What impact will ocean pollution have on us if it is not stopped?

 



Pollution in Our Oceans – I want to advocate for the protection of our oceans and the sea life within it. This is an issue the affects everyone and everything throughout the world and is something that can truly cause loss of animal and plant life all throughout our oceans. “Marine debris is a persistent pollution problem that reaches throughout the entire ocean and Great Lakes.” (NOAA, 2020). According to Spring Power and Gas, there are nine types of ocean pollution; those being garbage, sunscreen and other topicals, oil seepage, sewage, agricultural and aquaculture runoff, industrial waste, eutrophication, carbon dioxide, and noise. I do have the understanding that individuals, businesses, manufacturers, and world leaders are not looing toward the future and the affect that they can be having on our waters. While taking all of this into consideration, one can conclude that if there were laws, company policies, and our ways of life change and evolve we can create change and improve the overall quality of our waters. It will take more than just me to change the way we deal with the pollution. But I plan to put my voice out there and do my best to get followers who act toward starting a movement.

 

References:

Ocean pollution and marine debris. (2020, April 1). In National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved from https://www.noaa.gov/education/resource-collections/ocean-coasts/ocean-pollution#:~:text=Marine%20debris%20is%20a%20persistent,fishing%20gear%20and%20abandoned%20vessels.

How Do We Pollute? 9 Types of Ocean Pollution. (2019, January 23). In Spring Power & Gas. Retrieved from https://springpowerandgas.us/how-do-we-pollute-9-types-of-ocean-pollution/

Oliveria, P. (Photographer). Alamy Stock Photo. [Photograph].


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  1. KateMarch 27, 2022 at 2:44 PM

    This is quite interesting! Look forward to reading your future posts!

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