ocean pollution by Audrianne Bushelman https://padlet.com/2610571/cihj2wkk1k1i Made with a creative frenzy en-us 2019-09-30 18:20:59 UTC 2025-11-29 18:27:51 UTC hello@padlet.com What myths exist about ocean pollution? 261031 https://padlet.com/2610571/cihj2wkk1k1i/wish/391532944 1. There are floating islands of plastic in every ocean. 

2. Ocean plastic primarily comes from ocean dumping and industry

3. Ocean pollution is just a trash problem.
. ]]> 2019-09-30 18:45:25 UTC https://padlet.com/2610571/cihj2wkk1k1i/wish/391532944 what personal experiences have i had that relate to some aspect of the topic 2610571 https://padlet.com/2610571/cihj2wkk1k1i/wish/391533212 we use plastic and glass and recycle when we are done to prevent it to not go into the ocean. ]]> 2019-09-30 18:45:55 UTC https://padlet.com/2610571/cihj2wkk1k1i/wish/391533212 What I find interesting about the topic. 261209 https://padlet.com/2610571/cihj2wkk1k1i/wish/391533315 A lot of ocean animals are dying    because of humans.

]]> 2019-09-30 18:46:08 UTC https://padlet.com/2610571/cihj2wkk1k1i/wish/391533315 what misconceptions do people have about the topic that i'd like to clarify 2610571 https://padlet.com/2610571/cihj2wkk1k1i/wish/391534243 1. plastic goes into a recycle bin gets recycles 
2. chasing arrows symbol means a plastic container is recyclable
3. our  choice is limited to recycleing or wasting.  ]]> 2019-09-30 18:47:57 UTC https://padlet.com/2610571/cihj2wkk1k1i/wish/391534243 What I would like to learn about ocean pollution is... 261031 https://padlet.com/2610571/cihj2wkk1k1i/wish/391534681 How to help clean up oceans and what to do to prevent pollution getting into oceans.]]> 2019-09-30 18:48:42 UTC https://padlet.com/2610571/cihj2wkk1k1i/wish/391534681 What I need to learn in order to properly inform others: 261031 https://padlet.com/2610571/cihj2wkk1k1i/wish/392075382 How plastic gets into the oceans and how detrimental it is to our world. ]]> 2019-10-01 18:16:49 UTC https://padlet.com/2610571/cihj2wkk1k1i/wish/392075382 Where does this pollution come from? Where does it go? 2610571 https://padlet.com/2610571/cihj2wkk1k1i/wish/392082110 Where does this pollution come from? Where does it go? Some of the debris ends up on our beaches, washed in with the waves and tides, some sinks, some is eaten by marine animals that mistake it for food, and some accumulates in ocean gyres. Other forms of pollution that impact the health of the ocean come from a single, known sources, such as oil spills, or from accumulation of many dispersed sources, such as fertilizer from our yards.




]]> 2019-10-01 18:25:39 UTC https://padlet.com/2610571/cihj2wkk1k1i/wish/392082110 What is the main cause of ocean pollution? 2610571 https://padlet.com/2610571/cihj2wkk1k1i/wish/392084299 Pollution is defined as the process of introducing harmful or poisonous substances into the natural environment. ... There can be several causes of ocean pollution, but the leading causes include sewage, toxic chemicals from industries, nuclear waste, thermal pollution, plastics, acid rain, and oil spillage.


]]> 2019-10-01 18:28:25 UTC https://padlet.com/2610571/cihj2wkk1k1i/wish/392084299 Over 80% of marine pollution comes from land-based activities. 2610571 https://padlet.com/2610571/cihj2wkk1k1i/wish/392090541
Over 80% of marine pollution comes from land-based activities.

From plastic bags to pesticides - most of the waste we produce on land eventually reaches the oceans, either through deliberate dumping or from run-off through drains and rivers.

]]> 2019-10-01 18:37:27 UTC https://padlet.com/2610571/cihj2wkk1k1i/wish/392090541 Ocean Pollution: The Dirty Facts 261031 https://padlet.com/2610571/cihj2wkk1k1i/wish/392096197 Covering more than 70 percent of our planet, oceans are among the earth’s most valuable natural resources. They govern the weather, clean the air, help feed the world, and provide a living for millions. They also are home to most of the life on earth, from microscopic algae to the blue whale, the largest animal on the planet. Yet we’re bombarding them with pollution. By their very nature—with all streams flowing to rivers, all rivers leading to the sea—the oceans are the end point for so much of the pollution we produce on land, however far from the coasts we may be. And from dangerous carbon emissions to choking plastic to leaking oil to constant noise, the types of ocean pollution humans generate are vast. As a result, collectively, our impact on the seas is degrading their health at an alarming rate. Here are some ocean pollution facts that everyone on our blue planet ought to know.




