What are oceanic dead zones? Dead zones are hypoxic areas in the worlds oceans and large lakes. Hypoxic areas are places that fail to meet the required percentage of oxygen needed for human life. Activities such as littering in the small lakes and ponds can cause dangerous pollution. When oil is released into the water, that can cause an overgrowth in algae which will dissolve to the bottom. They are caused by excessive nutrient pollution from human activities. These activities cause less oxygen or life for marine life at the bottom of the ocean. According to my research there are 405 dead zones on Earth ,146 dead zones are proven of not supporting to marine life. The largest dead zone in America is located at the mouth of the
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It also will destroy the homes of many animals. Phosphorus and nitrogen are presented in water as small quantities. To much of these elements can cause algae to grow faster than the ecosystem can handle. Nitrogen can also cause air pollution to the people. It can also do harm to the cycle of the plants and ruin our drinking water. Excess nitrogen and other chemicals in the ocean lead to extreme imbalances underwater, algal bloom is the result to this combination of chemicals. The algae bloom is the rapid growth of algae in the water. The extra algae can become toxic and harm the plants and creatures under the …show more content…
Our paper and plastics can be renewed, reused, and recycled. Instead we eat things and just throw them on the ground without thinking where it will end up. Most of the time the wind blows the trash into drains which make their way to the ocean. This leads to ocean pollution causing harmful living to the animals who live there. For example, when we take plastic water bottles and throw them on the ground, we are hurting the life that depends on the ocean. Instead of throwing the trash anywhere ,next time put it in the recycling bin. Acting as of the ocean is a large dumpster is negatively effecting us creating toxicity. Most water we drink, it’s safe to boil it first. There once was a bacteria in the water known as amoeba. Amoeba is a single celled animal that extends fingerlike projections of protoplasm to catch food and move
Mississippi …show more content…
It also will destroy the homes of many animals. Phosphorus and nitrogen are presented in water as small quantities. To much of these elements can cause algae to grow faster than the ecosystem can handle. Nitrogen can also cause air pollution to the people. It can also do harm to the cycle of the plants and ruin our drinking water. Excess nitrogen and other chemicals in the ocean lead to extreme imbalances underwater, algal bloom is the result to this combination of chemicals. The algae bloom is the rapid growth of algae in the water. The extra algae can become toxic and harm the plants and creatures under the …show more content…
Our paper and plastics can be renewed, reused, and recycled. Instead we eat things and just throw them on the ground without thinking where it will end up. Most of the time the wind blows the trash into drains which make their way to the ocean. This leads to ocean pollution causing harmful living to the animals who live there. For example, when we take plastic water bottles and throw them on the ground, we are hurting the life that depends on the ocean. Instead of throwing the trash anywhere ,next time put it in the recycling bin. Acting as of the ocean is a large dumpster is negatively effecting us creating toxicity. Most water we drink, it’s safe to boil it first. There once was a bacteria in the water known as amoeba. Amoeba is a single celled animal that extends fingerlike projections of protoplasm to catch food and move