"Reina" was once sunk, may result in New Zealand for decades the most serious Marine pollution disaster.

“雷纳”号一旦沉没，可能造成新西兰数十年来最严重的海洋污染灾难。

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Examples range from contamination of the food or water supply, to high levels of air or noise pollution, a chemical accident, a disease outbreak or a natural disaster.

这方面例子的范围包括从食物或水供应的污染，到空气或噪音高度污染、化学事故、疾病暴发或自然灾害。

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Mining copper on this land will inevitably result in pollution and environmental disaster, since West Fredonia is home to several endangered animal species.

在这些地方采矿将会不可避免地导致污染和环境灾害，因为West Fredonia是很多濒危物种的栖居地。

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That disaster led Congress to pass new measures to prevent oil pollution.

VOA: special.2009.03.02

Halliburton, for example, argues it is immune to all suits under a law passed after the Exxon Valdez disaster--the Oil Pollution Act (OPA).

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Assaulted by climate change, massive air pollution, and biologically dead rivers, the cities of the South are becoming environmental disaster areas.

BBC: NEWS | In Depth | Viewpoints: The urban world in 2050

Opponents warn that fracking is an environmental disaster waiting to happen, citing, among other risks, air and water pollution, the release of radiation and cancer-causing substances, and the acceleration of global climate change as methane and other greenhouse gases escape during fracking.

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