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and the health of our planet are all in danger as these numbers continue to rise. In the North Pacific Ocean, there is a large mass of garbage about the size of Australia. Here, 750,000 micro plastic pieces can be found per square kilometer. The marine life is absolutely riddled with plastics an other garbage. All the garbage is moved to this specific spot called the “The Great Pacific Garbage Patch” by ocean currents that create a vortex that makes it virtually impossible for trash to ride…

resulting in fewer male hatchlings. Warmer sea surface temperatures can also lead to the loss of important foraging grounds for sea turtles, while increasingly severe storms and sea level rise can destroy critical nesting beaches and damage nests. • Marine Pollution…

Marine pollution “Plastic never goes away, and its increasingly finding its way into our oceans and onto our beaches”(“Ocean Plastics Pollution”). Marine pollution is a hazard to humans and wildlife when consumed. Marine pollution is detrimental to our planet and its many diverse ecosystems filled with delicate wildlife. The pollution of our oceans occurs daily and is often overlooked or forgotten about when it is a major environmental issue. Marine pollution causes many species of marine life…

RECENT TRENDS ON PURIFICATION OF SEA WATER INTRODUCTION SEAWATER: -Sea water or salt water is water from sea or ocean. Sea or ocean water accounts for the most percentage of water on the earth. Almost anything can be found in sea water. This includes dissolved salts from earth’s crust and material released by micro organisms. It is the most impure form of natural water. Rivers join sea and throw in the impurities carried by them. Moreover continuous evaporation of water from the surface of sea…

Many people don’t know this but in 2010 8 million tons of plastic ended up in the ocean. Do you know the effect of plastic in the ocean and how it affects the environment? Plastic in our oceans has been ruining our environment and I don’t think this is ever going to get better unless we do something about it. The plastic in our ocean has been affecting our oceans for generations and just keeps getting worse. According to the Geology and Human Health website plastic has gotten into the ocean…

that enter the Bay. They have reduced the nitrogen pollution by 8%, phosphorus pollution by 20%, and sediment pollution by 7% between the years 2009 and 2015(@chesbayprogram). They are also working on restoring the wetlands and migratory pathways of marine animals in the Bay and the rivers that flow into the Bay. Between 2010 and 2014, 6,191 acres of wetlands were established, rehabilitated or reestablished on agricultural lands in the Chesapeake Bay watershed. The program adopted a goal to…

The world has 7 oceans and they are all being neglected in some way or another, some people try to save them but there's only so much they can do. The oceans have suffered at the hands of mankind for millions of years. The chemical change in the water is causing hundreds of animals to wash up on the shores died. On a microscopic level the ocean have been dying for a long time but most people never noticed until something on a large scale died. The oceans may be damaged beyond repair, but…

In this week’s reading from chapter 5 ocean sediments, I learned a lot about sediments and different types that I never knew existed. The ocean the floor and particles moving around the ocean are actually called sediments. The sediments accumulate at a rate of centimeters in a year. Sediments are caused by various things happening inside of the ocean such as volcanic eruptions, rocks eroding, chemical reactions in the water and evidence of space matter. These sediments are classified into four…

too often, sea turtles mistake trash for the creatures that they prey upon" ( ). In the blog posted by Marine Litter Solutions, it talked about marine litter and the different types of it. "Marine litter is human-created waste that has been discharges into the coastal or marine environment" ( ). There are "roughly about 70 percent of marine litter, such as glass, metal, and all sorts of marine equipment" ( ). Because of littering, it can make its way into the waters that animals live in and can…

Its sad watching marine life die because past generations and the present generation are careless and lazy to the point where the can't go a few steps to throw their rubbish away and leave it for it to get blown away into the water affecting marine life. Ocean pollution has many causes that can be fixed for example, sewage systems flowing to the ocean, oil spills, littering, and land…