands are especially vulnerable to the effects of oil spills, highlighting the need for comprehensive documentation and action on smaller spill events.

Uploaded by

joachimofficial09
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
0 views3 pages

Research RRL Workshop

Oil spills pose significant threats to ecosystems, particularly marine habitats, leading to long-term environmental damage and socioeconomic impacts. Research on oil spills has increased following major incidents, notably the 2006 Guimaras spill, which has been the focus of over half of the studies reviewed, primarily in biology. Mangrove tidal wetlands are especially vulnerable to the effects of oil spills, highlighting the need for comprehensive documentation and action on smaller spill events.

Uploaded by

joachimofficial09
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
You are on page 1/ 3

TOPIC

Studying the effects of oil spills on marine life

PROBLEM & FINDINGS

o Oil spills are considered one of the inevitable catastrophic events that serve as a significant
threat across various ecosystems, as they often lead to a series of detrimental long-term
environmental effects impose negative socioeconomic impacts and affect the overall health and
well-being of the people
o Oil spills cause harm to terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems, with particular focus on marine
habitats.
o Oil spills undergo various tranformations after entering the water affecting their spread and
toxicity
o Findings show that oil spill research activity spikes after major spills, particularly the 2006
Guimaras incident, which accounts for over half of the reviewed studies and were mostly
concentrated in the field of biology,
o Despite the number of published articles on oil spills in the Philippines, only the major events
were emphasized, and small-scale spills remain under documented.
o Mangrove tidal wetland habitats are recognised as highly vulnerable to large
and chronic oil spills.

PARAPHRASED

Oil spills are viewed as one of the inevitable catastrophic events that significantly threaten numerous
ecosystems, due to their frequent occurrence leading to various detrimental long-term environmental
consequences, imposing adverse socioeconomic effects, and negatively impacting individuals' overall
health and well-being.

Oil spills adversely affect both terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems, with marine
environments being the most severely impacted.
Following the introduction of oil spills into aquatic environments, a myriad of
alterations occurs that affects both their toxicity and dispersion. Subsequent to
major oil spill incidents, particularly the Guimaras spill in 2006, there has been a
notable increase in research pertaining to oil spills. This particular incident
contributed to over fifty percent of the studies examined and predominantly
concentrated on biological aspects.
It is widely recognized that mangrove tidal wetland ecosystems are highly
vulnerable to substantial and persistent oil spill incidents.
REFERENCE SOURCE

Bacosa, H. P., Parmisana, J. R. L., Sahidjan, N. I. U., Tumongha, J. M. B., Valdehueza, K. A. A., Maglupay, J.
R. U., ... & Inoue, C. (2025). Navigating the Depths: A Comprehensive Review of 40 Years of Marine Oil
Pollution Studies in the Philippines (1980 to 2024). Water, 17(11), 1709.

Murphy, D., Gemmell, B., Vaccari, L., Li, C., Bacosa, H., Evans, M., ... & Niepa, T. H. (2016). An in-depth
survey of the oil spill literature since 1968: Long term trends and changes since Deepwater
Horizon. Marine pollution bulletin, 113(1-2), 371-379.

Saadoun, I. M. (2015). Impact of oil spills on marine life. Emerging pollutants in the environment-current
and further implications, 10, 60455.

Duke, N. C. (2016). Oil spill impacts on mangroves: recommendations for operational planning and
action based on a global review. Marine pollution bulletin, 109(2), 700-715.

Rogayan Jr, D. V., Laguatan, R. P., & Jaballa, J. A. (2025). Addressing the health
effects of oil spill contamination on marine-based livelihoods in the Philippines: a
call to an immediate action. Journal of Public Health, 47(2), e222-e223.

Mearns, A. J., Bissell, M., Morrison, A. M., Rempel‐Hester, M. A., Arthur, C., &
Rutherford, N. (2019). Effects of pollution on marine organisms. Water
Environment Research, 91(10), 1229-1252.
Mearns, A. J., Reish, D. J., Oshida, P. S., Ginn, T., Rempel‐Hester, M. A., Arthur, C., ... & Pryor, R. (2015).
Effects of pollution on marine organisms. Water Environment Research, 87(10), 1718-1816.
Asnicar, D., Boloori, T., Durante, J., Lassen, P., Fritt-Rasmussen, J., de Jourdan, B., & Lee, K. (2025).
Hazard assessment of oil spill response chemical herding agents to commercially valuable North Atlantic
species. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 44(1), 251-259.

de Jourdan, B., Philibert, D., & McGrath, J. (2025). Predicting the toxicity of physically and chemically
dispersed oil: a modelling case study with American lobster larvae (Homarus americanus). Environmental
Toxicology and Chemistry, 44(1), 124-135.

Duke, N. C. (2016). Oil spill impacts on mangroves: recommendations for


operational planning and action based on a global review. Marine pollution
bulletin, 109(2), 700-715.
Sunny, A. R. (2017). Impact of oil Spill in the Bangladesh Sundarbans.
International Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Studies, 5(5), 365-368.
Khesina, Z. B., Karnaeva, A. E., Pytskii, I. S., & Buryak, A. K. (2021). The
mysterious mass death of marine organisms on the Kamchatka Peninsula: A
consequence of a technogenic impact on the environment or a natural
phenomenon? Marine Pollution Bulletin, 166, 112175.
Buskey, E. J., White, H. K., & Esbaugh, A. J. (2016). Impact of oil spills on marine
life in the Gulf of Mexico: effects on plankton, nekton, and deep-sea benthos.
Oceanography, 29(3), 174-181.
Bi, H., Mulligan, C. N., Lee, K., Zhang, B., Chen, Z., & An, C. (2025). Nanotechnology for oil spill
response and cleanup in coastal regions. Environmental Science: Nano, 12(1), 41-47.

de Oliveira Soares, M., Teixeira, C. E. P., Bezerra, L. E. A., Paiva, S. V., Tavares,
T. C. L., Garcia, T. M., ... & Cavalcante, R. M. (2020). Oil spill in South Atlantic
(Brazil): Environmental and governmental disaster. Marine Policy, 115, 103879.

You might also like