sea pollution

There once was a large titanium mine here but it closed due to serious sea pollution.

The beach has calmer water, and streets are quieter; however, sea pollution can sometimes be a problem here.

This human stupidity and sea pollution almost put a stop to this natural phenomenon.

Although other nations contributed to North Sea pollution, much of the contamination was traced back to Britain.

Training seafarers so as to avoid accidents can accordingly make an indirect contribution to preventing sea pollution and to environmental protection.

In a report on sea pollution, the committee declared that existing legal sanctions against discharges were "virtually ineffective" and did not act as a deterrent.

Another environmental concern is the Persian Gulf sea pollution from oil discharge due to the past gulf war.

Department of the Environment briefings have led the British press to blame other countries for North Sea pollution.

Beginning in the 1980s, Black Sea pollution has greatly harmed Georgia's tourist industry.

Originally constituted on August 11, 1959, the Sea Pollution Act:

Any other human made structure which will be engulfed by the sea may need to be safely dismantled to prevent sea pollution.

However, sea pollution, which became apparent during the 70's, lowered the popularity of Ostia as a sea resort.

As of 2007, the agency will support Member States, by providing assistance, to prepare capabilities for preventing and combating sea pollution with toxic substances.

West Germany, probably Europe's most environmentally minded nation, has also locked horns with Eastern Europe about sea pollution.

- People in countries with a coastline are well aware that sea pollution cuts across borders, and ships tend not to choose where to run aground.

All the advice he had been getting, he told them, was that Britain was in fact very culpable in North Sea pollution issues.

It burned for weeks, causing heavy air and sea pollution in the Istanbul area and the Sea of Marmara.

Greenpeace has described the Humber as the most polluted river in Britain and a substantial contributor to North Sea pollution.

Villagers in Ma'ameer have long complained of air and sea pollution as a result of the factories present in the Industrial Area.

One of the final exhibits of the museum was a display of the causes of sea pollution, coast erosion, and the methods used to combat these problems.

The Ganges, in India, is an example of a source of major sea pollution (see Pollution of the Ganges).

But sea pollution is generally worse in a big Cornish town like Penzance, which has high levels of coliform bacteria, than in Fowey and its neighbors.

Thus, in November 1987, twenty-six Greenpeace supporters were arrested outside a conference on North Sea pollution in London; their alleged offence was obstruction of the highway.

It has a double-skin hull, which prevents sea pollution in case of damage to any fuel tank, and carries eco-friendly equipment on board to prevent marine and environmental pollution.

During the Iran-Iraq war each side attacked the other's oil tankers and ships resulted in 17 years of sea pollution starting from Kuwait to the Strait of Hormuz.