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To prevent oil spills, epa requires owners or operators of certain oil storage facilities to prepare and implement spcc plans that detail the facilitys spill prevention and control measures. Meant to break up bp oil spill present new environmental concerns, dispersants contain harmful toxins of their own and can presumably cause even more damage than the oil spill itself in the long run. Using thermodegradable polyolefin oil superabsorbent oil sap energy fuels, 2012, 26 8, pp 48964902 doi. Epa also enforces the oil spill liability and penalty provisions under the oil pollution act of 1990, which provide incentives to facility owners.
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