Atlantic Ocean
Marine pollution is a generic term for the harmful entry into the ocean of chemicals or particles. The biggest culprit are rivers that empty into the Ocean, and with it the many chemicals used as fertilizers in agriculture as well as waste from livestock and humans. The excess of oxygen depleting chemicals in the water leads to hypoxia and the creation of a dead zone.[4]
- See also: Ship pollution
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Major ports and harbours
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See also
Wikisource has original text related to this article:
- Transatlantic
- List of islands in the Atlantic Ocean
- Category:Shipwrecks in the Atlantic Ocean
- Category:Atlantic hurricanes
- Ocean Highway
- Age of discovery
- Gulf Stream shutdown
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References
- ^ Limits of Oceans and Seas. International Hydrographic Organization Special Publication No. 23, 1953.
- ^ animallaw.info: Problems and Prospects for the Pelagic Driftnet [1]
- ^ Atlantic Ocean's 'Heat Engine' Chills Down by Christopher Joyce. All Things Considered, National Public Radio, 30 Nov, 2005.
- ^ Gerlach: Marine Pollution, Springer, Berlin (1975)
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