Oil spill
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oil-spill-185-9642612
title:
Oil spill
text:
An oil spill is the release of a liquid petroleum hydrocarbon into the environment, especially the marine ecosystem, due to human activity, and is a form of pollution. The term is usually given to marine oil spills, where oil is released into the ocean or coastal waters, but spills may also occur on land. Oil spills may be due to releases of crude oil from tankers, offshore platforms, drilling rigs and wells, as well as spills of refined petroleum products and their by-products, heavier fuels us
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Release of petroleum into the environment
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oil_spill
date created:
2002-12-16T20:11:47Z
date modified:
2024-09-07T19:46:57Z
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13
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