]]> 2019-10-01 18:45:12 UTC https://padlet.com/2610571/cihj2wkk1k1i/wish/392096197 Marine pollution, explained 261209 https://padlet.com/2610571/cihj2wkk1k1i/wish/392097719 THE OCEANS ARE so vast and deep that until fairly recently, it was widely assumed that no matter how much trash and chemicals humans dumped into them, the effects would be negligible.

]]> 2019-10-01 18:47:36 UTC https://padlet.com/2610571/cihj2wkk1k1i/wish/392097719 30 Ocean Pollution Facts That Blow Your Mind. 261031 https://padlet.com/2610571/cihj2wkk1k1i/wish/392601516 Ocean pollution affects more than 817 animal species around the world, a figure that has increased 23% in the last 5 years alone. Plastic is one of the most common causes of ocean pollution, but it’s not the only thing harming our seas. There are several tangible steps you can take to help reduce ocean pollution today. Read on for more ocean pollution facts.]]> 2019-10-02 17:19:53 UTC https://padlet.com/2610571/cihj2wkk1k1i/wish/392601516 Ocean Pollution-11 facts you need to know 261031 https://padlet.com/2610571/cihj2wkk1k1i/wish/392606699 Conservation International has spearheaded the creation of millions of square miles of marine protected areas — internationally recognized areas of the sea in which human activities, including fishing and shipping, are sustainably managed. We've also pioneered the Seascapes approach, partnering with local decision-makers to sustainably manage large, multiple-use ocean areas.
Since 2004, we've worked with partners in eight countries to conserve marine life in four key areas: the Abrolhos Seascape in Brazil; the Bird’s Head Seascape in Indonesia; the Eastern Tropical Pacific Seascape in Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia and Ecuador; and the Sulu-Sulawesi Seascape in the Philippines, Malaysia and Indonesia.
]]> 2019-10-02 17:26:28 UTC https://padlet.com/2610571/cihj2wkk1k1i/wish/392606699 Ocean Pollution-11 facts you need to know 261031 https://padlet.com/2610571/cihj2wkk1k1i/wish/392608564 Eight million metric tons: That’s how much plastic we dump into the oceans each year. That’s about 17.6 billion pounds — or the equivalent of nearly 57,000 blue whales — every single year. By 2050, ocean plastic will outweigh all of the ocean’s fish.]]> 2019-10-02 17:28:51 UTC https://padlet.com/2610571/cihj2wkk1k1i/wish/392608564 20 Facts About Ocean Pollution 261031 https://padlet.com/2610571/cihj2wkk1k1i/wish/392620897 Plastic is the most common element that is found in the ocean. It is harmful for the environment as it does not get break down easily and is often considered as food by marine animals.]]> 2019-10-02 17:45:04 UTC https://padlet.com/2610571/cihj2wkk1k1i/wish/392620897 Ocean plastic waste probably comes from ships, report says 261031 https://padlet.com/2610571/cihj2wkk1k1i/wish/392624161 Most of the plastic bottles washing up on the rocky shores of Inaccessible Island, aptly named for its sheer cliffs rising from the middle of the South Atlantic, probably come from Chinese merchant ships, a study published Monday said.


The study offers fresh evidence that the vast garbage patches floating in the middle of oceans, which have sparked much consumer hand-wringing in recent years, are less the product of people dumping single-use plastics in waterways or on land, than they are the result of merchant marine vessels tossing their waste overboard by the ton.

]]> 2019-10-02 17:49:49 UTC https://padlet.com/2610571/cihj2wkk1k1i/wish/392624161 World Ocean Day 2019: Ocean plastics problem isn't going away, but here's what you can do to help 261031 https://padlet.com/2610571/cihj2wkk1k1i/wish/392626487
There's so much plastic in the environment at this point, it's in the water we drink, much of the food we eat and even the air we breathe," Hocevar said.



Every year, 8 million metric tons of plastic enters the ocean, according to a 2016 study published by the World Economic Forum. This equates to a garbage truck full of plastic being dumped into the ocean every minute, and if the trend is not upended, that number could increase to four dump trucks of plastic entering the ocean every minute, the study predicted.


