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{{Definition|title=pollution|definition=Pollution is the introduction by man, directly or indirectly, of substances or energy into the marine environment resulting in deleterious effects of such nature as to endanger human health, harm to living resources and ecosystems, hinder marine activities - including fishing -, and impair or interfere with amenities or other legitimate uses of the environment.}}
|definition=The introduction, directly or indirectly, of substances or energy into the marine environment resulting in such deleterious effects as harm to living resources, hazards to human health, hindrance to marine activities, including fishing, impairment of quality of use of sea-water and reduction of amenities<ref> GESAMP (the United Nations Group of Experts on the Scientific Aspects of Marine Pollution)[http://gesamp.imo.org/]</ref>.
 
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==See also==
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See articles in the [[:Category:Coastal and marine pollution]].
[[Theme 4]] - Pollution - coastal wiki
 
 
 
[[Pollution indicators]]
 
 
 
[[Index of vulnerability of littorals to oil pollution]]
 
 
 
[[Pollution laws and regulations]]
 
 
 
[[Pollution articles]]
 
 
 
[[Mercury pollution]]
 
 
 
[[Pollution themes]]
 
 
 
[[Water quality/pollution]]
 

Latest revision as of 19:26, 2 September 2020

Definition of pollution:
Pollution is the introduction by man, directly or indirectly, of substances or energy into the marine environment resulting in deleterious effects of such nature as to endanger human health, harm to living resources and ecosystems, hinder marine activities - including fishing -, and impair or interfere with amenities or other legitimate uses of the environment.
This is the common definition for pollution, other definitions can be discussed in the article

See articles in the Category:Coastal and marine pollution.