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ACCIDENTAL OIL SPILL [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-09-15
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Pollutants
- Crude Oil and Petroleum Products
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- accidental oil spill
1, record 1, English, accidental%20oil%20spill
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- accidental petroleum hydrocarbon spill 2, record 1, English, accidental%20petroleum%20hydrocarbon%20spill
correct
- accidental petroleum spill 3, record 1, English, accidental%20petroleum%20spill
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The largest accidental oil spill on record (Persian Gulf, 1991) put 240 million gallons of oil into the ocean near Kuwait and Saudi Arabia when several tankers, port facilities, and storage tanks were destroyed during war operations. 1, record 1, English, - accidental%20oil%20spill
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Agents de pollution
- Pétroles bruts et dérivés
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- déversement accidentel d’hydrocarbures
1, record 1, French, d%C3%A9versement%20accidentel%20d%26rsquo%3Bhydrocarbures
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- déversement accidentel de pétrole 2, record 1, French, d%C3%A9versement%20accidentel%20de%20p%C3%A9trole
correct, masculine noun
- déversement accidentel d’hydrocarbures de pétrole 3, record 1, French, d%C3%A9versement%20accidentel%20d%26rsquo%3Bhydrocarbures%20de%20p%C3%A9trole
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le PNLDAH [Plan de lutte contre les déversements accidentels d’hydrocarbures] s’applique à la fois au milieu marin et côtier et à la partie terrestre du pays – une double focalisation reflétée dans la structure même du plan, qui comprend les deux parties principales suivantes : Plan de lutte contre les déversements accidentels d’hydrocarbures pour le milieu marin et côtier; Plan de lutte contre les déversements accidentels d’hydrocarbures pour le milieu terrestre. 1, record 1, French, - d%C3%A9versement%20accidentel%20d%26rsquo%3Bhydrocarbures
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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