Ocean Pollution Research Paper

It was thought a while back that no matter how much trash we poured into the ocean the result would be inconsequential. However, when we examine the coastlines, swirling patches of garbage in the middle of the ocean, and the fact that there is enough trash added to the ocean each year to circle it four times (“22 Facts about Plastic Pollution”) it is obvious we thought wrong. With billions of pounds of plastic already in the ocean today, (ECO360 Plastic Garbage 1) we’ve already dug ourselves in a deep hole but that doesn’t mean it’s too late.

First of all, among the top issues we face as a planet today, trash dumped into the ocean is increasing every year. Fourteen billion pounds to be exact. (ECO360 Plastic Garbage 1) It’s quite selfish of us humans actually. We are cleaning up our terrestrial world, but what about the marine animals? What are we doing to the marine animals’ home? We are destroying it. (A Global Map of Human Impacts on Marine Ecosystems) In fact, we are destroying them too. Forty percent of all ocean ecosystems has been impacted by pollution. (A Global Map of Human Impacts on Marine Ecosystems) As well as the organisms’ suffering in illnesses. They now face problems like an increase in cancer cases, birth deformities, incorrect bodily functions, and more. (The Effects of Ocean

Environmental, political, cultural, economically, and more. The first, and possibly most important is environmental. Environmental impacts can be looked at as indirect and direct impacts. First, direct means physical. This could be when the trash is consumed or the organism is tangled in the refuse. While the other level is indirect. Meaning possible environmental impacts caused by a project. For instance, removal of debris off shores using machinery harms shoreline life and habitats. The relation between trash and environment is that it affects our home, the marine animals home, and the environment in