]]> 2019-10-02 17:53:08 UTC https://padlet.com/2610571/cihj2wkk1k1i/wish/392626487 Marine pollution 2610571 https://padlet.com/2610571/cihj2wkk1k1i/wish/392636478 Home >Marine pollution


Marine pollution

One of the biggest threats to our oceans is man-made pollution. Discarded plastics and other residential waste, discharge from pesticides and industrial chemicals eventually find their way into the sea with devastating consequences for marine life and the habitats they depend on. Shipping accidents and oil spills add additional toxins to the mix.



]]> 2019-10-02 18:03:42 UTC https://padlet.com/2610571/cihj2wkk1k1i/wish/392636478 Fast facts 2610571 https://padlet.com/2610571/cihj2wkk1k1i/wish/392638009
  • More than 220 million tonnes of plastic are produced each year.
  • Recent research has suggested that the amount of discarded plastics will outweigh the amount of fish in our oceans by 2050.
  • 60 -90% of marine pollution is made up of different types of plastic. 
  • In 2006, the UN Environment Programme estimated that every square mile of ocean contained 46,000 pieces of floating plastic.
  • A plastic bottle can last up to 450 years in the marine environment.


    • ]]>     2019-10-02 18:05:46 UTC https://padlet.com/2610571/cihj2wkk1k1i/wish/392638009     Harm to wildlife 261031 https://padlet.com/2610571/cihj2wkk1k1i/wish/392642728
    Millions of animals are killed by plastics every year, from birds to fish to other marine organisms. Nearly 700 species, including endangered ones, are known to have been affected by plastics. Nearly every species of seabird eats plastics. Most of the deaths to animals are caused by entanglement or starvation. Seals, whales, turtles, and other animals are strangled by abandoned fishing gear or discarded six-pack rings. Microplastics have been found in more than 100 aquatic species, including fish, shrimp, and mussels destined for our dinner plates. In many cases, these tiny bits pass through the digestive system and are expelled without consequence. But plastics have also been found to have blocked digestive tracts or pierced organs, causing death. Stomachs so packed with plastics reduce the urge to eat, causing starvation.

    ]]>     2019-10-02 18:11:50 UTC https://padlet.com/2610571/cihj2wkk1k1i/wish/392642728     The plastic Pollution Facts and Figures. 261209 https://padlet.com/2610571/cihj2wkk1k1i/wish/392644427 Recent studies have revealed marine plastic pollution in 100% of marine turtles, 59% of whales, 36% of seals and 40% of seabird species examined.

    ]]>     2019-10-02 18:14:00 UTC https://padlet.com/2610571/cihj2wkk1k1i/wish/392644427     How Ocean Pollution Impacts Marine Life—and All of Us 261031 https://padlet.com/2610571/cihj2wkk1k1i/wish/392646215 Ocean pollution comes in many forms, but the largest factor affecting the oceans is plastic. ... Plastic kills fish, birds, marine mammals and sea turtles, destroys habitats and even affects animals' mating rituals, which can have devastating consequences and can wipe out entire species. ]]> 2019-10-02 18:16:04 UTC https://padlet.com/2610571/cihj2wkk1k1i/wish/392646215 Pollution – Facts and figures 261209 https://padlet.com/2610571/cihj2wkk1k1i/wish/392648071 6.5 million tons of litter enter the world's Ocean each year. ]]> 2019-10-02 18:18:23 UTC https://padlet.com/2610571/cihj2wkk1k1i/wish/392648071 Ocean Pollution fact that will blow you mind 261209 https://padlet.com/2610571/cihj2wkk1k1i/wish/392655248 Ocean pollution affects more than 817 animal species around the world, a figure that has increased 23% in the last 5 years alone. Plastic is one of the most common causes of ocean pollution, but it’s not the only thing harming our seas. There are several tangible steps you can take to help reduce ocean pollution today. Read on for more ocean pollution facts.


    ]]>     2019-10-02 18:27:11 UTC https://padlet.com/2610571/cihj2wkk1k1i/wish/392655248     Ocean Pollution Dirty Facts 261209 https://padlet.com/2610571/cihj2wkk1k1i/wish/392668649 The majority of the garbage that enters the ocean each year is plastic—and here to stay. That’s because unlike other trash, the single-use grocery bags, water bottles, drinking straws, and yogurt containers, among eight million metric tons of the plastic items we toss (instead of recycle), won’t biodegrade. Instead, they can persist in the environment for a millennium, polluting our beaches, entangling marine life, and getting ingested by fish and seabirds.


