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Uploaded on Wednesday 22 Feb 2012
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Oil pollution in Azerbaijan
Year:
2007
Author:
Philippe Rekacewicz, UNEP/GRID-Arendal
Description:
There are hundreds of abandoned oil wells in Azerbaijan, and thousands in Kazakhstan, many of which have been submerged by the rising sea. There are reports of big leaks into the water, killing waterfowl and fish. Thousands of hectares of soil on Azerbaijan’s Apsheron peninsula are unsuitable for agricultural use.
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