Debris

It is well know that there is an ongoing plastic debris epidemic with an estimated 8 billion tonnes of plastic waste being dumped into the ocean each year (Walter, 2015). With the increasing growth of the human population and the ever expanding affluence of lower income countries plastic waste is only going to increase. Marine ecosystems will be the brunt of this crisis with most terrestrial plastic waste ending its journey in the oceans. The most fragile ecosystems, coral reefs, will be the first to deteriorate from the ongoing epidemic unless changes are made. 50-*0% of all life on the planet live in the oceans (UNESCO, 2015) Marine debris originates from two main sources, terrestrial and ocean based sources. Ocean based sources include debris…

in my presentation of the effects of plastic debris has on seabirds and how it effects the environment. Brief Concerns Plastic is almost everywhere in our everyday lives. It has become a convenient commodity which is used every day, from storage containers and packaging to plastic bag to take home our goods. Gopal, Phebe, Kumar and Vani (2014) refer to plastic as being inexpensive and overused, hence polluting the environment. United Nations Environment Program [UNEP] also estimate that in 1997…

dangerous it would become about sixty years later. Space debris has been a very popular subject over the last couple of decades. To be more specific, orbital debris is what this paper will mostly look at because that is mostly man-made objects that we have propelled into space and left there for years. These objects such as retired satellites and rockets orbit around in the low earth orbit. Since no country or nation has really attempted to take their old technologies out of orbit, there has…

Dylan Jeffery ESS 102 4/19/18 Cut off from the Stars : Space Debris & Space Travel As time passes, humanity seems to inch closer and closer to the tipping point of becoming a truly space faring species. However, that momentous step in our evolution could potentially be cut off from us forever if we are not careful with how we handle the already growing space debris problem today. Space debris, in this context, is all of the bits of destroyed man-made technology left in space, some of which…

Although space debris may seem trivial, it is in fact crucial in terms of today’s concern over technology. One main problem is the Kessler Syndrome, a scenario in which the density of an object in low earth orbit is high enough that collisions between objects could cause a cascade. Donald Kessler himself wrote, “There’s no doubt about it, a cascading collision of satellites in orbit would definitely affect life on Earth, by disrupting global communication, limit globalization and undermine…

“...the volume of plastic debris going into the world’s oceans could more than double by 2025, assuming current trends in coastal development and plastic use.” (Tibbets, 1). Plastic pollution is an ongoing issue that has affected our oceans for a long time. We produce numerous amounts of plastics everyday in order to fulfill our consumer based society. Because of that, we are dealing with the results of our actions. The overproduction and wastefulness of plastic have caused our oceans to be…

toxic materials, oils and debris are plaguing our precious oceans, harming marine wildlife, plants, and humans. As this process continue to get bigger these pollutants will play a huge role in the amount of oxygen expelled, water quality and decrease all food sources that are provided by the ocean, having damaging effects on humans and marine wildlife. We all need to be more aware of the influences that we possess in our world and help to find diverse and ecological outcomes. Each country,…

buildings, houses, and people, Kayla was flying from California to Florida, to go live with her Aunt because her parents can’t afford to live in California. All of a sudden Kayla Hears Rrrrrr and her hands started to shake. That’s when she realized it wasn’t her hands shaking it was the plane shaking……. “Ahhhahah” Kayla screamed as she grabbed the face mask that popped down from the ceiling.The plane rushing towards the ground like a meteor falling from the sky. Silence. “shhhhuuuhh”All…

to their article Who Is Responsible for Marine Debris?, Neal and Leous estimated 80% of trash found in our waters “originates on land” (Neal and Leous 258). Neal and Leous have also mentioned the amount of cruise ships and commercial vessels that not only carry from 2 to 3,000 people which can create up to “30,000 gallons of sewage” (258). Though the ships can dump their sewage a couple of miles away from land, it is the creatures of the deep who have to suffer from the contaminated waters they…

As it was stated in “Plastic Debris in the Ocean” by Florian Thevenon, Chris Carroll and Joao Sousa shows readers just by recycling products won’t work. Just recycling waste is not the solution of the problem. Theyenon said in his review, just recycling materials will not solve problem. Just recycling material and wasting them at same time won’t put system into equilibrium process. For example group of 10 people are using 10 plastic material each per day. By end of the month there could be 300…