Ocean Pollution: A Manmade Crisis
In modern society, people do not give a second thought to what is going on in the environment or the changes occurring around them. Many people live with the notion of “out of sight, out of mind” but how much longer can that kind of thinking go on before it is too late? Ocean pollution has been a problem since the Roman times. Which means it has been going on for roughly 2,000 years. 2,000 years of polluting the seas, endangering the marine life, and even risking the human quality of life. Through awareness, education, and action via sustainable solutions, people will be able to start making better environmentally conscious decisions that will affect not only the present but also the posterity.
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In addition to cleaning up the beaches, California has also banned single-use plastic bags. By Governors creating this bill, there are about six billion plastic bags being used per year according to Environment California. This ban will help combat keeping plastic bags out of the ocean as well as off of the beaches. Hopefully, other states will see what California is doing and ban plastic bags and only use reusable bags as well. Another way the state of California is dealing with the ocean pollution and dirty beach issue is by organizing Beach Clean Up days. They are bringing the community together. Educating them on how to recycle the items some of the items they are going to find and also talking to the volunteers about marine debris. The volunteers are encouraged to bring their own reusable supplies in relation to the Department of California Parks and …show more content…
But is that the farthest from the truth. According to a peer-reviewed article, oceans and Great Lakes, are a source of food, employment, recreation, and residence. Yet, it is the first from natural and man-made disasters. The coastal areas are impacted through pollution because of changes in land use and hydrology. Massive amounts of sewage amongst other wastes enters daily. This is how humans become exposed to microbial pathogens. The ocean and estuarine ecosystems influence the way humans are exposed to the microbial pathogens. These pathogens include, marine-indigenous pathogens and pathogens that are introduced via pollution. The pathogens that are found with marine animals are phytoplankton, zooplankton, sediments and detritus. There are environment factors that go into multiplying and keeping the pathogens alive. These factors include: salinity, temperature, nutrients, and
In modern society, people do not give a second thought to what is going on in the environment or the changes occurring around them. Many people live with the notion of “out of sight, out of mind” but how much longer can that kind of thinking go on before it is too late? Ocean pollution has been a problem since the Roman times. Which means it has been going on for roughly 2,000 years. 2,000 years of polluting the seas, endangering the marine life, and even risking the human quality of life. Through awareness, education, and action via sustainable solutions, people will be able to start making better environmentally conscious decisions that will affect not only the present but also the posterity.
Ocean pollution …show more content…
In addition to cleaning up the beaches, California has also banned single-use plastic bags. By Governors creating this bill, there are about six billion plastic bags being used per year according to Environment California. This ban will help combat keeping plastic bags out of the ocean as well as off of the beaches. Hopefully, other states will see what California is doing and ban plastic bags and only use reusable bags as well. Another way the state of California is dealing with the ocean pollution and dirty beach issue is by organizing Beach Clean Up days. They are bringing the community together. Educating them on how to recycle the items some of the items they are going to find and also talking to the volunteers about marine debris. The volunteers are encouraged to bring their own reusable supplies in relation to the Department of California Parks and …show more content…
But is that the farthest from the truth. According to a peer-reviewed article, oceans and Great Lakes, are a source of food, employment, recreation, and residence. Yet, it is the first from natural and man-made disasters. The coastal areas are impacted through pollution because of changes in land use and hydrology. Massive amounts of sewage amongst other wastes enters daily. This is how humans become exposed to microbial pathogens. The ocean and estuarine ecosystems influence the way humans are exposed to the microbial pathogens. These pathogens include, marine-indigenous pathogens and pathogens that are introduced via pollution. The pathogens that are found with marine animals are phytoplankton, zooplankton, sediments and detritus. There are environment factors that go into multiplying and keeping the pathogens alive. These factors include: salinity, temperature, nutrients, and