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... Ocean , and from rivers and coastal towns . By far the most impor- tant source are the currents which bring water from the Atlantic Ocean into the North Sea : about 85 % of all phosphorus input comes from the Atlantic . Rivers bring ...
... Ocean , and from rivers and coastal towns . By far the most impor- tant source are the currents which bring water from the Atlantic Ocean into the North Sea : about 85 % of all phosphorus input comes from the Atlantic . Rivers bring ...
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... North Sea and a 400,000 t oil accident every 50 years must from a statistical standpoint be reckoned with ( Johnston 1976b ) , or that one tanker acci- dent of above 135 t is due for every 437 million t of oil shipped through the North Sea ...
... North Sea and a 400,000 t oil accident every 50 years must from a statistical standpoint be reckoned with ( Johnston 1976b ) , or that one tanker acci- dent of above 135 t is due for every 437 million t of oil shipped through the North Sea ...
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... Sea , caesium - 137 is emitted by waste water . Owing to very sensitive measuring methods , the increased caesium - 137 activity can be detected all over the North Sea . One singular emission of 3000-4000 Ci of caesium - 137 during ...
... Sea , caesium - 137 is emitted by waste water . Owing to very sensitive measuring methods , the increased caesium - 137 activity can be detected all over the North Sea . One singular emission of 3000-4000 Ci of caesium - 137 during ...
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accumulate algae Amoco Cadiz amounts animals approximately Atlantic bacteria Baltic Sea beaches Bight biodegradation birds bottom cadmium carbon atoms Chap chemical chlorinated hydrocarbons coast coastal areas components compounds concentration factor concentrations of mercury contained crude oil damage deep water dieldrin dispersants dry weight dumped effluents eggs Estuary eutrophication experiments fall-out fauna Federal Republic figures fish heavy metals Helgoland high concentrations higher increase industry Irish Sea km² larvae layer lead liver marine environment marine organisms marine pollution mercury concentrations mg/kg of mercury mg/l million Minamata mussels natural nautical miles North Sea nuclear nutrients oil accident oil pollution oil slick oil spill organic substances oxygen PCB's petroleum phytoplankton plankton poisonous production radiation radioactive regions Republic of Germany result River sea surface seawater sediment species surface water Table tanker temperature tion tissues titanium Torrey Canyon trace elements treatment plants tritium Weser wet weight µg/l