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Section 311 of the Clean Water Act, as amended by the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, [18] applies to ships and prohibits discharge of oil or hazardous substances in harmful quantities into or upon U.S. navigable waters, or into or upon the waters of the contiguous zone, or which may affect natural resources in the U.S. EEZ (extending 200 miles (320 ...
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Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships; Long title: An Act to implement the Protocol of 1978 Relating to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973, and for other purposes. Acronyms (colloquial) APPS: Nicknames: Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships of 1980: Enacted by: the 96th United States Congress: Effective ...
Marine pollution was a major area of discussion during the 1972 United Nations Conference on the Human Environment, held in Stockholm. That year also saw the signing of the Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matter, sometimes called the London Convention. The London Convention did not ban marine ...
Environmental Management and Co-ordination Act 1999 / no 8; Environmental (Prevention Of Pollution In Coastal Zone And Other Segments Of The Environment) Regulation, 2003; Fisheries Act (Chapter 378) Forests Act (Chapter 385) The Forests Act, 2005; Kenya Tourist Development Authority (Chapter 382) Kenya's Environment Management and Coordination ...
EMSA has the following mission: [1] assist the Commission in preparing EU legislation in the field of maritime safety and prevention of pollution by ships; assist the Commission in the effective implementation of EU legislation on maritime safety and maritime security, in particular by monitoring the overall functioning of the EU port State control regime,
Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping Wastes and Other Matter; Convention on the Prohibition of Military or Any Other Hostile Use of Environmental Modification Techniques; Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes (ECE Water Convention), Helsinki, 1992
Pollution prevention (P2) is a strategy for reducing the amount of waste created and released into the environment, particularly by industrial facilities, agriculture, or consumers. Many large corporations view P2 as a method of improving the efficiency and profitability of production processes through waste reduction and technology ...