enescu+hidrocarbon+and+piosons


 * Problem**: Basgo is a town with a high tourism rate for its large amount of natural land and estuaries. Basgo is thinking of using a lot of its land to make room for economic growth because so many people want to live there. Economic growth will include establishing more businesses, factories and housing developments for people to live. With this growth within the town, more oil will be imported and used. Besides the increase in industry wastes, some environmentally inconsiderate people will dispose of oil and other oil products (like lubricating oils, kerosene) by dumping it illegally into backyard steams or rivers. By developing the land in these ways, the town may destroy almost all of their unique estuary land by releasing more hydrocarbon poisons into the air, ground and water.

Hydrocarbons are basically a natural product of hydrogen and carbon made from crude oil. There are thousands of chemicals in crude oil hydrocarbons are some of them. Bacteria in the environment have some ability to break down small amounts of these hydrocarbons. However, when the burden of hydrocarbons increases, the ability of the bacteria to manage them is overwhelmed and the natural ecosystem is negatively affected. These hydrocarbons can then destroy and even pollute the beautiful town of Basgo. They may kill native wild life, pollute local rivers and streams, and even increase chances for cancer and other diseases. In fact, these oils can attach to the gills of fish, destroy the algae and plankton in the water, effect the feeding and reproduction of wildlife including plants, insects and fish and even destroy the appearance of the lakes and streams by coating them with a shiny film. These things could really change the natural habitat and beauty of Basgo. When there is not alot of people or businesses, then the hydrocarbons are not a major problem. But as Basgo grows, these problems need to be considered and prevented.


 * Solution**: To stop the negative impact of hydrocarbons and oil waste, there are a few important things to consider. One is to keep the town relatively small and keep the industries minimum size. This would mean that the Planning Board of the town would have to control the number and growth of industries and housing. Through doing so, we might be able to decrease the amount of hydrocarbons and poisons released. The town would need to enforce standards for the amount of hydrocarbon waste released by different types of businesses. These businesses would need to be monitored for their compliance with those standards. The town would need to make sure that any business there would be following those rules. The town allows the business to operate and, in return, the business has to be careful not to destroy the environment. That way, Basgo can stay the nature filled town it was to begin with.