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Land Based Sources of Marine Pollution
Based on current information, the land based pollutants constituting the greatest threat to coastal and marine ecosystems and to public health in the Wider Caribbean Region are sewage, oil hydrocarbons, sediments, nutrients, pesticides, litter and marine debris, and toxic wastes.
Overview of Land Based Sources of Pollution
This section is one of a series of web pages developed by the CAR/RCU on various Environmental Issues in the Caribbean. These pages are a good starting point for research into many of the pressing concerns of the nations and territories of the Wider Caribbean Region. They contain definitions, descriptions, discussions, links to relevant on-line documents and web sites.
Environmental Agencies and M/V FREEWINDS Expand Efforts to Protect the Caribbean Sea from Pollution from Ships