The Marine Pollution

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The Marine Pollution

• The autors
• Pedro Empadinhas
• Pedro Pinotes
• Jorge Poeiras

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The pollution that we are talking about is caused
by maritime accidents such as groundings, sinking
and collision of oil tankers. The known black
tides resultants from big leakage proceeding
from accidents are the most broadcasted in the
media and their consequences are known by
everyone.
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• The images of birds full of crude are sad
  ex-libris from the twentieth century, such as the
  name of the ships associated at this disasters
  Torrey Canyon (UK, 1967), Amoco Cadiz (France,
  1978) or Exxon Valdez (Alaska, 1989).

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In general the environmental performance from the
maritime transport has increased the quantity of
hydrocarbons that get into the ocean. Its our
responsibility to reduce it, and its true that
it is one of the less polluting way of transport.
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Its necessary to prevent the accidents and fight
the opportunism and the disrespect of intentional
leakages and prepare contingency plans to make
front to emergencies.