What is the main source of the hydrocarbon pollution of the sea?
The main source of marine hydrocarbon pollution comes from the land, reaching the oceans by rivers or the atmosphere. Our industries and traffic generate a huge volume of waste, a high proportion of which ends up in the oceans. But on the oceans themselves, maritime traffic is the main cause of direct pollution. Between routine spillages and accidents, more than one million tonnes of hydrocarbons are dumped in the seas each year.
