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Plastic Pollution
Source: Consumer and industrial waste. Impact on the Environment: Harms marine life, enters the food chain, causes entanglement and ingestion.
Chemical Pollution
Source: Agricultural runoff, industrial discharges. Impact on the Environment: Causes eutrophication, affects health of aquatic organisms, biomagnification of toxins.
Thermal Pollution
Source: Power plants and industrial coolers. Impact on the Environment: Alters water temperatures, disrupts marine ecosystems, can lead to coral bleaching.
Sound Pollution
Source: Shipping, military activities, oil exploration. Impact on the Environment: Disrupts marine mammal communication, causes stress and hearing loss, can lead to strandings.
Oil Spills
Source: Offshore drilling, spills during transportation. Impact on the Environment: Affects marine and bird life, damages ecosystems, long-term contamination.
Sewage and Waste Water
Source: Urban runoff, untreated sewage disposal. Impact on the Environment: Introduces pathogens, excessive nutrients, leads to water quality deterioration and health hazards for marine life and humans.
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