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... bird life suffers from oil pollution . Right after World War I , the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds in Great Britain began a study of oiled birds on the coasts . As a result , the International Conference on Oil Pollution of ...
... bird life suffers from oil pollution . Right after World War I , the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds in Great Britain began a study of oiled birds on the coasts . As a result , the International Conference on Oil Pollution of ...
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... birds 6 more than 10,000 birds 1 2 1 1 1 1 1974/75 1975/76 6 1 4 coastal areas and once a winter a count is taken to ascertain how many dead birds have been washed up on shore and how many of them show distinct signs of oil ( Fig . 50 ) ...
... birds 6 more than 10,000 birds 1 2 1 1 1 1 1974/75 1975/76 6 1 4 coastal areas and once a winter a count is taken to ascertain how many dead birds have been washed up on shore and how many of them show distinct signs of oil ( Fig . 50 ) ...
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... birds for a long period . In the experiment domestic white Peking ducks were fed for 10 days in such a way that each ... birds or seals , it is only after several years , when these have been decimated through natural causes and natural ...
... birds for a long period . In the experiment domestic white Peking ducks were fed for 10 days in such a way that each ... birds or seals , it is only after several years , when these have been decimated through natural causes and natural ...
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