Our oceans are face with pollution that affects ocean life, including plants and sea creatures. Once contaminated by these pollution sources, delicate ecosystems are forever disrupted. The different types of pollution that affects our oceans are oil spills, dumping, sewage, agricultural runoffs and sunscreens worn by beach goers and swimmers.…
The article “Trashing the Oceans,” by Thomas Hayden, which was published in U.S. News and World Report, states how the oceans are being polluted by the trash going within it. Another article “Managing Marine Plastic Pollution,”John H. Tibbetts, was published in Environmental Health Perspectives, demonstrates how the pollution is greatly impacting the ocean. The article “Trashing oceans” utilizes ethos, logos, and pathos in a superior manner as compared to “Managing Marine Plastic Pollution” because it holds factual information and draws the reader’s interest.…
As humans we cause a lot of pollutants in the air, which eventually ends up in the ocean.…
In addition to the environment, marine animals mistakenly eat plastic bags due to people’s littering, which keeps killing ocean wildlife. The clean and blue oceans in California always attract tourists to spend time enjoying it during their holiday. Nonetheless, trashes littered by people gather together in the oceans due to ocean current, and plastic bags play a key role. As plastic bags dissolve, it forms a collection of marine debris, which forms Great Pacific Garbage Patch. Generally speaking, Great Pacific Garbage Patch is a lot of marine debris is collected together by the ocean current. People can distinguish this garbage easily, but marine animals don’t have this ability. According to California Coastal Commission, marine debris harms…
We have all heard about how we are killing our oceans and how the coral and fish are suffering. We also hear how we have to clean the beaches, use eco-friendly materials and do our part to help, but does anyone ever tell us what is really happening in the oceans or how to help? In the article “11 Billion Pieces of Plastic Are Ridding Corals with Disease”, published in The Atlantic in January of 2018, Ed Yong interviews two microbiologists, Joleah Lamb and Rebecca Vega Thurber, on how plastic is destroying our coral reefs. The plastic cuts off oxygen and light from the coral casing many different kinds of diseases. Thurber gives some solutions how we can help solve this problem. For example, controlling how much plastic is made locally and how we dispose of plastic that is used. Yong makes several points by using…
To begin, Pollution is a major threat to ocean life. In the text it states that, “Approximately 6.4 million tons of plastic and other debris enter the oceans each year.” (Oceans: into the deep 13). This proves pollution is a big problem throughout the ocean because we liter but we can help the environment by, trying to recycle and dispose of trash properly if we remember to do this, we could help the ocean. Additionally, Fishing is another major problem life in the ocean faces. In the text it states that, “We are carelessly catching fish faster than they can reproduce.”(Oceans: into the deep 14). This shows that fishing is a threat to ocean life because, we are putting fish into near extinction but we can help by making smart seafood choices. Finally, Climate change is the final major threat to ocean life. In the text it states that, “Warming ocean waters, rising sea levels and violent storms disrupt the lives of many species and affect fragile marine ecosystems.” (Oceans: into deep 14). This shows that climate change is affecting the lives of animals beneath the water, but we can help by walking and riding a bike whenever we can. Even though there are many great things about the ocean there are also some dangers too. The ocean is home to many species and is a beautiful place if we don’t protect it we will lose all the life in the…
According to “The Hidden Life of Garbage,” Heather Rogers states, “Today’s garbage graveyards are sequestered, guarded, and veiled.(178)”Rogers claims that the Waste Management Inc. operates its Geological Reclamation Operations and Waste systems (GROW) landfill on a historical river valley in Pennsylvania in which Washington had crossed the Delaware river. At the landfill site, Rogers’ states, “the logic of our society’s unrestrained consuming and wasting quickly unravels. (178)” In addition, Rogers explains “the aptly named GROWS landfill is part of Waste Management Inc’s (WMI) 6000-acre garbage treatment complex, which includes a second landfill, an incinerator, and a state- mandated leaf composting lot.(178)” Perhaps the landfill GROWS is aptly named due to the fact that the landfills have become increasingly larger. Moreover, Rogers stressed that although landfill regulations make them less dangerous, these answers will only be short-term solutions. Altogether Rogers attitude of the situation is that these landfill projects are being kept away from the public eye for a reason, which is to keep us from asking questions. In short, Rogers concludes her article by asking the repressed question, “what if we didn’t have so much trash to get rid of?” We generate a large amount of garbage ourselves, everywhere we go. At my grocery store, trash is being generating by the lack of a proper recycling program, untouched, edible food going to waste, and certain materials not being reused.…
Are we killing our oceans? This is the proposed question of Dahr Jamail in his article Oceans of pollution. He details several environmental pollution issues facing the waters of the world, from large floating plastic islands to hypoxic zones in which sea life cannot breathe. His thesis is that humanity’s inability to deal with plastic waste is causing harmful problems in the ocean to rise, which could lead to serious negative effects on the planet. He conveys the current scientific consensus and directs it towards an audience that is unaware or ignorant of these issues.…
The pollutants in our oceans and seas are not only hazardous to marine life but also to the wildlife and humans that consume them. Pollutants are threatening ecosystems not only in our country, but also in others (Sielen).…
In addition, many animals suffer from pollution and damage their health. According to dosomething.org, 14 billion pounds of garbage are dumped into the ocean every year and a large…
thriving we must change our ways to reduce the amount of pollution in the sea. (Pollution 2013)…
Ocean pollution is such a broad topic, and one that has many facets to it. As a group, we found it to be a very intriguing topic that it relevant to our everyday lives. As New Jersey residents, we have all spent time at the Jersey shore. We have all enjoyed the small and big beach towns, the sand, and of course the ocean. Recently, we have each noticed reduced pollution and cleaner water. Then we read article after article on increased pollution, damaging toxins, deteriorating health and wellbeing of sea life. How can this be, with all the scrutiny and awareness placed on litter and pollution is general. Then we realized that it was more than just leaving a plastic bottle on the beach or failure to through away a paper wrapper. In fact, it is more damaging than this. It is more so about the toxins and chemicals that seep into the land, the runoff from building and homes, the ground and air pollution that comes from industry and factories, and the pesticides that are evident in farming and everyday lawn care.…
Since the first inhabitants of Earth, the ocean has been a necessary resource for our way of life. However, since the first human inhabitants on Earth, we have poisoned this great resource. At first, it seemed harmless, what is one piece of trash going to harm in such a massive body of water? If everyone in the world who ever lived contributed just one piece themselves over their life time, it would add up to almost one-hundred and eight billion pieces of trash (Haub). Now ask again, what is one piece of trash times 108 billion going to harm in such a massive body of water?…
According to National Geographic, Factories near the ocean throw their waste in the ocean. Factories near the ocean throw chemicals in the ocean, it will damage the ocean. Bodies of water will be cleaner if there is no chemical and rubbish in it, right? You can also save the marine animals like whales. “Keep calm and save the ocean. The sources that I used are: http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/habitats/land-edge-coasts/#page=1, http://environemnt.natonalgeographic.com/encycopedia/pollution/?ara=1#page=1 and…
We 're treating the oceans like a trash bin: around 80 percent of marine litter originates on land, and most of that is plastic. Plastic that pollutes our oceans and waterways has severe impacts on our environment and our economy. Seabirds, whales, sea turtles and other marine life are eating marine plastic pollution and dying from choking, intestinal blockage and starvation. Scientists are investigating the long-term impacts of toxic pollutants absorbed, transported, and consumed by fish and other marine life, including the potential effects on human health.…