13 Environment · 13.1 Pollution and control

13.1.10 Marine, thermal and radioactive pollution: oil spills, dead zones and microplastics

Seas are polluted by oil, nutrients and plastics from land and ships; rivers and coasts also suffer heat from power plants (thermal pollution) and, rarely but severely, radioactive releases.

  • MPSC ATP
  • Standard level
  • 8 min read
  • Full course

Key terms

  • marine pollution
  • oil spill
  • booms
  • skimmers
  • dispersants
  • MARPOL
  • dead zone
  • hypoxia
  • microplastics
  • plastics treaty
  • thermal pollution
  • cooling towers
  • radioactive pollution
  • sievert
  • Chernobyl
  • Fukushima

What this note covers

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