How oil pollution in UK waters is being 'grossly underestimated'

Cecilia Keating
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Analysis from Oceana estimates that 'true level' of oil pollution in UK seas is 43 per cent higher than official reports suggest

The government is facing calls to tighten up enforcement and monitoring of oil spills, after campaigners today warned the extent of pollution in UK waters has been masked by an "opaque and misleading"...

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