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CONTAMINACION ACCIDENTAL PETROLEO [1 record]

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Record 1 2015-12-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Risks and Threats (Security)
  • Crude Oil and Petroleum Products
CONT

Top 20 major oil spill incidents since 1967 … Oil spills in particular have been a cause of extreme concern, in spite of various safety protocols and methods to fight them established for vessels equipped to transit crude and rock oil.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Risques et menaces (Sécurité)
  • Pétroles bruts et dérivés
CONT

La quantité totale de produits pétroliers rejetés a diminué de 37 % par comparaison avec les données établies en 1985. Parmi ces rejets, ceux liés aux dépôts atmosphériques ont diminué de 17 %, ceux émanant de sources terrestres de 12 %, ceux provoqués par les incidents pétroliers de 25 % […]

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Riesgos y amenazas (Seguridad)
  • Petróleo bruto y derivados
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