There is an amount of a plastic waste that is the size of this rooms that is being thrown in the ocean every minute of every hour of every day.
I chose this topic because of the scale of this problem and the speed this problem is growing with. It is a global problem that affects the ocean plants & creatures that live there. So I’ve made a research to tell you about this issue. (Weule)
Besides the significant damage it cause to the environment and fauna it affects us directly as well.
Today I’m going to tell you why the plastic in the ocean is a bigger problem that you may think and why everyone can and should help to solve it.
First, by looking at the current situation of the plastic pollution in the ocean and telling you why is it a problem.
Second, by sharing with you the solutions to this problem.
And Finally, by showing you how your little actions can help the greater purpose.
I will start by telling you about the need for stopping polluting the ocean with plastic.
More and more plastic is polluting our cities, water ways and oceans causing the health problems for animals and humans. …show more content…
And if they are in the water that we drink, it means they are in us. When the plastic is eaten by the fish, it absorbs the plastic toxins that are then being passed up through the food chain, to us. The study that were conducted in 2010 shows that 93% of American have a plastic toxins in their body. Some plastic toxins are directly linked to the cancer, others can lead to the birth defects, immune system problems, and childhood development issues, and problems with the hormonal functions. (Weule) Rolf Halden wanted to make a research on how it exactly effect humans, but concluded that it is almost impossible, since plastic is that widespread that there are almost no unexposed subjects to it.
I chose this topic because of the scale of this problem and the speed this problem is growing with. It is a global problem that affects the ocean plants & creatures that live there. So I’ve made a research to tell you about this issue. (Weule)
Besides the significant damage it cause to the environment and fauna it affects us directly as well.
Today I’m going to tell you why the plastic in the ocean is a bigger problem that you may think and why everyone can and should help to solve it.
First, by looking at the current situation of the plastic pollution in the ocean and telling you why is it a problem.
Second, by sharing with you the solutions to this problem.
And Finally, by showing you how your little actions can help the greater purpose.
I will start by telling you about the need for stopping polluting the ocean with plastic.
More and more plastic is polluting our cities, water ways and oceans causing the health problems for animals and humans. …show more content…
And if they are in the water that we drink, it means they are in us. When the plastic is eaten by the fish, it absorbs the plastic toxins that are then being passed up through the food chain, to us. The study that were conducted in 2010 shows that 93% of American have a plastic toxins in their body. Some plastic toxins are directly linked to the cancer, others can lead to the birth defects, immune system problems, and childhood development issues, and problems with the hormonal functions. (Weule) Rolf Halden wanted to make a research on how it exactly effect humans, but concluded that it is almost impossible, since plastic is that widespread that there are almost no unexposed subjects to it.