The protests were aimed at ending the dumping of harmful industrial waste at sea.这些抗议行动的目的是为了阻止向海里倾倒有害的工业废料。Oil spills are common, as is the dumping of toxic industrial wastes.溢油现象很常见，就像倾倒有毒工业废料一样。Industrial waste had leaked into the water supply.工业废料已经渗入了水源中。