VPE 511: Environment and Environmental Hygiene (2+1)

MARINE POLLUTION

• River what it carries ends up in the sea. Besides these discharges, discharge of oils, petroleum products and radioactive wastes are dumped into the sea.
• Huge quantity of plastic is being added to the sea. Over 50 million lb plastic packing materials are being dumped into the sea of commercial fleets, whereas over 300 million lb entering inland waterways in USA.
• Rivers bring large amount of pollutants including industrial effluents, drainage, washings pesticides, nutrients, etc. Oil drilling , damage of oil tanks, breakage of coastal pipelines, direct discharge of industrial and agricultural waste also contributes to marine pollution. In addition , marine environment is polluted by dumping of radioactive materials and wastes. Few elite industrially and technologically developed countries do it. Generally it is done in remote and continental shelf areas which leads to marine pollution to the neighboring state.