Adaptation and mitigation Marine pollution

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much anthropogenic pollution ends in ocean. 2011 edition of united nations environment programme year book identifies main emerging environmental issues loss oceans of massive amounts of phosphorus, valuable fertilizer needed feed growing global population , , impact billions of pieces of plastic waste having globally on health of marine environments. bjorn jennssen (2003) notes in article, anthropogenic pollution may reduce biodiversity , productivity of marine ecosystems, resulting in reduction , depletion of human marine food resources . there 2 ways overall level of pollution can mitigated: either human population reduced, or way found reduce ecological footprint left behind average human. if second way not adopted, first way may imposed world ecosystems falter.

the second way humans, individually, pollute less. requires social , political will, shift in awareness more people respect environment , less disposed abuse it. @ operational level, regulations, , international government participation needed. difficult regulate marine pollution because pollution spreads on international barriers, making regulations hard create enforce.

without appropriate awareness of marine pollution, necessary global address issues may prove inadequate. balanced information on sources , harmful effects of marine pollution need become part of general public awareness, , ongoing research required establish, , keep current, scope of issues. expressed in daoji , dag s research, 1 of reasons why environmental concern lacking among chinese because public awareness low , therefore should targeted.