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Article Images
Contribuyamos a que los mares sean más limpios
 
Braer oilspill, Shetland Islands, Scotland
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The Braer oilspill disaster, Shetland Islands, Scotland, January 1993.

Credits: Greenpeace
 
 
Ship dumping sewage in the North Sea
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Ship dumping sewage in the North Sea.

Credits: Greenpeace/Morgan
 
 
Oil dumped during cleaning operations
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The biggest contributor to oil pollution in the world's oceans is operational discharges from tankers. That is oil dumped during cleaning operations. The amount of oil introduced in the sea by such operations is equivalent to one full tanker disaster every week.
 
 
In a radar image the ocean is black and white
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In a radar image the ocean is not blue but black and white and may also appear to have a lot of strange features. As a general rule, the brighter the sea surface, the rougher the sea (because wind speed is higher). But oil on the water dampens the rough surface and it becomes smooth again, and dark, as is shown in the image.
 
 
ERS satellite
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Like its predecessor ERS-1 (launched in July 1991 by Ariane 4, the ERS-2 satellite (launched on 21 April 1995 also by Ariane 4) monitors the ground day and night under all weather conditions thanks to its powerful sharp-eyed, cloud-piercing radars. ERS-2 also carries an instrument to help monitor the ozone layer.

Credits: ESA
 


Contaminación de aceite
Introducción
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¡Socorro! ¡Una enorme marea negra se acerca a la costa!Desastre ambiental en una plataforma petrolera
Links
Norwegian Pollution Control Authority (SFT)
Eduspace - Software
LEOWorks 3
Eduspace - Download
Desastre medioambiental en plataforma petrolífera (PDF)¡Socorro! ¡Una enorme mancha de petróleo se acerca a la costa!¡Socorro! ¡Una enorme mancha de petróleo se acerca a la costa! (utilizando LEOWorks)Help! A huge oil slick is approaching the coast! (report form)La contribución a un mar más limpioLa contribución a un mar más limpio (formulario de informe)La contribución a un mar más limpio (LEOWorks)
 
 
 
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