https://padlet.com/s201301009/a13id7mo8p6ihv9 Made with mirth en-us 2022-06-14 06:14:02 UTC 2025-10-09 12:02:52 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/s201301009/a13id7mo8p6ihv9/wish/2255428930 Microplastics are plastics the size of planktonic organisms, and have severe consequences. Microplastics in lakes and seawater cause concerns over harbouring parasites which can harm ecosystems and human health.

https://www.the-scientist.com/news-opinion/microplastics-in-seawater-may-harbor-parasites-69950]]> 2022-08-05 11:12:12 UTC https://padlet.com/s201301009/a13id7mo8p6ihv9/wish/2255428930 https://padlet.com/s201301009/a13id7mo8p6ihv9/wish/2255429675 Untreated sewage is a global issue that risks not only human health but also endangers marine ecosystems and biodiversity. This is due to lots of pathogens and harmful toxins that untreated sewage contains. 

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0006320721000628

]]> 2022-08-05 11:15:03 UTC https://padlet.com/s201301009/a13id7mo8p6ihv9/wish/2255429675 https://padlet.com/s201301009/a13id7mo8p6ihv9/wish/2255430601 Hundreds of thousands of tons of plastic enters the world's oceans every year, many of which are not biodegradable, and will usually stay there for hundreds of years or incinerated. Every year, plastic accumulates and has formed a large patch of plastic larger than Texas in the Pacific Ocean

https://ourworldindata.org/plastic-pollution]]> 2022-08-05 11:18:02 UTC https://padlet.com/s201301009/a13id7mo8p6ihv9/wish/2255430601 https://padlet.com/s201301009/a13id7mo8p6ihv9/wish/2255430733 Methane is more efficient in trapping heat, and is responsible for at least 30% of global emissions. Methane also creates a risk of chronic diseases like breathing problems, asphyxia, etc. Methane is released by the breakdown of organic compounds and is a crucial factor in global warming.

https://www.edf.org/climate/methane-crucial-opportunity-climate-fight#:~:text=Methane%20has%20more%20than%2080,by%20methane%20from%20human%20actions]]> 2022-08-05 11:18:31 UTC https://padlet.com/s201301009/a13id7mo8p6ihv9/wish/2255430733 https://padlet.com/s201301009/a13id7mo8p6ihv9/wish/2255430829 Non biodegradable plastics affect ecosystems and pollute the ocean. They strangle marine animals and spread pathogens which harms biodiversity and ecosystems.

https://www.lendingkart.com/blog/non-biodegradable-waste/]]> 2022-08-05 11:18:50 UTC https://padlet.com/s201301009/a13id7mo8p6ihv9/wish/2255430829 https://padlet.com/s201301009/a13id7mo8p6ihv9/wish/2257427516 marcus poon]]> 2022-08-09 13:50:23 UTC https://padlet.com/s201301009/a13id7mo8p6ihv9/wish/2257427516 https://padlet.com/s201301009/a13id7mo8p6ihv9/wish/2260352091 Untreated water that we don't know where they end up, can cause a lot of decease, they contain a lot of harmful substance that can do a lot of damage to our human bodies

