LOSI Conference Papers‚ 2012 “Securing the Ocean for the Next Generation” Papers from the Law of the Sea Institute‚ UC Berkeley–Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology Conference‚ held in Seoul‚ Korea‚ May 2012 Proceedings edited by Prof. Harry N. Scheiber‚ LOSI and Director Moon Sang Kwon‚ KIOST Assistant Editor: Emily A. Gardner The EEZ Regime: Reflections after 30 Years Robert Beckman and Tara Davenport Robert Beckman is the Director‚ Centre for
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Water Pollution All around the world‚ countries are fighting to keep their water clean. Whether it’s streams‚ rivers‚ lakes‚ or the ocean‚ countries have taken great measures to maintain a high quality of water for both human consumption and as a key component to the environment. We deal with the pollution problems and then decide on ways to clean it up. This valuable resource is the key to survival. Both plants and animals depend on water for their growth‚ so the water must be kept clean
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10‚ 2013 The Islamic Republic of Iran is a country rich in history‚ culture‚ and beautiful landscapes. All of these wonderful characteristics are in jeopardy of being destroyed. Not by wars‚ riots‚ or naturals disasters‚ but by air pollution. The volume of pollution in Iran is commonly associated with their domestic fuel production. This production of fuel increased when sanctions were imposed by the United States and European Union several years ago. These sanctions caused a reduction in the amount
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today I would like to discuss about our world is not a safe place to living in anymore. My opinion is because of environmental pollution. Nowadays‚ we always receive news about pollution. Everytime when we read newspaper at least we will have three or four reported environmental pollution in Malaysia. It is just in Malaysia‚ how about all over the world? Environmental pollution has become a major issue over the years and one of the biggest problems the world faces today. It is an issue that troubles
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MARINE POLLUTION Between 1976 and 1996 a total of 4647 incidents resulted in the spill of approximately 2‚369‚470 barrels of oil into the environment. In addition‚ between 1997 and 2001‚ Nigeria also recorded a total number of 2‚097 oil spill incidents. Nigeria’s largest spill was an offshore well-blow out in January 1980 when an estimated 200‚000 barrels of oil (8.4million US gallons) spilled into the Atlantic Ocean from an oil industry facility and that damaged 340 hectares of mangrove (Nwilo
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Every day people suffer from the harsh effects of pollution: babies‚ toddlers‚ even the elderly‚ but why? Pollution poses an extensive threat to the health of people worldwide. In fact‚ approximately 100 million people have been afflicted by pollution‚ which compares to diseases like malaria and HIV. The leading causes of pollution are the necessities to burn fossil fuels along with the trash and sewage released into the ocean. When we use fossil fuels to gas up our motor vehicles‚ we emit CO2 into
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Sound is essential to our daily lives‚ but noise is not What is Noise Pollution? The traditional definition of noise is “unwanted or disturbing sound”. Sound becomes unwanted when it either interferes with normal activities such as sleeping‚ conversation‚ or disrupts or diminishes one’s quality of life. It is a source of irritation and stress for many people and can even damage our hearing if it is loud enough. Many of us are exposed to stressful levels of noise at home and at work. Noise is
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manufacturing‚ pulp‚ paper and paperboard products‚ and textile products‚ correspondingly discharge large amounts of wastewater (PEM‚ 2003). Most of the water pollution-intensive industries are in National Capital Region‚ Calabarzon‚ and Region III. Food manufacturing industries‚ piggeries‚ and slaughterhouses are the main sources of organic pollution (PEM‚ 2004). A report from a study conducted by the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) in 1999 emphasizes that the situation is
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I. Introduction According to the Columbia Encyclopedia‚ water pollution is defined as contamination of water resources by harmful wastes. In most cases this contamination is a result of people overloading the water environment with wastes. The scope of this problem covers any and all water sources including but not limited to streams‚ lakes‚ underground water‚ bays or oceans. II. Statement of Problem It is no misconception that water is a necessary compound to all life on Earth. Absolutely all
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