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Chapter 15: The Human Presence in the Ocean

Hydrocarbons in the Sea
The EPA's Oil Spills website has information on the effects of oil spills and discusses how spills can be cleaned up.
Visit the EPA Oil Spills web site
Municipal and Industrial Effluent
An article on the law of offshore waste discharges.
Visit the Muddied Waters web site
Climate Change
A discussion on what we do and do not know about global climate change, greenhouse gases, and what individuals can do to stop the trend.
Visit the EPA Global Warming web site
Climate Change
An article about the effects the southern ocean might have on climate change.
Visit the Research Tackles Key Factors in Climate Change web site
The Ocean's Future
The text on this site is presented as an archival version of the script of "Ocean Planet," a 1995 Smithsonian Institution traveling exhibition. It details some of the forces threatening the future of our oceans.
Visit the Marine Pollution web site

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