Marine Pollution

What is Marine Pollution?

Marine pollution is a combination of chemicals and trash, most of which comes from land sources and is washed or blown into the ocean. This pollution results in damage to the environment, to the health of all organisms, and to economic structures worldwide.

How marine pollution effecting :

• Destroying marine life

• Discarded plastic instruments are eaten by fishes and Plastics litter beaches and coast

Where dies pollution come from :

The majority of pollutants that make their way into the ocean come from human activities along the coastlines and far inland.

One of the biggest sources of pollution is nonpoint source pollution, which occurs as a result of runoff.

Nonpoint source pollution can come from many sources, like septic tanks, vehicles, farms, livestock ranches, and timber harvest areas.

Nonpoint source pollution is difficult to control because it comes from many different sources and locations.

Pollution that comes from a single source, like an oil or chemical spill, is known as point source pollution.

Point source pollution events often have large impacts, but fortunately, they occur less often.

Discharge from faulty or damaged factories or water treatment systems is also considered point source pollution.

Solution:

1. Reduce use of Singe-use plastics

2. Recycle properly

3. Participate in Beach or River clean-up

4. Avoid products containing microbeads (microbeads mean tiny plastic particles)

Most Tragic Air Pollution Effects:

• The Persian Gulf War Oil Spill (1991)

• BP’s Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill (2010)

• The Ixtoc 1 Oil Spill (1979)

• The Atlantic Empress Oil Spill (1979)

• The Mingbulak Oil Spill (1992)

• The Kolva River Spill (1994)

• The Incident at Nowruz Oil Field (1983)