Oil spills are natural disasters that affect marine life, devastate ecosystems and different social series. They have a high risk of not only damaging the environment and human health, but also damaging the image of companies linked to these events. Thus, this article seeks to compile the main events in Brazil and the rest of the world to categorize their causes, impacts and social implications. And through a critical analysis to understand how such accidents could be avoided or better solved, bringing the most effective cleaning methods today. For this reason, it was clear that in many cases of spills, the actual damage generated is omitted to avoid public retaliation, but this only reinforces the need to disseminate the importance of environmental surveillance in the oil sector and to foster new technologies that seek alternative methods. decontamination of water bodies. In addition to making this subject increasingly present in society's daily lives, so that better working conditions and environmental care can be demanded.

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