Land Pollution By Samuel V. A. Kisseadoo

Over the years many animals have been affected by the trash in the ocean. The trash can affect the animals by making animals eat and pick up plastic, by trapping animals in a net, and by cutting their wounds. The trash is causing animals to die, mainly from the plastic objects and from getting cut by trash or by getting stuck in the trash. Some animals mistake plastic for food. When the animals eat the plastic their organs can get ruptured. In addition to that, animals mistake plastic for food because the plastic smells like krill (a small fish that is found in the ocean, and a fish that is eaten by some animals). Another reason why animals die is because of ghost gear. Ghost gear is what people call fishing supplies that were thrown into

In the article, "Plastic in Our Oceans", Kimberly Amaral discusses the everyday uses of plastic and how it can be beneficial to humans, but harmful to marine life. As fishermen casually dump waste overboard, animals mistake it for food sources, such as a turtle mistaking a plastic grocery bag for a jellyfish. From the trash brought out to sea, gyres, large circulations of water, carry the garbage through currents, spreading it to all over the ocean, specifically to the central gyre. Amaral notes common ways for marine life to die from plastic, which include entanglement by plastic rings, consumption of plastic bags and pellets which stuff the intestines and lead to health problems, and suffocation. As researchers today work hard to discover

The greed and recklessness of humanity have impacted the ocean tremendously. Roughly over eight million tons of plastic waste dumped into the ocean on a yearly basis. Dumping eight million tons of waste is equivalent to having a U-Haul truck filled with plastic waste and other toxic waste Into the ocean every fourteen hundred and forty minutes of every day. Waste like foil balloons, silica gel packages, plastic bottles, and metals get trapped inside of marine wildlife, coral reefs, and upon the surface. When there is waste upon the surface like the silica gel packages that you find in a new Coach bag to help keep it fresh, end up getting scooped up by seagulls, pelicans, and other birds because they look like fish eggs. Birds choke on and

Over the few years, humans have discarded millions of tons of garbage into the oceans. Ever wonder where the cup you threw out this morning will end up? Or the plastic spoon you used for lunch? How about the cap of a water bottle? The calamitous plastic ends up in the water, taking thousands of years to decompose. The consumption of plastic by the marine life is perilous and the leading cause of death for life on shore.

Every year, millions of tons of plastic are tossed into the ocean, harming all types of marine animals as well as the environment. Hundreds of marine mammals like whales and dolphins are found washed ashore filled with bottle caps, plastic bags and basically anything they can swallow. Not only does plastic pollution harm marine life, but it affects the entire ecosystem. If a predator is dependent on a certain species for prey and the predator has a role in the environment, it is important for the prey to not be disturbed by pollution. If that species of prey were to go extinct, then the predator species could be seriously impacted as a result. These problems warrant the need for more research into the magnitude and causes of plastic

In the documentary “Inside the Garbage of the World”, the main social problem being explained is that there has been a great influx of plastic and other type of garbage in oceans and their beaches. This buildup of pollution has largely affected the wildlife population ranging from animals on the beaches to the creatures of the ocean. In oceans, what is called ‘garbage patches’, a large buildup of garbage that flow to one area in the oceans, are being created. Approximately 50 percent of all plastic sinks to the bottom of the ocean floor but about 2 times that much is actually already on the ocean floor. In fact, according to the documentary, there is a garbage patch that is to the left of California that is the size of half of the United States. Each year, about 4.7 million tons of plastic goes in the ocean a year and it is estimated that by 2050, there will be another 33 billion tons of plastic added to the present amount. Eighty percent of the current pollution comes from the land. According to marine researchers, twice as much plastic debris is one the ocean floor than it was 10 years ago. In the futures, plastic will break down into smaller pieces of plastic, creating a bigger problem from the habitat. This plastic pollution is one of the leading cause for beach and ocean inhabiting creatures be extinct because animals are mistaking these plastic pieces for food. When scientist began to dissect beach animals such as birds, they discovered that at least fifteen pounds of

According to greentumble.com, the author states that “Plastic bags and their associated plastic pieces are often mistaken for food by … marine life like fish and sea turtles.” This shows that any sea animal could be the next victim for the vicious plastic bag. According to conserve-energy-future.com, the author states that, “What happens when they consume these plastic materials is that their digestive system gets congested leading to the development of health infections and death when there is suffocation.” This shows that the effect of these plastic bags on the helpless marine life could get ugly very fast. According to the third and final article, ecowatch.com, the author states that “One in three leatherback sea turtles have plastic in their stomach, most often a plastic bag, based on a study of over 370 autopsies.” This shows that the plastic bags are on the attack and are searching for their victims at rapid speed. Plastic bags should be banned because they are ruthlessly damaging innocent creatures that mean no harm to

