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overburden > waste disposal > dumping > sinking of waste > ocean dumping

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ocean dumping  

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  • The process by which pollutants, including sewage, industrial waste, consumer waste, and agricultural and urban runoff are discharged into the world's oceans. These pollutants arise from a myriad of sources.

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http://www.eionet.europa.eu/gemet/concept/5793

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