MARINE POLLUTION: IMPACTS ON THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT

摘要

Pollution is a global threat to all marine and coastal areas, threatening the health of living marine resources and destroying their habitats. Pollutants may be solid, liquid, or pathogens. The heat and noise that are introduced into the marine environment causing adverse impacts to the marine environment and its resources, while reducing human pleasures of the seas. While sources on Earth can contribute about 80% of pollutants entering the sea (GPA, 2005), marine sources (ships or offshore platforms) are also significant. Pollution can enter the ocean through the atmosphere by aerosols carried by wind and rain. The pollutants of most concern are those that are highly toxic, persistent in the marine environment and accumulates in individuals trophic level higher and higher (bioaccumulation). [Module EUCPN]The International Convention on Marine Pollution of the IMO in London in 1973 was taken out and that is:The prevention and minimization of accidental and operational pollution from shipu The six annexes to the different kinds of pollution vessel.The comprehensive program of action for the protection of the- marine environment for activities based on land and which have impacts on the sea, the 1995 USAThe Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants,- 2001: Elimination of the production of chlorinated pesticides and products of Annexes A, B and C.The London Convention on landfills at Sea 1992: Prohibition of discharge of the products listed in the blacklist.