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New regulations to curb marine pollution [1]

Land based pollution is increasing at an alarming rate in Sri Lanka and it stands at 90 per cent in comparison to the international level of 40 per cent, Marine Pollution Prevention Authority (MPPA) Chairman M. A. R. Kularatne said.
Waste material washed into the sea from the land has been the main cause of marine pollution, he said.

Publication Date: 
20/11/2008
The Island (Sri Lanka) [2]
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Marine Pollution [3], Sri Lanka [4]
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