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Table 6. Population and related data and some estimates of pollutants entering theSea around India (as of 1984).PopulationCoastal population (25% of total)Area of the CountryAgricultural areaExclusive economic zoneRiver runoff (annual mean)Rainfall per year (on land)Rainfall per year (on Bay of Bengal)Rainfall per year (on Arabian Sea)Domestic sewage added to the sea bycoastal population per year (@ 601 per head per day)Industrial effluents added to the sea bycoastal industries per yearSewage and effluents added by the riverto the sea per yearSolid waste and garbage generated bycoastal population per year(@ 0.8 kg per head per day)Fertiliser used per year (@ 30.5 kg ha-1 yrl)Pesticides used per year (@ 336 g ha-1 yrl)Synthetic detergents used per yearOil transported across the Arabian Sea in 1982Oil transported to Western Hemisphere in 1982Oil transported to Far East and <strong>Japan</strong> in 1982Tar deposition on beaches along the West Coastof India per year720 million180 million3.276 x 106 km21.65 x 106km22.015 x 106 km21645 km33.5 x 1012 m36.5 x 1012 m36.1 x 1012 m33.9 x 109 m30.39 x 109 m350 x 106 m353 x 106 tonnes5 x 106 tonnes55 000 tonnes125 000 tonnes579 x 106 tonnes331 x 106 tonnes248 x 106 tonnes40

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