    ]]>     2019-10-02 18:45:11 UTC https://padlet.com/2610571/cihj2wkk1k1i/wish/392668649     Garbage Patches 2610571 https://padlet.com/2610571/cihj2wkk1k1i/wish/393209431 Garbage patches are large areas of the ocean where litter, fishing gear, and other debris - known as marine debris - collects. They are formed by rotating ocean currents called “gyres.” ... Instead, the debris is spread across the surface of the water and from the surface all the way to the ocean floor.

    ]]>     2019-10-03 18:16:19 UTC https://padlet.com/2610571/cihj2wkk1k1i/wish/393209431     Ocean Pollution Facts 261209 https://padlet.com/2610571/cihj2wkk1k1i/wish/393210962 Land based pollutants include oil, septic sludge, dirt, and trash. Each day thousands of tons of trash and waste are dumped into the oceans of the world. Ocean pollution kills more than one million sea birds each year. Discarded fishing nets kill approximately 300,000 dolphins and porpoises every year.]]> 2019-10-03 18:18:17 UTC https://padlet.com/2610571/cihj2wkk1k1i/wish/393210962 Marine Problems: Pollution 261031 https://padlet.com/2610571/cihj2wkk1k1i/wish/393211092 Some of these chemicals enter the sea through deliberate dumping. For centuries, the oceans have been a convenient dumping ground for waste generated on land. This continued until the 1970s, with dumping at sea the accepted practices for disposal of nearly everything, including toxic material such as pesticides, chemical weapons, and radioactive waste.

    Chemicals also enter the sea from land-based activities. Chemicals can escape into water, soil, and air during their manufacture, use, or disposal, as well as from accidental leaks or fires in products containing these chemicals. Once in the environment, they can travel for long distances in air and water, including ocean currents.]]>     2019-10-03 18:18:27 UTC https://padlet.com/2610571/cihj2wkk1k1i/wish/393211092     How many animals die from trash in the ocean? 2610571 https://padlet.com/2610571/cihj2wkk1k1i/wish/393214306 Overall ecosystem health is gravely affected by the accumulation of trash and plastics in our oceans. Marine debris ingestion and entanglement directly impacts marine life. Additionally, the mere presence of marine debris can disrupt an entire food web through its indirect impacts.

    ]]>     2019-10-03 18:21:35 UTC https://padlet.com/2610571/cihj2wkk1k1i/wish/393214306     Study: Plastic Waist in the Pacific Is getting Worse. 261031 https://padlet.com/2610571/cihj2wkk1k1i/wish/393215988 Plastic debris typically collects in one of five “patches” around the world. The largest such repository, known as the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, has amassed so much plastic pollution that if it was heaped together it would amount to twice the size of Texas, according to research by Ocean Cleanup, a Dutch nonprofit.]]> 2019-10-03 18:23:47 UTC https://padlet.com/2610571/cihj2wkk1k1i/wish/393215988 How many animals die from trash in the ocean? 2610571 https://padlet.com/2610571/cihj2wkk1k1i/wish/393217662 The Problem: Over 1 million marine animals (including mammals, fish, sharks, turtles, and birds) are killed each year due to plastic debris in the ocean. Currently, it is estimated that there are 100 million tons of plastic in oceans around the world.]]> 2019-10-03 18:25:48 UTC https://padlet.com/2610571/cihj2wkk1k1i/wish/393217662 What percent of the ocean is trash? 2610571 https://padlet.com/2610571/cihj2wkk1k1i/wish/393218117 88 Percent

    New Study Finds 88 Percent of Earth's Ocean Surface Now Polluted With Plastic Trash. A study recently published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) found that at least 88 percent of the Earth's ocean surface is polluted with plastic debris.
    ]]>     2019-10-03 18:26:25 UTC https://padlet.com/2610571/cihj2wkk1k1i/wish/393218117     2610571 https://padlet.com/2610571/cihj2wkk1k1i/wish/393219190 2019-10-03 18:27:37 UTC https://padlet.com/2610571/cihj2wkk1k1i/wish/393219190 Ocean pollution getting worse - Urgent need to cut plastic usage 261031 https://padlet.com/2610571/cihj2wkk1k1i/wish/393220829 We have reached the no-more point with plastics too, but replacing them will be a huge challenge as they are central in so many aspects of our lives. One sobering report suggests that the plastic in our oceans weighs more than all the fish in those oceans.]]> 2019-10-03 18:29:16 UTC https://padlet.com/2610571/cihj2wkk1k1i/wish/393220829 Plastic Statistic 261209 https://padlet.com/2610571/cihj2wkk1k1i/wish/393223038 A plastic bag can kill numerous animals because they take so long to disintegrate. An animal that dies from the bag will decompose and the bag will be released, another animal could harmlessly fall victim and once again eat the same bag.

