Oil pollution. Sluice-keeper clearing oil from a sluice, a structure built to control water flow. Oil is highly toxic to plants and animals, and can d

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Oil pollution. Sluice-keeper clearing oil from a sluice, a structure built to control water flow. Oil is highly toxic to plants and animals, and can devastate the environment if it is not cleaned up. Photographed at Benfleet Creek, Essex, England.

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