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oil disaster

Definition: *
The disaster caused by the dumping and accidental spillage of oil into waterways from ships and land-based or offshore installations. Oil pollution may destroy or damage aquatic life and wildlife such as birds, contaminate water supplies and create fire hazards.
* Note: Definition is not available for the current language
broader terms
human-made disaster
related terms
oil boom
  oil pollution
  oil recovery vessel
  oil spill
Scope note:
scope note is not available
Groups:
RISKS, SAFETY
Themes:
disasters, accidents, risk
soil
water
Other relations:
Has close match
UMTHES: Ölunfall
Arabic: كارثة نفطية
Basque: petrolio-hondamendi
Bulgarian: Замърсяване с петрол
Catalan: catàstrofe petroliera
Chinese: 油污灾难
Croatian: naftna katastrofa
Czech: havárie ropná
Danish: olieudslip
Dutch: aardolieramp
English: oil disaster
Estonian: õliõnnetus, naftaõnnetus
Finnish: öljyvahinko
French: désastre pétrolier
German: Ölunfall
Greek: καταστροφή από πετρέλαιο
Hungarian: olajkatasztrófa
Irish: tubaiste ola
Italian: disastro petrolifero
Latvian: naftas katastrofa
Lithuanian: naftos išsiliejimas
Maltese: diżastru taż-żejt
Norwegian: oljekatastrofe
Polish: katastrofalny rozlew ropy
Portuguese: derrames de petróleo (catástrofes)
Romanian: dezastru petrolier
Russian: авария, связанная с разливом нефти
Slovak: ropná havária
Slovenian: razlitje nafte
Spanish: catástrofe petrolera
Swedish: oljeutsläpp
Turkish: petrol felaketi
Ukrainian: аварія, пов'язана з розлиттям нафти
Concept URL: <http://www.eionet.europa.eu/gemet/concept/5831>