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    2014 Working to Reduce Marine Pollution “You wouldn 't think you could kill an ocean, would you? But we 'll do it one day. That 's how negligent we are” Ian Rankin once wrote in his book Blood Hunt. All the time people neglect the ocean without even thinking about it and this must change for the good of people as well as plants, animals, and the environment. Marine pollution is a global problem and people contribute very much to the matter. Since the effects of pollution are so great, people…

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    Human Impact On The Ocean

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    form of marine pollution, causes these dead zones (National). A recent study measured a large dead zone in the Gulf of Mexico and the size of this territory is astounding, “Scientists have found this year’s Gulf of Mexico dead zone — an area of low to no oxygen that can kill fish and marine life — is, at 6,474 square miles, above average in size and larger than forecast by NOAA in June” (National). This deadzone in the Gulf of Mexico is approximately the same size as the state of Indiana. Marine…

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    Industrial Pollution comes from contaminated wastes that gets disposed of into the air and water. Pollution affects the entire globe, causing there to be raised health risks. Since there has been multiple accounts for industries contaminating living factors, there has been a plentiful amount of researches that have been finding solutions to these epidemics. This paper will reflect the numerous studies which explores economic country developments with industrial pollution. Canfei He, Zhiji Huang,…

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    Essay On Ocean Pollution

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    Ocean pollution has been a problem since 1950 and is still a problem to this very day. Over 80% of pollution is coming from land based activities. Pollution divides itself into different categories which are: Oil spills, Fertilizers, Seas of Garbage, Plastics, Sewage Disposal, and Toxic Chemicals. Current theories and research on Ocean Pollution indicate that oceans have been treated as a giant disposal for all types of garbage. If we continue to treat our ocean like a giant disposal our largest…

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    Over the years, the topic of marine pollution has developed into a relevant issue. Some of these issues include oil spills, chemical pollution, and waste pollution. This advertisement is meant to address the issues of marine pollution by showing the results and addressing two exceptionally prominent issues during the past few years, oil spills, and waste pollution. In the past 20 years, there have been roughly 17 oil spills, the most memorable spill is the BP oil spill in the Gulf Coast. In…

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    career going into wildlife biology scientist cross many obstacles. Pollution being the biggest threat to our wildlife. There are many types of pollution, for example, plastic debris, noise, and acid rain. Some of the ways to stop polluting are reduce, reuse, and recycle, being thoughtful of wildlife and others, and carpooling. Plastic debris being the biggest threat because how much damage it can cause. “Plastic debris in the marine environment has been identified by the United Nations…

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    Ocean pollution, also known as marine pollution, is the spreading of harmful substances such as oil, plastic, industrial and agricultural waste and chemical particles into the ocean. Most of the sources of the marine pollution are land base activities. Marine pollution has numerous effects on marine animals, plants and human. Therefore, it is important to understand the cause and effect of the ocean pollution, and what people can do to solve this problem. The source of marine pollution is…

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    limitless reservoirs, quite able to bear the brunt of the human race. This, however, is not true as is becoming increasingly apparent. Over a few decades, humans have managed to dump tons upon tons of garbage into the ocean. Around 80 percent of marine litter originates on land, and most of that is plastic. The conservative estimate is that around 4.8 million metric tons of garbage, specifically plastic, is realised into world’s ocean each year. Some researchers believe the real number to be…

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    Pollution and how it affects our polar regions. Pollution in the polar regions and why it’s a probem The polar regions are frequently neglected in discussions about the environment, but they shouldn't be. The environment of the polar regions is particularly susceptible to human impacts such as pollution and the depletion of the ozone layer. Moreover, the effects of global warming on the polar regions are likely to have major repercussions in the rest of the world. How does pollution in the…

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    Water Pollution In Canada

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    Many different types of pollution that exist in the world. Air pollution is often talked about amongst all the other types of pollution. Another type of pollution that causes severe damage to the environment is water pollution. Water pollution occurs when toxic substances enter water bodies getting dissolved in them. In countries such as India, Afghanistan, and Chad people are drinking water directly from the lakes, oceans, and nearby streams. This water is contaminated by millions of chemicals…

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