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Human Impacts on Catchments
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Key Message 2 - We all Live and Interact in Catchments
Human Impacts on Catchments
Resources
Topic of Study - Ocean Pollution
 
  • How land use changes in agriculture, human settlement, introduction of exotic plants and animals, and use of water among others, have profoundly impacted environmental health in Australian oceans?
  • How have changes to catchments from the top of the catchment to the bottom impacted on water quality, water quantity and biodiversity in oceans?
  • What critical ecosystem services do oceans provide?
  • How does stormwater pollution and sewage pollution impact on the health of ocean environments? Look at litter, nutrient pollution, faecal coliform, sediment, toxicants and other pollutants.
  
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Easy

 - Natural Advantage: A Blueprint for
  Sustainable Australia.
- A comprehensive overview of sustainable
  development, including oceans and coastal
  issues.
- Plastics in the ocean website.
- Covers the main issues and includes
  pictures.
- Ocean pollution – a brief explanation.
- Sources and types of marine pollution.
- What we can do to help.
Australian Marine Conservation Society
http://www.amcs.org.au/issues/facts/htm/
fcmpolln.htm
- Marine debris - what is it?
Australian Marine Conservation Society
http://www.amcs.org.au/issues/facts/htm/
fcmrndeb.htm
- Beach-watch program in NSW.
- Website has information on beaches, how
  they become polluted and how to prevent
  beach pollution.

More Comprehensive

- Lots of information about oil spills.

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
http://response.restoration.noaa.gov/kids/kids.html

- A history of sea dumping in Australian
  waters.

Environment Australia
http://www.ea.gov.au/coasts/pollution/dumping/
history/index.html

- What is water pollution?
- A comprehensive summary the different
  types of water pollution that enter the ocean.

VIC EPA
http://www.epa.vic.gov.au/Water/

- Oil spills.

Stop the Marine Pollution
http://home2.pacific.net.sg/~oryanx/index.html

- Seagrass decline and links to water quality
  off the Adelaide metropolitan coastline.
- A large PDF download.

SA Government EPA
http://www.dehaa.sa.gov.au/epa/pdfs/seagrass.pdf
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