PLASTIC POLLUTION Next time you do the shopping and carry home the things in a plastic carry bag‚ think and realise that you are contributing your share to a deadly plastic pollution whose ill effects are irreversible and capable of reaching out to many generations to come. Plastic is one of the major toxic pollutants of our time. Being composed of toxic chemicals and most importantly a non biodegradable substance‚ plastic pollutes earth and leads to air pollution and water pollution.
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Solutions to Plastic Pollution in our Oceans The Basics 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
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Rock Professor Johansen ENG 105 27 March 2015 Climate Change: Plastic Pollution Of the 32 million tons of plastic produced annually‚ only 9% of plastics are recycled globally. The question then becomes‚ where does all this plastic end up? The answer is our oceans. The United Nations has noted that there is an estimated 50‚000 pieces of plastic in every square mile of the ocean (United Nations). Charles Moore first discovered plastic pollution in the ocean in 1997. Unlike the commonly believed fully
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Plastic bags have become an ever-growing issue with the increasing predicament of pollution into today’s society. Single use plastic bags are made from petroleum products and therefore affect fossil fuel supplies. The sourcing and manufacturing process of this product plays a part in environmental pollution‚ and is therefore a contributing threat to the environment (Clapp & Swanston‚ 2009). This critical economic overview of a plastic bag tax shall examine and analyse both the positive and the negative
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Plastic Surgery: The Rewards Outweighs The Risk Paul Gonzalez English Composition II August 19‚ 2014 Professor Mooney South University Paul Gonzalez Professor Mooney English Composition II 19 Aug 2014 Plastic Surgery: The Rewards Outweighs The Risk Plastic surgery is the specialized branch of surgery concerned with repairing deformities‚ correcting functional deficits‚ and enhancing appearance. Unlike most surgical specialties‚ plastic surgery is not confined to one specific area of the
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Plastic Surgery Tampa may be carried out on numerous areas of the body just like the abdomen‚ breasts‚ lips‚ face and a lot of. This place of cosmetics is 2nd only to Botox in the USA and is possibly the most normally performed cosmetic procedures. There are unlimited physical benefits of plastic surgical treatments. Following a procedure‚ several patients have noticed a lot of balanced and proportional elements of the body. It’s vital to use a surgeon that is experienced in order to bestow the
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Nowadays‚many people resort to plastic surgery and there are several reasons why they decide to do so.Some of the‚‚are valid and legitimate while others originate from their vanity. A few people opt for cosmetic surgery out of a desire to look like a certain person they admire‚especially young people who are more likely to be obsessed with celebrities and other famous people.Some others feel dissatisfied with the way they look either because they cannot come to terms with the fact that they are
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talk about plastic bags and whether they should be banned. As you may know‚ plastic bags are one of the main sources of rubbish that end up polluting our rivers and oceans. In fact‚ the problem has become so immense that a huge island of rubbish containing plastic bags and other items has formed in the middle of the Northern Pacific Ocean. The area polluted by this rubbish is so vast that it covers an area greater than the size of Australia. So should plastic bags be banned? Plastic bags are
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Response to Documentary: “Addicted to Plastic” This documentary enlightened me on how plastic influences our lives. For instance‚ in the beginning of the film the filmmakers mention that they wouldn’t have been able to create to movie if it wasn’t for plastic. Almost everything we use has plastic or plastic residue in it. I believe that it’s going to take a very long time until we can be completely weaned off plastics. I also believe that we will never be able to get rid of plastics in the oceans. The moment the film showed the buildup in our oceans
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breast augmentation‚ liposuction‚ and tummy tucks [1]. As we consider under what circumstances plastic surgery is appropriate for teens‚ it is important to recognize that very few studies have been conducted to examine the risks for teens of these increasingly common procedures. Research is especially needed for the more controversial procedures such as breast implants‚ liposuction‚ and genital plastic surgery. There is no question that reconstructive surgeries can benefit children and youth. Surgical
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