Question

The marine pollution is ultimately going to be harmful to the man himself. Discuss.

Answer 1

1. The importance of the ocean is increasing day by day in various ways, human dependence on oceans is likely to increase manifold in the days to come.
2. Nowadays, the oceanic waters are getting polluted on a large scale.
3. This causes deterioration of the natural quality of ocean water.
4. The leakages of oil from oil transporting ships, oil extraction from coastal areas, disposal of solid waste containing radioactive matter, atomic tests, etc., are causing large-scale pollution of oceanic waters.
5. The effluents brought by river discharges, the disposal of waste from coastal cities, the waste from industries, and many other similar factors are polluting the oceanic waters.
6. As a result, the very existence of marine life is threatened.