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Record 1 2001-09-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Petroleum Deposits
  • Crude Oil and Petroleum Products
  • Water Pollution
CONT

... oil can enter the sea and cause pollution ... from oil fields under the sea, either by natural seepage, or off-shore oil production operations ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gisements pétrolifères
  • Pétroles bruts et dérivés
  • Pollution de l'eau
OBS

Les déversements d'hydrocarbures en mer constituent l'une des sources principales de la pollution pélagique. [...] On peut également citer, pour mémoire, l'introduction dans les océans en quantités non évaluables d'hydrocarbures émis naturellement à partir de certains fonds marins.

Spanish

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