ABSTRACT
This chapter aims to provide the reader with an understanding of the physical dimensions of Land-based sources of marine pollution (LBSMP) problems. It describes the sources and effects of LBSMP with a view to demonstrating the need for the design of effective solutions. A vast range of wastes such as biodegradable organic wastes, persistent organic wastes, and insoluble inorganic wastes, are derived from industrial activities and are damaging the marine environment. The various types of activities and various types of contaminants of LBSMP, and the extent to which they are found in sea-waters, along with the effects of these pollutants on the marine and coastal environment. Pathways of pollutants are the channels for the escape, or passage of pollutants used as a route of travel or transport from land to sea. Control of marine pollution is an issue of great public concern, as chemical and biological pollution is daily damaging the oceans at a frightening rate.
