Oil Spills
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 (such as gasoline, diesel) and their by-products, heavier fuels used by large ships such as bunker fuel, or the spill …
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World Bank Group · 17 July 2024 English
environment. Liquid waste including accidental oil spills may also pollute the soil and seawater environment … Contractor N. A Soil contamination from accidental oil spills and from liquid waste • Properly store all types …
IFRI: Institut Français des Relations Internationales · 17 July 2024 English
Before Angola surpassed Nigeria as Africa’s top oil producer in April 2023, Nigeria was Africa’s main oil exporter even before the country gained independence in 1960. Nigeria’s Oil Wealth and …
contamination of water sources, soil, and air caused by oil spills, gas flaring, and other forms of pollution affects … Osuji, V. I. Onyia and H. C. Nwosu, “Impact of Oil Spills on Human Health in the Niger Delta Region of …
World Bank Group · 16 July 2024 English
the site), soil contamination from accidental oil spills of equipment maintenance on the site and suctioned … Engineer N.A Soil contamination from accidental oil spills and suctioned sewage • All sewage residues …
World Bank Group · 15 July 2024 English
boats/vessels27, from normal processes such as fuel and oil spills from which bilge water is produced. This bilge … surface water contamination from accidental oil spills and from liquid waste • Ensure oil change …
World Bank Group · 15 July 2024 English
Reducing or preventing any soil pollution from oil spills. • Visible presence of leakage • Visible …
World Bank Group · 15 July 2024 English
During operation liquid wastes may include oil spills from trucks. 1.13 Policy, Legal and Administrative …
EU: European Union · 25 June 2024 English
The aim of this paper is to map out and analyse the way in which EU environmental law applies – and the degree to which it applies – the polluter …
authorities to respond to accidental marine oil spills, especially those that affect more than one country … the recommendation concerning accidental marine oil spills was for governments of countries to agree in … domestic level to the prevention and control of oil spills meant that the person or entity responsible for … by Public Authorities to Prevent and Control Oil Spills (C(81)32; OECD/LEGAL/0191, adopted on 28 April … financial aspects of prevention and control of oil spills (extracts from the Report by the OECD Environment …
World Bank Group · 25 June 2024 English
the community around the site. • Accidental oil spills from machinery and vehicles and chemicals spills …
World Bank Group · 21 June 2024 English
construction-stage impacts such as dust, noise, and minor oil spills from trucks. The increase in water use from the …
World Bank Group · 20 June 2024 English
pollution prevention and control measures of oil spills; (iv) coastal adaptation measures to climate …
