Chemical contaminants in seawater

Question 1

Which tissues of marine organisms is most affected by contaminants

Answer 1

reproductive system

immune system

Question 2

types of marine pollution

Answer 2

physical
chemical
biological

Question 3

areas of concern for chemical pollution

Answer 3

water
sediment
biota

Question 4

Sources of chemical pollution

Answer 4

oil spill
contaminated effluents
atmospheric deposition

Question 5

results of chemical contamination

Answer 5

closure of coastal facilities (desalination plant)
stop coastal recreation and tourism activities
eradicate aquatic communities

Question 6

how to measure concentration levels of petroleum hydrochemicals in nearshore areas

Answer 6

concentration levels in bivalves

Question 7

sources of oil pollution

Answer 7

offshore oil exploration and production
marine transportation of oil
petrochemical industries and oil refineries
urban and municipal waste
disharges of contaminated rivers
natural bottom seepage

Question 8

fate of chemicals

Answer 8

volatilization
emulsification
adsorption
degradation
advection/diffusion
sediment deposition

Question 9

emulsification

Answer 9

water droplets are dispersed into the oil

Question 10

photo-oxidation

Answer 10

process by which oil, with energy form sunlight, undergoes oxidation

Question 11

product of photo-oxidation

Answer 11

polar, water-soluble products