TABLE OF CONTENT
CONTENTS PAGE
Title Page – – – – – – – – i
Certification – – – – – – – ii
Dedication – – – – – – – – iii
Acknowledgements – – – – – – iv
Table of Contents – – – – – – –
CHAPTER ONE
- Introduction – – – – – – 1
CHAPTER TWO
DIFFERENT FORMS OF AQUATIC POLLUTION – 10
- Water Pollution – – – – – – 10
2.1 Types of Water Pollution – – – – 12
2.1.1 Pollution of Rivers, lakes and Oceans – – – 14
2.1.2 Marine pollution – – – – – – 15
2.1.3 Nutrient pollution – – – – – – 16
2.1.4 Thermal pollution – – – – – – 18
2.2 Contaminants and their sources – – – – 19
CHAPTER THREE
- CHEMICAL POLLUTION OF WATER
AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM – – – – – 23
3.1 Sources of chemical pollution in aquatic ecosystem 24
3.1.1 Shipping activities – – – – – 24
3.1.2 Mari culture – – – – – – – 25
3.1.3 Offshore activities – – – – – – 26
3.1.4 Dredging of sediment and dumping at sea – – 28
3.2 Effect of chemical pollution in aquatic ecosystem – 30
3.2.1 Impact of Pollutants on the Water Quality – – 30
3.2.2 Impact on Aquatic Biota – – – – – 34
3.2.3 Impact of Water Pollution on algae and macrophytes 35
CHAPTER FOUR
4.0 CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION – 37
4.1 Conclusion – – – – – – – 37
4.2 Recommendation – – – – – – 38
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