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oil spill: see water pollution water pollution, contamination of water resources by harmful wastes; see also sewerage , water supply , pollution , and environmentalism .
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| A 5,977 s/f lease for O'Brien Oil Pollution Services, Inc. This treaty governs accidental and operational oil pollution as well as pollution by chemicals, packaged goods, sewage, garbage, and air pollution. When the freighter ran aground on the beach near Coos Bay, more than 70,000 gallons of fuel oil spilled, and the 1990 Oil Pollution Act designates trustees to assess damages and restore resources lost after major oil spills. |
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