Chemicals and Waste
Marine and Freshwater
Land and Agriculture
Definition(s)
Land-based marine pollution includes waste that is deliberately dumped at sea as well as effluent wastes from industrial, domestic and agricultural sources as run-off through drains or rivers (Source: WWF)
Hierarchy
Broader: marine pollution
Related terms:
coastal dredging
pollution from land-based sources
land-based pollution
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