https://padlet.com/s201301143/3e68p333gh08v5zm en-us 2022-08-09 10:51:56 UTC 2022-08-29 07:44:27 UTC hello@padlet.com s201301143 https://padlet.com/s201301143/3e68p333gh08v5zm/wish/2257336182 Chemicals, waste, plastic, and other pollutants are choking our rivers, lakes, and oceans. In reality, human activities lead to the pollution and destruction of marine habitats.  This causes a huge decrease in biodiversity as most marine species die due to the destruction of its original habitats.]]> 2022-08-09 11:02:53 UTC https://padlet.com/s201301143/3e68p333gh08v5zm/wish/2257336182 s201301143 https://padlet.com/s201301143/3e68p333gh08v5zm/wish/2257339264 Water pollution occurs when harmful substances - often chemicals or microorganisms, contaminate a stream, river, lake, ocean, aquifer, or other body of water, degrading water quality and rendering it toxic to humans or the environment.]]> 2022-08-09 11:09:25 UTC https://padlet.com/s201301143/3e68p333gh08v5zm/wish/2257339264 s201301143 https://padlet.com/s201301143/3e68p333gh08v5zm/wish/2257339906 Water is a “universal solvent," hence able to dissolve more substances than any other liquid on earth. This is why water is so easily polluted. Toxic substances from farms, towns, and factories readily dissolve into and mix with it, causing water pollution.]]> 2022-08-09 11:09:47 UTC https://padlet.com/s201301143/3e68p333gh08v5zm/wish/2257339906 s201301143 https://padlet.com/s201301143/3e68p333gh08v5zm/wish/2257341982 2022-08-09 11:13:58 UTC https://padlet.com/s201301143/3e68p333gh08v5zm/wish/2257341982 s201503002 https://padlet.com/s201301143/3e68p333gh08v5zm/wish/2257967286 2022-08-10 06:10:12 UTC https://padlet.com/s201301143/3e68p333gh08v5zm/wish/2257967286 s201503002 https://padlet.com/s201301143/3e68p333gh08v5zm/wish/2261197364 So what causes ocean pollution? All the data point to one thing: humans are responsible for the majority of the pollution that enters our oceans from land. One of the few of the major contributors of marine pollution is oil spills. Ships have a key role in marine pollution, especially when crude oil spills.

]]> 2022-08-15 13:00:26 UTC https://padlet.com/s201301143/3e68p333gh08v5zm/wish/2261197364 s201503002 https://padlet.com/s201301143/3e68p333gh08v5zm/wish/2261197693 After being in the ocean for years, crude oil is difficult to extract, leaving permanent damage and contamination in the waters. Intentional discharge is also a main cause. Toxic waste, including mercury, is released into the ocean by manufacturing industries in several parts of the world. ]]> 2022-08-15 13:00:48 UTC https://padlet.com/s201301143/3e68p333gh08v5zm/wish/2261197693 s201503002 https://padlet.com/s201301143/3e68p333gh08v5zm/wish/2261199836  While purposely dumped into the water, sewage, like plastic items, contributes to ocean pollution. According to the Ocean Conservancy, eight million metric tons of plastic goes into our oceans every year. Atmospheric pollution, or pollutants carried by the wind to the ocean, is a big concern.]]> 2022-08-15 13:04:27 UTC https://padlet.com/s201301143/3e68p333gh08v5zm/wish/2261199836 s201503002 https://padlet.com/s201301143/3e68p333gh08v5zm/wish/2261200243 Plastic bags and styrofoam containers, for example, dissolve in water and do not decompose. Mining in the ocean's deepest depths pollutes and destroys the environment. Drilling for cobalt, zinc, silver, gold, and copper results in dangerous sulphide deposits deep under the ocean.]]> 2022-08-15 13:05:00 UTC https://padlet.com/s201301143/3e68p333gh08v5zm/wish/2261200243 s201301143 https://padlet.com/s201301143/3e68p333gh08v5zm/wish/2261270469 https://youtu.be/45VEIDgDv9s

]]> 2022-08-15 14:27:31 UTC https://padlet.com/s201301143/3e68p333gh08v5zm/wish/2261270469 s201301114 https://padlet.com/s201301143/3e68p333gh08v5zm/wish/2261306845  Marine pollution is becoming a major problem in the world today, as it kills marine creatures and destroys oceans, rivers, and lakes. Chemicals and trash are the two most harmful substances to the environment. ]]> 2022-08-15 15:09:22 UTC https://padlet.com/s201301143/3e68p333gh08v5zm/wish/2261306845 s201301114 https://padlet.com/s201301143/3e68p333gh08v5zm/wish/2261310255 chemical contamination, also known as nutrient pollution is a concern. This type of water pollution happens when human activities, particularly the use of fertilizer on farms, result in chemical runoff into waterways that eventually drain into the ocean. Increased levels of chemicals in the coastal ocean, such as nitrogen and phosphorus, encourage the growth of algal blooms, which is a toxic and harmful material to wildlife and dangerous to humans. ]]> 2022-08-15 15:13:01 UTC https://padlet.com/s201301143/3e68p333gh08v5zm/wish/2261310255 s201301114 https://padlet.com/s201301143/3e68p333gh08v5zm/wish/2261310866 The second type of water pollution, which is all manufactured items that flow up in the water, they are considered marine trash. This waste builds up over time, with sources coming from land and is a result of littering, storm winds, and poor waste management. ]]> 2022-08-15 15:13:40 UTC https://padlet.com/s201301143/3e68p333gh08v5zm/wish/2261310866 s201301114 https://padlet.com/s201301143/3e68p333gh08v5zm/wish/2261311933 Common types of marine pollution include plastic items such as shopping bags and beverage bottles, as well as bottle caps, food wrappers, and fishing gear. Because of its longevity as a pollutant, plastic waste is particularly problematic, as the decomposition of plastic products can take hundreds of years.

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