Ocean Pollution is Destroying the World We are constantly polluting the ocean never realizing the harm that it does. Pollution is creating an environment impossible to live in. Why should animals suffer at our expense? The ocean used to be the most beautiful place in the world‚ filled with life and color‚ but now it has turned into a trash filled monstrosity. We are constantly putting more and more trash into the ocean‚ making marine animals live in our filth. We must end pollution to save our world
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Ocean acidification is caused by CO2 in the atmosphere when it reacts with water it creates carbonic acid. It’s a significant and harmful consequence of excess carbon dioxide in the atmosphere that we don’t see or feel because its effects are happening underwater. When carbon dioxide is absorbed by seawater a chemical reaction occurs that reduces the seawaters pH‚ carbonate ion concentration‚ and saturation states of biologically significant calcium carbonate minerals. It decreases the pH of seawater
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Gina McArdle May 21‚ 2010 F 9-11:50 Be the Solution to Ocean Pollution Specific Purpose: To persuade my audience to minimize the amount of waste they contribute to the ocean litter and pollution Central Idea: The quality of the ocean and health of sea life is greatly impacted by the contents that go into the sea‚ so the people of this world should limit the amount of litter and pollutants that potentially contribute to this problem. INTRODUCTION I. Attention Getter: Breathe slowly
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Introduction Over the last decade‚ there has been an increased focus on the impact of human activities on the planet and studying the potential impacts of ocean acidification (OA). Ocean acidification describes a change in the carbon chemistry of the ocean which has been a steadily emerging global environmental health concern. Oceans cover nearly 70 percent of the planet’s surface and play a crucial role in regulating atmospheric carbon dioxide through physical‚ chemical‚ and biological processes
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Summary and Response to Ocean Acidification Article The National Geographic article “Ocean Acidification; Carbon Dioxide is Putting Shelled Animals at Risk‚” argues that the drop in surface pH could have a devastating effect on not only the organisms living in the ocean‚ but the environment that surrounds us. Research has shown that at least half of the carbon dioxide being emitted into the atmosphere has been absorbed by the oceans over time. This has benefited our environment because by
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Starfish Crayfish coral Some Bottom dwellers clean the ocean floors Bottom dwellers refers to any species of animal or some other organism that lives on the sea floor. Biologists often use the term benthos to refer to bottom dwellers. Benthos feed off algae. Examples include many species such as crab rock-fish worms sea slugs sea snails. Sea cucumber Starfish Crayfish coral Some Bottom dwellers clean the ocean floors Bottom dwellers refers to any species of animal or
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The impact of Blue Ocean Strategy In the earlier work (See Blue Ocean Strategy: how to create uncontested market ‚ 2005) it has been argued two types of strategies: blue ocean strategy and red ocean strategy. Red ocean strategists compete to win market share in traditional mature markets and pursue either a differentiation or cost leader strategy. On the other hand‚ Blue ocean strategists‚ create new environments‚ redefine products or services or the nature of competition‚ make competition irrelevant
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pressure was intense. I needed to equalize; I pushed the air connector on BC-jacket to get a shot from the tank to counteract my sinking‚ letting the air out slowly to descend at a proper rate. I moved one step up‚ two steps down until I touched the ocean floor. The echoed sound of my breathing jolted out of sync with my movements. A thermocline from above and below traveled through my wetsuit. The crackling sound of the air bubbles amplified. The cold water filled to my shoulders and knees. My heart
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hasn’t escaped the world’s attention. Ocean acidification however is a much less known issue‚ it is a result of about 79 million tons of CO2 that is released into the atmosphere every single day‚ not just from fossil fuel burning‚ but also from the deforestation of cement‚ and the production of cement. Ever since the beginning of industrial revolution‚ approximately a third of the CO2 let into the atmosphere from anthropogenic reasons got absorbed by the world’s oceans‚ which plays a very big role in controlling
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Associate Level Material Oceans and Atmosphere Worksheet Using the assigned readings for Week Six‚ prepare a 50- to 75-word response to each of the following questions. The Oceans 1. What is the composition of seawater? The salinity of seawater ranges from 3.3 to 3.7%. When seawater evaporates it leaves behind sodium chloride‚ better known as table salt. The other components of seawater are acquired through various methods. One of which is weathering. Chemical weathering of rock releases
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