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With more residents and tourists, there will be more oil leaks within the town. Many cars constantly leak oil onto the road. It then would become runoff, and seep into the ground, and into the river. Other vehicles such as lawnmowers, boats, and snowmobiles also leak oil. This oil however flows directly into the watershed. This can ruin the water supply, fishing industry, and make the beaches dirty with pollution. Already fishermen are complaining about decreasing catches each season. Any animals drinking from the Wild River will become poisoned from the polluted water. If people eat this animal, they can get poisoned also.
 * Problem 1:** If Basgo’s population continues to grow, there will be more oil needed in the town to support the residents and industries. More oil will be needed to be drilled and refined, and the amount of oil leakage will increase even though some people don’t know that it will. There are many different ways that oil can get into the environment and water cycle, and most of the time they have to do with people.

When water travels through industrial plants, oil refineries, and coal and oil-burning electric power plants, oil also leaks into the Wild River. This and all oil in the river will become part of the water cycle.If the town’s population and industries keep growing, there will be an increasing chance of larger oil spills. Even though they are rare, when they do happen, it takes years for the area to be completely free of oil. Tourists will not want to go to the beaches, and fish will be too scarce to keep the restaurants running.

Gas stations can also be a problem, and they are where much oil is spilled onto the ground while filling up cars. There is always a chance that the underground holding tanks can leak, pouring oil directly into the ground. With more cars on the Basgo roads, there will be more exhaust fumes in the air. Some toxins from cars include carbon monoxide and benzene, and can cause asthma, cancer, premature death, and eye and lung irritation. left: an oil spill left: car exhaust www.clarkson.edu news.bbc.co.uk
 * Problem 2**: 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 can 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.

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