Marine plastic pollution research and control act of 1994 amends the act to prevent pollution from ships to authorize the secretary of the department in which the coast guard is operating to issue a certificate attesting to the adequacy of garbage reception facilities at a port or terminal only if an onsite inspection has been conducted prior. Derraik, the pollution of the marine environment by plastic debris. Annex ii control of pollution by noxious liquids in bulk the following equipment should be in good condition, properly maintained and fully functional, with appropriate spares. Nonpoint pollution of surface waters with phosphorus and nitrogen pdf. National legislation incorporating the above international and regional conventions 5. An associated problem is that many potentially toxic chemicals adhere to tiny particles which are then taken up by plankton and benthos animals, most of which are either deposit or filter feeders, concentrating upward within ocean food chains.
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