ocean dumping

ocean dumping
The act of disposing of waste (especially nuclear waste) in a deep section of the ocean.

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  • Ocean-Dumping — Ocean Dum|ping, (auch:) Ocean|dum|ping [ oʊʃənˌdʌmpɪŋ], das; [s] [engl. ocean dumping, aus: ocean = Ozean u. dumping = das (Schutt)abladen]: Verunreinigung der Weltmeere …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Ocean-Dumping — Ocean Dum|ping, auch Ocean|dum|ping [ ouʃəndʌmpiŋ] das; [s] <aus gleichbed. engl. ocean dumping zu ocean »Ozean« u. dumping »das (Schutt)abladen«> Verunreinigung der Weltmeere …   Das große Fremdwörterbuch

  • Ocean Dumping Act — The Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act or Ocean Dumping Act was one of several key environmental laws passed by the US Congress in 1972. It brought under EPA regulation and license the dumping of sewage sludge, industrial waste,… …   Wikipedia

  • ocean dumping — /ˈoʊʃən dʌmpɪŋ/ (say ohshuhn dumping) noun the dumping into the ocean of waste, such as sewage, radioactive materials, and effluent from ships …  

  • Dumping — may refer to a subject... ...in computing: Recording the contents of memory after application or operating system failure, or by operator request, in a core dump for use in subsequent problem analysis. Recording a file or medium as a backup.… …   Wikipedia

  • Ocean surface wave — Ocean surface waves are surface waves that occur on the free surface of the ocean. They usually result from wind, and are also referred to as wind waves. Some waves can travel thousands of miles before reaching land. They range in size from small …   Wikipedia

  • Ocean chemistry — A diagram showing ocean chemistry around deep sea vents Ocean chemistry, also known as marine chemistry, is influenced by turbidity currents, sediments, pH levels, atmoshperic constituents, metamorphic activity, and ecology. The field of chemical …   Wikipedia

  • Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matter — London Convention signatories The Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matter 1972, commonly called the London Convention or LC 72555 and also barbie abbreviated as Marine Dumping, is an agreement to… …   Wikipedia

  • Atlantic Ocean — an ocean bounded by North America and South America in the Western Hemisphere and by Europe and Africa in the Eastern Hemisphere. ab. 31,530,000 sq. mi. (81,663,000 sq. km); with connecting seas ab. 41,000,000 sq. mi. (106,100,000 sq. km);… …   Universalium

  • water dumping — noun ocean dumping …   Wiktionary

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