Plastic bottle waste effects on animals Have you ever even thought twice before throwing your plastic bottle, which to you, looks like nothing more than 6 inches of a water container. Just a piece of plastic that is taking up a little room in your house, or vehicle. A piece of plastic that could do YOU no harm, right? Well that may, or may not be the case, and it may not hurt you. Although think about the effects that it may have on the already depleting sea life. Well if you haven’t had the audacity to look up the affects yourself , I’ll do it for you. So first off let me hit you with a shocking, but true, nonetheless. Nearly 100,000 sea mammals are killed per year just due to plastic. Now let that sink in, that's, JUST mammals. Just imagine

We 're treating the oceans like a trash bin: around 80 percent of marine litter originates on land, and most of that is plastic. Plastic that pollutes our oceans and waterways has severe impacts on our environment and our economy. Seabirds, whales, sea turtles and other marine life are eating marine plastic pollution and dying from choking, intestinal blockage and starvation. Scientists are investigating the long-term impacts of toxic pollutants absorbed, transported, and consumed by fish and other marine life, including the potential effects on human health.

land pollution in natural areas including the Texas coast. We should push for a purity

Plastic ocean pollution leads to devastating consequences for the ecosystems and wildlife. It is responsible for the deaths of about 1 million seabirds and 100,000 sea mammals each year. Fish ingest 12000 to 24000 tons of it per year, 97.5% of all documented Laysan Albatrosses have plastic in their stomachs, and one out of three species of marine mammals have been found caught in plastic debris. (“Ocean Plastics Pollution”). Plastic pollutes our soil and water and releases fragments and toxins during photodecomposition. It is nonbiodegradable, taking at least four hundred years to break down. It can serve as a means for transportation of invasive species to new areas, which leads to imbalance in the food chains. Additionally, it is very expensive to clean up and eats away at the beauty of natural landscapes.

The most significant issues with the land pollution are deforestation, soil contamination, and the improper disposal of garbage. “Land pollution is the degradation or destruction of earth’s surface and soil, directly or indirectly because of human activities; it refers to any activity that lessens the quality and/or productivity of the land as an ideal place for agriculture, forestation, and construction” (CEF, Land Pollution, para. 2). Some people understand land pollution as damaging the earth’s surfaces. There are many places that are suffering due to land pollution. In the Philippines, there were 5,000 people living in tents due to typhoon “Yolanda” in the year 2013; one of the effects that caused the typhoon is deforestation, which also dropped down the forest cover from 70 to 20 percent. (Canadian Reference Center, 2013, para. 28). These damaging effects on the environment do not only impact the forest alone but also cause properties to be destroyed and lives to be taken away. Using hazardous substances in the soil is also an example of land pollution because this can lead to soil contamination. Soil contamination occurs in a lot of developing countries such as Ukraine, which has 8% of its land contaminated due to fertilizers in the year 2014 (The Economist, 2017, para. 4). This soil contamination creates destruction to the land that can be used for agriculture, where people get their source of food. One of the possible effects of soil contamination is the loss of soil fertility. Some farmers use chemical fertilizers to increase the plant growth, however, these only release toxins into the soil and reduce soil fertility (Baker, 2017, para. 3). This action does not just affect the fertility of the soil, but it also has consequences to the growth of population, number of deaths of humans and animals, which results from the ingestion of foods from contaminated soil. Another thing that is also a concern in the society referring to deterioration of the earth’s land is the waste that is collected and sent to different landfills. Garbage can be seen everywhere, whether in schools, restaurants, or home. Waste is very common in many places and is also known as a cause of pollution. The biggest source of waste is

Pollution is the introduction of harmful substances or products into the environment. It is a major problem in America and as well as the world. Pollution not only damages the environment, but damages us also. It has cause many problems ranging from lung cancer to the greenhouse effect. It is all among us but we continue to live in our own filth. What is the reason behind this flawed logic? In this paper I will examine the problems and solutions for this issue.

In this research paper we will begin explaining our topic (land pollution) on a broad scale,

Pollution is everywhere! People even pollute without even knowing it. They simply throw their soda can on the ground, or even as small as throwing their cigarette on the ground. The point is that pollution is terrible and it needs to be stopped. I already knew that pollution was around. In fact, it's been around since about 1948, but of course that is only when smog came and pollution got very bad. Pollution has been around many years before 1948. I wanted to find as many possible ways to lower the pollution numbers, so I decided to look into it a bit more. I saw a few interesting facts and wanted more, a ton more. I now know multiple ways to stop pollution and a few ways to prevent it. I still had a few questions about pollution.