The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) is a comprehensive treaty that governs the use and conservation of the world’s oceans and their resources....
An oil spill occurs when liquid petroleum is released into the ocean or coastal waters. Oil spills include crude oil from tankers, offshore platforms, drilling rigs and wells,...
Bioremediation is a waste management technique that involves the use of organisms to remove or neutralize pollutants from a contaminated site. The naturally occurring organisms are able to...
The new technique of using the bacteria to get rid of oil spill has been called “Oil Zapping”. Oil Zapping is a bio-remediation technique involving the use of...
Fishes concentrate mercury in their bodies, often in the form of methyl mercury, a highly toxic organic compound of mercury. The mercury is absorbed, usually as methylmercury, by...
When the process of Eutrophication is increased by the human activities, it is called cultural Eutrophication. This is because the human activities (mainly development in nature) increase the...
Marine pollution refers to the introduction of harmful substances or contaminants into the oceans and other bodies of water, leading to adverse effects on marine life, ecosystems, and...
The Hazardous material or Hazmats are the solids, liquids and gases which can harm people, organisms, property and environment. The Hazardous Materials are often subject to various legislations....
The Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants is an international environmental treaty signed in 2001 and effective from May 2004. Its aim is to eliminate or restrict the...
Persistence is an important characteristic of the environmental pollutants in an environmental medium (air/ water/ soil) or in a living tissue, in which the pollutants remain active for...
