understand the problems of plastics in the ocean, It’s important to know the harm it causes to wildlife animals, and the negative effects it has on humans and finding out the causes of pollution, and how it enters our oceans and a way to try and prevent future problems. First, The amount of wildlife animals that have died due to plastics in the ocean is outrageous. "The overwhelming amount of plastic pollution isn’t even visible to the human eye, with much of the pollution occurring out at sea or on
plunge into the oceans ' waters if they knew what was lurking below. The blue, glistening water and crashing waves hide a murky secret, a toxic soup of marine pollution. Humans have dumped this litter and chemical waste into the oceans treating it like a giant garbage can. So now, millions of tons of pollution are choking the oceans, "around 80 percent of marine litter originates on land, and most of that is plastic." (Solutions to plastic pollution in our oceans- the basics). The oceans aren’t alone
Ocean pollution is an out of sight, out of mind kind of situation. Pollution enters the ocean through how humans dispose of waste, accidents and carelessness. Ocean pollution destroys everything and there are multiple types of ocean pollution. There’s thermal, oil, plastic, and chemical pollution. Over 80% of ocean pollution is from land based activates which are careless. Ocean pollution causes hundreds of deaths to ocean plants and animals because of human negligence to the ocean. Each living
World: Plastic Pollution When people get thirsty, we look for something to drink, typically water. When people get hungry, we look for food, typically a snack or two. We tend to look for shortcuts just so that our lives can be easier. In terms of trash the easiest way for trash to be disposed, is to just throw it on the ground or litter. Mainly focused on the coasts of our land, laws and regulations are being put in place to stop the plastic pollution crime and save our waters. Plastic pollution in
the ocean every year; the most common manmade item found is plastic. Every year, more than 5.3 million tons of plastic is thrown into the ocean. Plastic makes up for the death of almost more than 100,000 different types of sea creatures. Currently, EPA is working on solutions toward pollution. EPA partners with many countries to come to an agreement on what to do about ocean pollution. Pollution is a very important issue to resolve, especially in the ocean, because many things like plastic, chemicals
Water pollution By:Water savers Water is an important part in the world, it’s essential for life, so why pollute it? Chemical and plastic pollution harm the environment and marine life. There are many effects in water pollution and there are many different types of water pollution. By:Carlos Water pollution is the contamination of water bodies.This form of environmental degradation occurs when pollutants are directly or indirectly discharged into water bodies without careful
INTRODUCTION Ocean pollution is a serious issue that is harming both land and sea inhabitants. It is dropping economic levels and destroying the food chain by killing off the predators’ prey. The great pacific garbage patch is one of the world’s biggest garbage gyres, filled mostly with plastic and other tough biodegradable waste. Even though we don’t live in the ocean it still affects us in many ways, and before we clean up the ocean we must find a way to stop people from littering first. What
Pollution in the oceans, though not commonly known to humans, creates serious problems in our environment. Oil spills, plastic, garbage, and sewage combine together to form the major problem known as pollution. Coral reefs begin to disappear as a result of ocean pollution and many other factors. Carbon dioxide levels increase as greenhouses release gases into the air. As pollution continues to grow and become much worse, organizations create new laws to help reduce or end some of the major problems
Ocean Plastic Pollution I chose to discuss Ocean Plastic Pollution. I retrieved an article from the LiveScience.com which is a website that covers scientific news. The author of the article I chose, “Plastic Trash in Oceans May Be ‘Vastly’ Underestimated”, is Jeanna Bryner who is the LiveScience Managing Editor. She is part of the LiveScience organization. This article was published April 27th, 2012. The mission of the report is to inform the general public that plastic debris in the ocean is increasing
marine pollution and its threat to human food security. Marine pollution occurs when harmful, or potentially harmful, effects result from the entry into the ocean of chemicals, particles, industrial, agricultural and residential waste, noise, or the spread of invasive organisms. Basically, it occurs when anything that can cause harm to the ocean and its inhabitants enters the water. Many societal factors contribute to marine pollution, including: climate change, nonpoint source pollution, solid waste