Water Pollution: Oceans and Great Lakes
- By Richard B. Philp1
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View Affiliations Hide Affiliations1 The University of Western Ontario, Canada
- Source: Environmental Issues for the Twenty-First Century and their Impact on Human Health , pp 23-40
- Publication Date: May 2012
- Language: English
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Environmental and human health problems associated with aquaculture are discussed. Water courses are conduits for pollutants to reach the oceans. This is illustrated using the Mississippi River and the Gulf of Mexico as an example. Point sources of pollution are discussed and the recent oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico receives extensive coverage. Chemical and biological pollution of the Great Lakes are continuing problems. Sources of pollution and their impact on the environment and on human health are discussed.
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