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  • 1spill|way — «SPIHL WAY», noun. a channel or passage for the escape of surplus water, as from a reservoir behind a dam …

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  • 2Deepwater Horizon oil spill — 2010 oil spill and BP oil spill redirect here. For other oil spills in 2010, see 2010 oil spill (disambiguation). For the 2006 oil spill involving BP, see Prudhoe Bay oil spill. For the drilling rig and explosion, see Deepwater Horizon… …

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  • 3Yellow River oil spill — Location Weinan, Shaanxi, China Coordinates 34°36′42″N …

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  • 4Offshore oil spill prevention and response — Inspector on offshore oil drilling rig Offshore oil spill prevention and response is the study and practice of reducing the number of offshore incidents that release oil or hazardous substances into the environment and limiting the amount… …

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  • 5Colorado River Storage Project — Glen Canyon Dam and Lake Powell near Page, Arizona. The dam and lake are major components in the Colorado River Storage Project s attempt to regulate the flow of the Colorado River. The Colorado River Storage Project is a United States Bureau of… …

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  • 6spillway — spill•way [[t]ˈspɪlˌweɪ[/t]] n. civ a passageway through which surplus water escapes from a reservoir, lake, or the like • Etymology: 1885–90 …

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  • 7Petroleum — For other uses, see Petroleum (disambiguation). Proven world oil reserves, 2009 …

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  • 8environment — environmental, adj. environmentally, adv. /en vuy reuhn meuhnt, vuy euhrn /, n. 1. the aggregate of surrounding things, conditions, or influences; surroundings; milieu. 2. Ecol. the air, water, minerals, organisms, and all other external factors… …

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  • 9Delaware River — Coordinates: 39°25′13″N 75°31′11″W / 39.42028°N 75.51972°W …

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  • 10Explosion de Deepwater Horizon — Déversement du pétrole perçu par la NASA, durant le 24 mai 2010 …

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