Impacts of Marine Pollution and Toxicology: A Mussel Watch Experience in Peninsular Malaysia
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Marine pollution has been a hot issue since 1990s around the world. Chua discussed marine pollution prevention and management in the East Asian Seas, concentrating on pollution caused by land and sea based sources [2]. The land based sources included destruction of coastal habitats, urban effluents discharge and coastal sand mining has resulted in serious coastline erosion. Sea based sources included oil and chemical spills from ships, increased vessel traffic and port activities without adequate oil spill response system.
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