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DIRECT OILING [1 record]

Record 1 2016-12-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Effects of Pollution
CONT

Not only did the major environmental concerns revolve around important species, but the most serious mode of impact, that is direct oiling, would lead one to examine first the response of the populations affected.

OBS

oiling: term extracted from the “Glossaire de l’environnement” and reproduced with permission of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Effets de la pollution
CONT

mazoutage des oiseaux de mer [ou des rivages] par suite du naufrage d'un navire.

OBS

"Être mazouté" v. pass. : Être souillé par le mazout, la marée noire : [Ex.:] les riverains tentent de sauver les oiseaux mazoutés.

OBS

"Mazouter" v.t. : Polluer, souiller de mazout : [Ex.:] En dégazant non loin des côtes, le pétrolier a mazouté les plages.

OBS

mazoutage : terme extrait du «Glossaire de l’environnement» et reproduit avec l’autorisation de l’Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques.

Spanish

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