Land Based Marine Pollution Control in the Bay of Bengal Region: A Case Study

2012 ◽  
Vol 45 (1) ◽  
pp. 201-213 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anirban Mukhopadhyay ◽  
Sandip Mukherjee ◽  
Samadrita Mukherjee ◽  
Subhajit Ghosh ◽  
Sugata Hazra ◽  
...  

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 66
Author(s):  
Muhammad Tahir

This article appraises the Factors deteriorating marine environment due to violation of marine pollution laws in Pakistani waters. The environmental degradation of Pakistani waters especially in Karachi coast became a serious threat to the marine environment, marine life as well as human health and marine vessels since long for society. It is determined the level and the distribution pattern of various heavy metals in the coastal waters significantly higher than the standard values. Pollution created by a number of sources is the major contributing factor in this regard. Amongst all, the deteriorating environment in Pakistani waters warrants immediate corrective actions to control Marine Pollution in order to curtail further destruction by this menace. Many steps at Governmental and private level have been initiated however, improvement is a dream. It is rightly to mention that there is no dearth of legislation on the pollution control but implementation of the same by all the concerned agencies and cooperation by public in true letter and spirit is a dream. The prevailing environment cannot be improved without effective enforcement of existing laws in its true perspective by removing all obstacles and difficulties with creating political will of society.


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