Table 3. Values at risk from marine pollution and mechanisms of 

 pollution impact requiring predictive assessment. 



Human Health 



- contaminated seafood 



- water contact 



Fish/Shellfish (Comm. and Sports) 



- bioaccumulation of toxicants 



- habitat disruption 



- habitat loss 



- food loss 



Birds and Endangered Species 



- bioaccumulation of toxicants 



- habitat disruption 



- habitat loss 



- food loss 



Recreational-Aesthetic Values 



- floatable wastes 



- turbidity 



Ecological-Aesthetic (Wilderness) 



- bioaccumulation of toxicants 



- habitat disruption 



- habitat loss 



- food loss 



- (ecosystem structure-function) 



Long-Term Global Human Habitat 



- primary production loss 



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