Question

Contaminated sediments in marine ecosystem intro,causes and effects

Answer 1

Marine environment is submitted to contamination1 that comes in many different forms, such as toxic chemicals (e.g., organic compounds, DDT, PCB, metals, pharmaceuticals, gas), solid waste (e.g., plastics), increased nutrient (e.g., nitrates and phosphates) and sediment inputs due to human activities (e.g., industry, agriculture, deforestation, sewage discharge, aquaculture), radioactivity, oil spills, and discarded fishing nets.