The Lawless Sea (Essay Sample)

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The Lawless Sea
Ships on the sea are very difficult to regulate because there is still no international law that regulates the activities of those ships while at sea. Hence, we still have lots of problems ranging from shipwrecks, oil spillages and even pirates. The ocean is more of a no man’s land because there are very few people who live on the ocean. Most activities revolving around the ocean with regard to the human being is transportationADDIN CSL_CITATION { "citationItems" : [ { "id" : "ITEM-1", "itemData" : { "ISSN" : "15891623", "abstract" : "The coastal waters from an oil polluted area in Nigeria were examined for some physico- chemical parameters and heavy metals. The impact of seasonal changes on water qualities was also investigated. The nutrient levels particularly during the dry season are eutrophic. The trends were such that apart from electrical conductivity, total dissolved solids and Zn where averagely <10% , < 17% and none respectively exceeded the WHO guidelines for water at both seasons, other parameters exceeded the guidelines greatly. Additionally, levels obtained rendered the water unsuitable for both recreational and agricultural purposes based on USEPA guidelines. Significant correlations (p < 0.01) were observed between the levels obtained between the two seasons. However, only with pH was any significant difference in the mean between the two seasons recorded. The anthropogenic input of oil in the form of spill was observed to influence greatly some water qualities. Thus, not only is the water unfit for drinking but also unsuitable for livestock and agricultural activities which are the mainstay of the inhabitants.", "author" : [ { "dropping-particle" : "", "family" : "Ololade", "given" : "I. A.", "non-dropping-particle" : "", "parse-names" : false, "suffix" : "" }, { "dropping-particle" : "", "family" : "Lajide", "given" : "L.", "non-dropping-particle" : "", "parse-names" : false, "suffix" : "" } ], "container-title" : "Applied Ecology and Environmental Research", "id" : "ITEM-1", "issue" : "3", "issued" : { "date-parts" : [ [ "2010" ] ] }, "page" : "191-205", "title" : "Post-impact assessment of oil spillage on water characterisation", "type" : "article-journal", "volume" : "8" }, "uris" : [ "/documents/?uuid=49405a73-8f0b-4691-a730-716a86b69dcc", "/documents/?uuid=d8060bd9-e1b5-45e0-a331-9160f04ec721" ] } ], "mendeley" : { "formattedCitation" : "(Ololade and Lajide)", "plainTextFormattedCitation" : "(Ololade and Lajide)", "previouslyFormattedCitation" : "(Ololade and Lajide)" }, "properties" : { "noteIndex" : 0 }, "schema" : "https://github.com/citation-style-language/schema/raw/master/csl-citation.json" }(Ololade and Lajide). This makes it tough for the governments to be effective when it comes to activities in the ocean. Laws work best where people are large in number and stay within a specific area over a long duration of time.
The system is very irrational considering that the producers and consumers of oil live miles and miles apart since not every country is blessed with oil fields. The problems comes in during transportation where the commodity has reached the consumer, and in this case the ocean is the most convenient form of oil transportationADDIN CSL_CITATION { "citationItems" : [ { "id" : "ITEM-1", "itemData" : { "DOI" : "10.1038/srep04079", "ISBN" : "2045-2322 (Electronic)\\r2045-2322 (Linking)", "ISSN" : "2045-2322", "PMID" : "24518262", "abstract" : "To address oil spillage and chemical leakage accidents, the development of efficient sorbent materials is of global importance for environment and water source protection. Here we report on a new type of carbon nanofiber (CNF) aerogels as efficient sorbents for oil uptake with high sorption capacity and excellent recyclability. Importantly, the oil uptake ability of the CNF aerogels can be maintained over a wide temperature range, from liquid nitrogen temperature up to ca. 400\u00b0C, making them suitable for oil cleanup under harsh conditions. The outstanding sorption performance of CNF aerogels is associated with their unique physical properties, such as low density, high porosity, excellent mechanical stability, high hydrophobicity and superoleophilicity.", "author" : [ { "dropping-particle" : "", "family" : "Wu", "given" : "Zhen-Yu", "non-dropping-particle" : "", "parse-names" : false, "suffix" : "" }, { "dropping-particle" : "", "family" : "Li", "given" : "Chao", "non-dropping-particle" : "", "parse-names" : false, "suffix" : "" }, { "dropping-particle" : "", "family" : "Liang", "given" : "Hai-Wei", "non-dropping-particle" : "", "parse-names" : false, "suffix" : "" }, { "dropping-particle" : "", "family" : "Zhang", "given" : "Yu-Ning", "non-dropping-particle" : "", "parse-names" : false, "suffix" : "" }, { "dropping-particle" : "", "family" : "Wang", "given" : "Xin", "non-dropping-particle" : "", "parse-names" : false, "suffix" : "" }, { "dropping-particle" : "", "family" : "Chen", "given" : "Jia-Fu", "non-dropping-particle" : "", "parse-names" : false, "suffix" : "" }, { "dropping-particle" : "", "family" : "Yu", "given" : "Shu-Hong", "non-dropping-particle" : "", "parse-names" : false, "suffix" : "" } ], "container-title" : "Scientific Reports", "id" : "ITEM-1", "issue" : "12 L", "issued" : { "date-parts" : [ [ "2014" ] ] }, "page" : "1-6", "title" : "Carbon nanofiber aerogels for emergent cleanup of oil spillage and chemical leakage under harsh conditions", "type" : "article-journal", "volume" : "4" }, "uris" : [ "/documents/?uuid=4ee49261-a45e-4bfc-bf8d-35492a5ed1b7", "/documents/?uuid=19ea4752-6f12-4198-ba...