What happens to the volatile components after any oil spill?
a. They sink to the bottom sediments
b. They evaporate into the air.
c. They form balls of tar in the wave action.
d. They assimilate by organisms.
ANS: B
The tar remains behind when the volatile components evaporate. The wave action that is present then
causes the tar to clump together into small balls. Some of this tar falls to the bottom while other tar
gets taken up by organisms. Information can be found in the section Marine Pollutants May Be
Natural or Human Generated.
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