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 * 1) he impact of human activities has resulted in pollution of every square mile of Earth's oceans.
 * 2) In the present time, marine life is seriously getting affected by the oil spills, garbage dumping, accumulation of toxic materials and industrial wastes in the ocean.
 * 3) Accidental and deliberate discharge of crude oil into the ocean by cargo ships is regarded as one of the prime causes of pollution of the water body.
 * 4) Trash washed into the ocean after heavy rain or floods gives rise to marine debris, which pollutes the water body. Dumping of human wastes, plastic and disposal of untreated or partially treated sewage water into the ocean is called 'garbage dumping'. This is one of the leading causes of marine pollution.
 * 5) Oil spilling is hazardous for the marine life. It seriously affects the life cycle of coral reefs thriving in the ocean.
 * 6) The oil spilled in the ocean could clog up the gills of fishes, thereby preventing respiration.
 * 7)  It affects the process of photosynthesis of marine plants, since it blocks the sunlight.
 * 8) Carbon dioxide is hazardous for marine life including coral reefs and free-swimming algae.
 * 9) Plastics dumped into ocean can affect the marine life seriously. Plastic items such as bottles and bags could choke and suffocate the sea animals, as they eat them thinking that they are food. Plastics are known to be a major cause for the death of turtles, as they swallow the floating bags, mistaking them for jelly fish.
 * 10) Dumping of industrial wastes such as pesticides, especially DDT, can accumulate in the fatty tissue of animals. This could lead to the failure in the reproductive system of mammals and birds.