Ocean Pollution

For this project, I chose to quit using plastic water bottles. I chose to go down this path for my project because after the first couple days of college, I notice that our recycling bin was already getting really full and it was basically all water bottles. After a few days, we were almost finished…

Have you ever turned on the television and saw an oil spill or gotten really excited to go to the beach only to see contamination signs everywhere? Pollution may be destroying the ocean before the ocean’s resources will fully be used. For years, all kinds of garbage and toxic waste have been disposed into the…

Pollution in our oceans is a serious problem. According to Marie Wild in her article Ocean Pollution, Ocean pollution is one of the major killers of our sea animals.. Most of the waste that is dumped is plastic, which takes hundreds of years to break down (Oceanic Research Foundation [ORF]). Everyday millions of animals are…

Oceans of the world are vital to the earth and to the people who inhabit it. Oceans cover approximately 75% of the earth’s surface and provide food, natural resources, and recreation for many people. Care of the oceans is vital to the survival of not only the ocean’s inhabitants, but to earth’s land dwellers as…

Water pollution progresses every day in our lakes, oceans, rivers, and other bodies of water that we see and use in many ways. Water is essential for all living things to survive, yet people still pollute it. Its pretty sad to be taking a trip to the beach with your family and you get there…

Plastic has been one of the most important inventions of the 20th century, it revolutionized and change the entire world but at the same time brought many problems with it. In the ’60s is when plastic started to get very popular and spread all around the world, at that time, they couldn’t imagine all the…

Marine Debris Marine debris, specifically in the plastic form, has been found in every ocean basin and have a wide range of impacts on the marine world. One of the most critical issues is ingestion of plastic debris, specifically microplastics. Mesopelagic species migrate to the surface waters to feast on their main prey species, Zooplankton,…

The first thing that comes to mind when we think pollution is health issues and the ongoing issues, car emission and so on. But, were here to discuss the ocean impact on all pollution and the power mother nature has to repair or take back what belongs to it. So what is really causing the…

Every year 14 billion pounds of waste is dumped into the ocean (Amaral para. 7). For instance the 206 million pounds of hazardous toxins is dumped into U.S. waterways every year (Breslin para. 1). This is one of the biggest problems we have today, not just in the US but all over the world. Mainly…

Hey! Do you think that the beautiful ocean of ours should just go to waste? Me neither but if we don’t start protecting our ocean it will be filled with tons of oil and trash/plastic. Everyone has an opinion about something but it is important to know how to make YOUR opinion truly matter. My…