Marine pollution levels and potential threats to the Indian marine environment: State-of-the-Art

Abstract

Reviews the work done on the basis of data collected during past decade surrounding Indian coasts by National Institute of Oceanography. The domestic sewage, heavy metals, pesticides and oil are the major items polluting Indian waters. The levels of pollution indicate that there is no serious threat to Indian marine environment as yet. This is because of feel that the geographical location of India in northern Indian Ocean. Indian coasts are bordering open seas. However, with the increasing populations along shorelines, industrialization, excessive loads are exerted on coastal environment and hence one should not neglect the potential threat