Oil Spill Injury Attorneys

Oil Spills

Oil spills affect the environment and all those who inhabit it. Animals can lose their homes, suffer, and even lose their lives. Landscapes can be negatively impacted for years, rendering plant life and water forever changed as a result of the strangling effects of oil. For those human inhabitants in the area near the spill, and even some who aren't necessarily local, oil spills can sometimes result in kidney and liver damage but also typically impact financial well-being and a family's livelihood.

Owners of oil tankers have an obligation to ensure that those tankers are in perfect working order. Seeing that oil spillage is such a significant problem when it occurs, one that requires vast efforts to correct, it is vital that companies who own tankers are vigilant in inspecting their rigs and all other safety measures that prevent oil spills from occurring. Negligence in this regard can label companies responsible for damages that occur as a result of the spill.

Oil spills are messy. Efforts to completely clean up oil spills can last a number of days, which can turn into weeks, ultimately affecting local businesses for months or even years to come. Stretches of coastline and other bodies of water can be deemed inaccessible. Oil can seep into the soil, affecting groundwater sources and plaguing all who drink that water for years to come. Ingesting food or groundwater contaminated by an oil spill, and the resultant seepage, can cause damage to the digestive tract as well as liver and kidney damage. Even fumes emitting from an oil spill can affect those in close proximity to the spill, nauseating them and possibly rendering them ill if exposure is prolonged. Oil can kill animal life, particularly fish that may be a vital part of a community's food source or even part of the local economy.

Exposure to oil spill fumes and contact with the oil can sometimes lead to benzene poisoning. Benzene, a solvent used in the chemical industry, is a known carcinogen, causing an array of cancers, including leukemia. Aside from that, prolonged exposure to oil fumes can ultimately result in damage to the nervous or respiratory systems.

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If you or a loved one has been exposed to the debilitating effects of an oil spill, please don't hesitate to contact the environmental litigation attorneys at Anapol Schwartz. Whether your health has been affected, or your financial stability and livelihood has been placed in jeopardy, the skilled oil spill lawyers at Anapol Schwartz are here to help. Please don't hesitate to contact us today for a free consultation, and our attorneys will see to it that your rights are not infringed upon, and that those responsible for the oil spill accident are held responsible for the repercussions stemming from their negligence.

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