Analyzing Impact and Management of Tar Ball Pollution along Alibaug Coastline (Maharashtra)”

Abstract

Coastal line is a boundary line between land and water surface. Many studies reported effect of oil spill pollution on different beaches. It is important to study effect of oil spills pollution because this phenomenon produces a very damaging effect on the ecosystem of beaches. This pollution reduces natural biodiversity of beaches also it reduces progress of tourism industry. This study focuses on occurrence of tar balls on the beaches of Alibaug region, in the Arabian sea of India.This project also includes the impact of oil spills on the coastal ecosystem of Alibaug but other effects like social and financial will not be analyzed. Large numbers of tourists visit to Alibaug beaches region. But in today’s age, because of marine pollution and problems like oil spillage from ship accidents, Alibaug beaches also get affected by problems of pollution. Oil spill accidents are increases day by day because increase in transportation of oil
through ships. Impact assessment was carried out by conducting field survey along different beaches along Alibaug Coastline. One clean up system used to minimize oil spill pollution effects is also explained. Also some testing’s also included in this project by compability with bituminous properties.This project gives general information of oil spill pollution along Alibaug coastline,from which, it is possible to adopt preventive measures to reduce number of oil spill accidents.