]]> 2022-08-13 15:18:15 UTC https://padlet.com/s201301009/a13id7mo8p6ihv9/wish/2260352091 s201806002 https://padlet.com/s201301009/a13id7mo8p6ihv9/wish/2260635900 Excess fertilizers releases nutrients that helps the growth of microorganisms, and they consume dissolved oxygen in the water and it makes other aquatic species such as fishes suffocate and die]]> 2022-08-14 14:37:56 UTC https://padlet.com/s201301009/a13id7mo8p6ihv9/wish/2260635900 s201806002 https://padlet.com/s201301009/a13id7mo8p6ihv9/wish/2260636226 Carbon dioxide impacts smog, and smog delivers negative effects to one’s respiratory health]]> 2022-08-14 14:39:00 UTC https://padlet.com/s201301009/a13id7mo8p6ihv9/wish/2260636226 s201806002 https://padlet.com/s201301009/a13id7mo8p6ihv9/wish/2260636535 Methane emission is estimated to be responsible for 30% of global warming, and it also brings chronic diseases and more than 1 million pollution-related deaths to humans every year]]> 2022-08-14 14:39:53 UTC https://padlet.com/s201301009/a13id7mo8p6ihv9/wish/2260636535 s201806002 https://padlet.com/s201301009/a13id7mo8p6ihv9/wish/2260636912 Untreated sewage provides risks towards human health due to waterborne pathogens, and it also destroys aquatic ecosystems]]> 2022-08-14 14:40:50 UTC https://padlet.com/s201301009/a13id7mo8p6ihv9/wish/2260636912 s201806002 https://padlet.com/s201301009/a13id7mo8p6ihv9/wish/2260637113 Non-degradable plastic can affect ecosystems by strangling or giving digestion problems to animals that consume them]]> 2022-08-14 14:41:31 UTC https://padlet.com/s201301009/a13id7mo8p6ihv9/wish/2260637113 https://padlet.com/s201301009/a13id7mo8p6ihv9/wish/2260638291 Non biodegradable plastic stays in the ocean or land for decades and they won't decomposition]]> 2022-08-14 14:46:17 UTC https://padlet.com/s201301009/a13id7mo8p6ihv9/wish/2260638291 https://padlet.com/s201301009/a13id7mo8p6ihv9/wish/2260638414 Affect health, increase diseases for lungs and e.t]]> 2022-08-14 14:46:45 UTC https://padlet.com/s201301009/a13id7mo8p6ihv9/wish/2260638414 https://padlet.com/s201301009/a13id7mo8p6ihv9/wish/2260639570 bad condition of the water, polluted, unclean water can bring alot of harm to our human body

]]> 2022-08-14 14:48:18 UTC https://padlet.com/s201301009/a13id7mo8p6ihv9/wish/2260639570 s2013010932 https://padlet.com/s201301009/a13id7mo8p6ihv9/wish/2261209645 Even though plastic is one of the most common materials in the world, it causes an astounding amount of pollution. They travel around the world but polluting the ocean and affecting marine life. ]]> 2022-08-15 13:16:27 UTC https://padlet.com/s201301009/a13id7mo8p6ihv9/wish/2261209645 s2013010932 https://padlet.com/s201301009/a13id7mo8p6ihv9/wish/2261210278 Up to 100000 tons of plastic enters the ocean every year. As plastic cannot be disposed of naturally, it is mainly dumped into the ocean, recycled or incinerated. ]]> 2022-08-15 13:17:22 UTC https://padlet.com/s201301009/a13id7mo8p6ihv9/wish/2261210278 s2013010932 https://padlet.com/s201301009/a13id7mo8p6ihv9/wish/2261211270 Plastic is a polymatter material that is non biodegradable. Because of this, when people throw them in the trash bin, the plastic is no longer useful anymore. Therefore, it causes widespread pollution when people try to dispose it.]]> 2022-08-15 13:18:36 UTC https://padlet.com/s201301009/a13id7mo8p6ihv9/wish/2261211270 s2013010932 https://padlet.com/s201301009/a13id7mo8p6ihv9/wish/2261212089 Global warming is caused by an excess of greenhouse gases. Although greenhouse gases are natural, it over insulates the globe, causing an increase in temperatures all over the world. ]]> 2022-08-15 13:19:27 UTC https://padlet.com/s201301009/a13id7mo8p6ihv9/wish/2261212089 s2013010932 https://padlet.com/s201301009/a13id7mo8p6ihv9/wish/2261231566 Samuel Sze]]> 2022-08-15 13:42:09 UTC https://padlet.com/s201301009/a13id7mo8p6ihv9/wish/2261231566 s201806002 https://padlet.com/s201301009/a13id7mo8p6ihv9/wish/2261293483 Heron Chan]]> 2022-08-15 14:54:11 UTC https://padlet.com/s201301009/a13id7mo8p6ihv9/wish/2261293483 s201201142 https://padlet.com/s201301009/a13id7mo8p6ihv9/wish/2268018118 2022-08-22 23:59:35 UTC https://padlet.com/s201301009/a13id7mo8p6ihv9/wish/2268018118