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Look at the three photographs that show how oil can pollute the land, water or air.
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abandoned oilfield
©CNP/Rex
An abandoned oilfield near the suburbs of Baku in Azerbaijan. Find out more about oil exploration in the Caspian Sea region on the Focus on Oil: Conflict page.
A US soldier stands guard near a burning oil well in the Rumaylah oil fields in southern Iraq during the second Gulf War, April 2003. Find out more about oil and conflict in this region on the Focus on Oil: Conflict page.

burning oil well
©Panos Pictures

Clean-up workers
©Sipa Press/Rex
 Clean-up workers in the aftermath of the ‘Prestige’ oil tanker spill in northern Spain, November 2002. Find out more about oil spills on the Focus on Oil: Dirty Oil page.

For each photograph, think about these questions:

  • What are the possible impacts on people and environments, both locally and further afield?
  • Which situation would be the most difficult to manage?
  • Who might be responsible for the pollution?
  • Do you think that the polluters should pay for the damage? If so, how would you make this happen?
  • What action should be taken to prevent similar situations happening again?

to download a table for you to fill in. Visit the Dirty Oil page if you need some help.

  
 
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