The most common effects of dumping plastics into the ocean are entanglement and ingestion. There are six main types of ocean pollution happening: oil‚ sewage‚ air pollution‚ agricultural runoff‚ sunscreen (lesser known)‚ and the most common type being dumping. Ocean dumping consists of dumping garbage‚ sewage‚ waste chemicals‚ and construction debris into the ocean. Entanglement is a large factor in the deaths of marine animals and is also the most common. Entanglement “kills through drowning‚ strangulation
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Heavy metal/toxic chemical Where used Effect on Environment or Health Americium (Am) Smoke detectors Americium promotes formation of cancer cells as a result of its radioactivity- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Americium Arsenic (As) in form of gallium arsenide Light diodes Arsenic is a poisonous metallic element which is present in dust and soluble substances. Permanent exposure to arsenic can lead to various diseases of the skin and decrease nerve conduction velocity. Constant exposure to
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substances originating from living organisms‚ or artificial materials that are similar enough to plant and animal matter to be put to use by microorganisms ------------------------------------------------- ONE OPTION: BIODEGRADABLE Plastics Biodegradable plastic is plastic that has been treated to be easily broken down by microorganisms and return to nature. Many technologies exist today that allow for such treatment. Currently there are some synthetic polymers that can be broken down by microorganisms
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resources could counteract the detrimental effects of overpopulation on the natural world. Outline I. Introduction Thesis statement: human population growth affects to environment II. Causes water pollution III. Causes air pollution IV. Causes land pollution V. Cause noise pollution VI. Loss of biodiversity VII. Conclusion The Effects of Overpopulation on Environment “Talking about pollution‚ nobody’s holy
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Man’s Effect on the Environment 1) SOURCES OF POLLUTION Freshwater Environments : Man pollutes freshwater all over the world in many ways there is much waste and pollution that ends up in rivers. One of the main hazards is called eutrophication‚ this process becomes enriched with artificial nutrients from fertilisers which run off into the rivers and upset the natural nutrient cycle of the river‚ lake or pond. The water turns green because of the algae which when they die multifly
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Negative Effects of Plastic It’s everywhere‚ just look around you. It is even man-made and we use it to build almost everything‚ our computers‚ vehicles‚ furniture‚ cell phones and every electronic ever made. Plastic use has increased a lot the past century and still continues to increase each year. People use and depend on plastic everyday and never question it’s harmfulness towards our world. Plastic is a growing problem and effects the environment around us and wildlife. Recycling
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IMPORTANCE OF PLASTIC:- Plastics are a subset of materials known as Polymers. These are composed of large molecules formed by joining many smaller molecules together (monomers). Other kinds of polymers are fibres‚ elastomers‚ surface coating and biopolymers‚ such as cellulose‚ proteins and nucleic acids. Plastics owe their name to their ability to be shaped to form articles of practical value by various conversion and forming processes. These are some peculiar properties of plastics materials‚ which
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for thousands of years‚ and only recently has it started to take its toll on the environment. Chemists have been experimenting with different types of fuels and adding to gasoline to make it more efficient. This is when ethanol made its debut into the fuel industry‚ as an additive to gasoline. Ethanol is put into gas as a combatant against water‚ which can find its way into fuel tanks of vehicles. It reduces the effect that this water has on the health of the vehicle‚ and as a result increases gas
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Tourism and the Environment 3. Questions and answers for redefining the topic Q. What do I want to find out? A. If tourism affects the environment. Q. Will I focus on a particular country? A. Yes‚ New Zealand. Q. What will be the timeframe this information will be based on? A. I will just be looking at any current reported issues. Q. What do I want to know about tourism in New Zealand? A. How many tourists there are in general entering the country and if the environment is affected
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OCEAN PLASTICS POLLUTION: A GLOBAL TRAGEDY FOR OUR OCEANS AND SEA LIFE Plastic never goes away. And it’s increasingly finding its way into our oceans and onto our beaches. In the Los Angeles area alone‚ 10 metric tons of plastic fragments — like grocery bags‚ straws and soda bottles — are carried into the Pacific Ocean every day. Today billions of pounds of plastic can be found in swirling convergences making up about 40 percent of the world’s ocean surfaces. Plastics pollution has a direct and
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