Definition(s)
Contamination of any ecosystem, but usually of freshwater or marine ecosystems, by oil or other petroleum products. (Source: GEMET/ISEP)
Hierarchy
Broader: marine pollution
In other languages
French
marée noire
Russian
нефтяное загрязнение
Spanish
contaminación de petróleo
Chinese, Simplified
石油污染
Arabic
تلوث بالنفط
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Multilateral environment agreements tagged with oil pollution
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Basel Convention | 1 document |
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Stockholm Convention | 1 document |
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Jeddah Convention | 5 documents |