    ]]>     2019-10-03 18:32:23 UTC https://padlet.com/2610571/cihj2wkk1k1i/wish/393223038     Plastic pollution: can the ocean really be cleaned up? 261031 https://padlet.com/2610571/cihj2wkk1k1i/wish/393226097 So the idea of attempting to “clean up” the ocean is a quixotic one. Can these projects really make a difference?The answer is yes, but not as expected.

    ]]>     2019-10-03 18:36:33 UTC https://padlet.com/2610571/cihj2wkk1k1i/wish/393226097     Marine pollution 2610571 https://padlet.com/2610571/cihj2wkk1k1i/wish/393729659 occurs when harmful effects result from the entry into the ocean of chemicals, particles, industrial, agricultural, and residential waste, noise, or the spread of invasive organisms. Eighty percent of marine pollution comes from land. Air pollution is also a contributing factor by carrying off pesticides or dirt into the ocean. Land and air pollution have proven to be harmful to marine life and its habitats.[1]


    ]]>     2019-10-04 18:15:12 UTC https://padlet.com/2610571/cihj2wkk1k1i/wish/393729659     pollution 2610571 https://padlet.com/2610571/cihj2wkk1k1i/wish/393730958 The pollution often comes from nonpoint sources such as agricultural runoff, wind-blown debris, and dust. Nutrient pollution, a form of water pollution, refers to contamination by excessive inputs of nutrients. It is a primary cause of eutrophication of surface waters, in which excess nutrients, usually nitrates or phosphates, stimulate algae growth. Many potentially toxic chemicals adhere to tiny particles which are then taken up by plankton and benthic animals, most of which are either deposit feeders or filter feeders. In this way, the toxins are concentrated upward within ocean food chains. Many particles combine chemically in a manner highly depletive of oxygen, causing estuaries to become anoxic.]]> 2019-10-04 18:17:25 UTC https://padlet.com/2610571/cihj2wkk1k1i/wish/393730958 NEW STUDY FINDS 88 PERCENT OF EARTH’S OCEAN SURFACE NOW POLLUTED WITH PLASTIC 2610571 https://padlet.com/2610571/cihj2wkk1k1i/wish/393732142 A study recently published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) found that at least 88 percent of the Earth’s ocean surface is polluted with plastic debris. (1) The study was conducted by researchers from the University of Cadiz, Spain as well as the University of Western Australia. These findings obviously raise very large concerns surrounding marine life, climate, food chains and much more.]]> 2019-10-04 18:19:39 UTC https://padlet.com/2610571/cihj2wkk1k1i/wish/393732142 When did Humans Start Polluting the Earth? 261031 https://padlet.com/2610571/cihj2wkk1k1i/wish/394642508 The ice provides a detailed record of more than 1,000 years of South American history that can inform discussions of the Anthropocene timeline. Did it spread out through South America with the trace bits of pollution from the Incas’ bismuth bronze? Or the lead concentrations from increased smelting upon the Spanish arrival? Or perhaps the more dramatic pollution created in the era of amalgamation marks the turning point.
    This discovery suggests that our new epoch emerged sporadically through space and time, at different points during human history. Only as we connect the Quelccaya ice core to records elsewhere on Earth can we assemble a clearer picture of the dawn of the Anthropocene.
    ]]>     2019-10-07 18:16:27 UTC https://padlet.com/2610571/cihj2wkk1k1i/wish/394642508     plastic pollutions 261209 https://padlet.com/2610571/cihj2wkk1k1i/wish/394644557 Every day approximately 8 million pieces of plastic pollution find their way into our oceans. There may now be around 5.25 trillion macro and micro plastic pieces floating in the open ocean. Weighing up to 269,000 tonnes. Plastics consistently make up 60 to 90% of all marine debris studied.]]> 2019-10-07 18:19:34 UTC https://padlet.com/2610571/cihj2wkk1k1i/wish/394644557 A Video about plastic in the ocean 261209 https://padlet.com/2610571/cihj2wkk1k1i/wish/394647750 I got this video to tell us how not to get plastic in the sea and how to save animals.]]> 2019-10-07 18:24:24 UTC https://padlet.com/2610571/cihj2wkk1k1i/wish/394647750 261209 https://padlet.com/2610571/cihj2wkk1k1i/wish/394660786 2019-10-07 18:45:03 UTC https://padlet.com/2610571/cihj2wkk1k1i/wish/394660786