The discovery of crude oil a blessing or a curse
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Crude Oil is extracted from underground reserves where the crude oil is found which is beneath the earth surface which is obtained through the use of of traditional methods to tap the oil out of the earth. The typical oil which is most liquid at atmospheric temperatures and pressures are able to flow through well which has been dugout and into the pipes.
Effects of crude oil on our health
The discovery of oil along the cape three point in the shores of Ghana has brought numerous health problems on those who live far and near .When individuals get exposed to the crude oil through Inhalation, ingestion or dermal routes into the human body from sources like the air and contact with the skin which causes significant health problems to adults, children and even those pregnant might suffer huge consequences. The effects of crude oil on the health of the population can be long term or even affect whole new generations with severe health problems.
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The reproductive systems of the individual can be affected which might lead changes in fetal development leading to the giving birth of deformed babies.It also affect the proper functioning of the blood in the body as reduce the reduce the formation of blood and in the hence resulting to lack of oxygen and the property of the immune systems are also compromised.This can also lead to the inability of the nervous organs such the kidneg and liver to perform its role well.The burning of the crude oil from petroleum products in vehicles,factories and generators release a large sums of fumes into the atmosphere which taken by can cause dangerous health problems like pneumonia ,throat irritation,drowsiness ,headache fatigue and nausea.At extreme cases where the exposure is too much can result in coma and irregular heartbeat which might lead to death.
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Effects on the environment
Although crude oil has made a lot of good for us there has been more harm to us emanating from the extraction of crude oil and from the products made from the crude oil,from pipes ,transportation ships and oil refineries.
Oil spillage is one of the problems posed to us by the extraction of crude oil .This may occur as a result of accidents at the wells which might cause oils to spills into the seas destroying the aquatic live that exist in the ocean as the oils prevent oxygen from entering the water causing the fishes in the ocean to die from suffocation due to the presence of chemicals like policyclic aromatic hydrocarbon dissolvedin the Marine water and this can serve as catalyst to trigger the pollution.
The fumes produced by the machines that depend on crude oil to operate contribute the global warming.This is due to the fact that the fumes contains carbon dioxide which is a heat absorber this cause an increase temperatures around the globe .crude oil and its products are the main cause of our struggles today in relation to the climate change .
The war of nations over crude oil.
There has been lots of lives lost from wars that nations for the crude oil available in their territories.The desire for the mineral crude oil for many nations has created the ways for nations to do whatever it takes to get crude oil at their disposal.Countries pride themselves when they have oil in abundance as that would make them the leaders in the world market .And those who own the oil controls the world .This is a serious problem to countries that do not have oil but their economy depends on it to growth.This countries has become slaves to the oil wealthy nations because without them the economy can not grow.
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Countries like Iraq ,Syria,Nigeria,South Sudan and South China has had conflicts in the recent past years due to the desire for oil and natural gas.The times of this conflict has lead to the killing of innocent people such children and wom which are mostly vulnerable in times like this.The fight for this energy wars has displaced thousands of people and many becoming refugees in other countries.
Even with the discovery of this beneficial mineral many nations has been destroyed and millions of people have lost their lives.
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Conclusion
The discovery of crude oil has done us more harm than good since its discovery .I tend to send as a curse to some nations that has discovered the mineral and a blessing to other nations .