oil slick
Floating petroleum sheen
An oil slick is a film of oil floating on water, typically from a spill or leak.
The term usually describes environmental disasters when crude oil escapes from tankers or offshore rigs: The oil slick spread for miles along the coastline.
Oil slicks create iridescent sheens on the water's surface and devastate marine life.
- Deepwater HorizonFailed offshore drilling platform
- Gulf CoastSouthern U.S. maritime region
- petroleumNatural underground hydrocarbon liquid
- pollutionEnvironmental harm from waste
- sheenSoft surface luster
tarballs · rainbow · Exxon Valdez · iridescence · slippery surface · bioremediation · skimmers · containment strategies · leak · wildlife rehabilitation · mousse · contamination · dispersant · cleanup crews · beach · viscous · dark water · floating
- driving hazardspotholes, black ice, debris, road debris, icy roads
- Road Conditionsicy, slippery, wet, dry, muddy
- colorfulrainbow, prism, spectrum, kaleidoscope, tie-dye
- iridescencesoap bubble, mother-of-pearl, nacre, opal, peacock feather
- oil spillstar balls, skimmer, skimmers, cleanup, cleanup crew
- water pollutionsewage, industrial waste, contaminants, algal bloom, toxic waste
oil slickpristine waters
Naturally pure aquatic environments
clean water · pure water · marine sanctuary · environmental restoration · natural waterway
oil, oily, slick, oiled, oils, oiling, slicker, oiler, slicked