oil pollution

collocation in English

meaningsofoilandpollution

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oil
noun
uk
/ɔɪl/us
/ɔɪl/
petroleum (= the black oil obtained from under the earth's surface from which ...
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pollution
noun[U]
uk
/pəˈluː.ʃən/us
/pəˈluː.ʃən/
damage caused to water, air, etc. by harmful substances ...
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(Definition ofoilandpollutionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofoil pollution

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Another report was onoilpollutionat sea.
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It is too early to assess the long term impacts of thisoilpollution.
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The view held locally is that there is small risk ofoilpollutionat present.
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Consequently, theoilpollutiondamage might be much greater than it would have been, if salvage operations had been undertaken.
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That is welcome on the grounds of safety and the prevention ofoilpollution.
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I am delighted that the provisions foroilpollutionare being brought into effect.
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They represent a major step forward in the war againstoilpollution.
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We are the most vulnerable of all the nations to tanker accidents andoilpollution.
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I have no evidence thatoilpollutionhas caused any damage to salmon and no reason to suppose that it is likely to do so.
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No instances ofoilpollutionaffecting the western coastline have been reported to me.
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Meanwhile, the tanker owners themselves are considering action and have put forward a scheme for voluntary agreement concerning liability foroilpollution.
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It provides a considerable improvement in the legal position of the claimant in the event of marineoilpollutiondamage.
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The information gained from the trial is expected to be of considerable value in dealing with possible futureoilpollutiondisasters.
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He referred tooilpollutionunder three headings.
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So far as compensation is concerned, that is a matter for the insurers and the internationaloilpollutionfund.
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Information on local authority expenditure onoilpollutionresponse activities is not collected centrally.
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In the context ofoilpollution, an extension from the existing three miles to 12 would have several advantages.
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Apart from the fact that this broadly concerns the topic of pollution, includingoilpollution, the link with this afternoon's debate is admittedly somewhat tenuous.
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The temperature could drop by 10°, as happened last time, because of the cloud cover fromoilpollution.
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