Sewage Threatens Oceans, Marine Life
October 7, 2006 @ 12:59 PM (EST)
Source: Iol.co.za
Sewage is a growing threat to oceans and seas, putting at risk marine life and habitats as the pollution problem escalates, the United Nations Environment Programme (Unep) said in a report.
The "State of the Marine Environment" report found substantial progress had been made in reducing oily wastes and organic pollutants such as long-lived industrial chemicals in the past two decades but other problems had worsened...
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